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W. B. Brown Co. Lamp
Furniture
Dark-stained oak Craftsman lamp with a shade incorporating four panels of green milky slag glass. It has all of its original parts and works well.
1995.13.1
Desk or tabletop lighting
Wesley Adams acquired this lamp new, via mail order around 1913, and it sat on his desk his entire life. It is an exemplary piece of Craftsman furniture, made for everyday use in the average home.
City History Collection
Lamp - Desk
Arts & Crafts
223
circa 1912
20th Century
This lamp was no. 223 in the WB Brown 1912 catalog.
The maker's stamp on the front of the base reads, "Patented August 7... W.B Bro.. Bl.."
Lamp, Desk
Lamp
Lighting Devices
Lighting Equipment
Category 02: Furnishings
Lamps
Lighting
Arts & crafts
23-3/4 in
14-3/4 in
Wood
Glass - Slag
Brown
Green
White
Wesley Adams purchased this lamp new around 1914 via mail order
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