{"id":3780,"date":"2014-10-11T14:41:15","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T18:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=3780"},"modified":"2014-10-11T14:41:15","modified_gmt":"2014-10-11T18:41:15","slug":"pewter-whale-oil-lamp-c-1830","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=3780","title":{"rendered":"Pewter whale oil lamp, c.1830"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This early American pewter whale oil lamp with squared off acorn shaped font stands a tad more than\u00a06&#8243; \u00a0tall.\u00a0Whale oil was the preferred source of lighting in the early 1800s, and was also used for making soap,\u00a0textiles, jute, varnish, explosives and paint. It fell out of favor by late 1800s as a result of the development of kerosene oil in 1846.<\/p>\n<p>The metal replacement base, made by a tinker in the 19th century, has oxidized to almost the same tone as the pewter, thereby making the repair hard to detect. As a result of the missing\u00a0double burner atop, this lamp instantly transforms into\u00a0a unique and quirky vase.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5386.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3817\" title=\"IMG_5386\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5386.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5386.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5386-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5387.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3818\" title=\"IMG_5387\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5387.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5387.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5387-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5391.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3819\" title=\"IMG_5391\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5391.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5391.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5391-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Barrels of Whale Oil &#8211; New Bedford, Ma., 1859<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/whaleoil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9417\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/whaleoil.jpg\" alt=\"whaleoil\" width=\"400\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/whaleoil.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/whaleoil-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This example still has its original pewter base and double burner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pewter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3788\" title=\"pewter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pewter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pewter.jpg 289w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pewter-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisraleighantiques.com\">Dennis Raleigh Antiques<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This early American pewter whale oil lamp with squared off acorn shaped font stands a tad more than\u00a06&#8243; \u00a0tall.\u00a0Whale oil was the preferred source of lighting in the early 1800s, and was also used for making soap,\u00a0textiles, jute, varnish, explosives and paint. 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