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William Palmer & Co. (Manufacturer)

Candle lamp made by W. Palmer & Co., Bow Road, London. Examples of candle lamps such as this were exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851.
This candle lamp was manufactured by William Palmer & Co., of Bow Road, London. In this lamp, the candle is contained inside the hollow stem, and is kept constantly tight against the top opening by a coiled spring inserted beneath the candle through a hole in the base. Examples of candle lamps such as this were exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851.

1 candle lamp: metal; glass; good condition

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Description // Candle lamp of brass with an opalescent glass shade. The lamp has a circular base, central stem, or pillar and clasically derived handle. On the stem is a metal label which contains the inscription, 'Palmer & Co. Maker London. For teh metallic wick candles.' // Dimensions // height 29cms (aprox). // Associated information // Between 1830 and 1852, William Palmer of Bow Rd., Middlesex registered 19 patents for improvements to candles, wicks, lamps and tehir shades (DJE) // In this lamp the candle is contained inside the hollow stem, and is kept constantly tight against the top opening by a coiled spring inserted beneath the candle through a hole in the base... examples such as this were exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851. (ref). // References // RF Micahelis 'Old Domestic Base-Metal Candlesticks' 1978 p. 134.', MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'Candle Holder // [pencil sketch] // Age // 19th Century // Who made it and where? // Palmer + Company (formerly London) now of Cheshire // ... Any other information // h. 11" dia base 4" with opalescent shade.', Letter, A. J. Burkart to J. W. Y. Higgs, 22 August 1957 - 'Thank you for your letter of 15th August. I now return the specifications of the lamps I referred to. // Nearly all are in full working order and those that are not, need only minor repair. No. 6 and no 21 are the artistic gems of the collection, though not necessarily the most interesting. // References to Falk are to a Falk, Stadelmann catelogue I was fortunate to acquire which is virtually a catalogue raisonne of lamps for domestic and non-industrial use. References to Robins are to F. W. Robins, "Story of the Lamp" (O.U.P.) 1937...'

Bow Road [Tower Hamlets]

1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31

Nineteenth century

Metal, Glass