ROOSTER FINIAL grease lamp

ROOSTER FINIAL 30” American Country FAT LAMP,
(Grease Lamp), Iron, with Hammer & Spike hanger, riveted swing loop handle with well-turned collars, pick attached by chain...The rooster thumbscrew-finial opens the oval panel for filling and service of the wick
Circa : 1830 - 1870
Size : bi-concave fluid chamber 5” diameter; overall height to top of hammer spike, 30”
Condition : complete and with good as found patina

# 8013 b.................................................................... $ 675.

The rooster , whose cry greets the rising sun, has been associated with light since ancient times