Rare Blue Opaque Blown Molded Glass Miniature Sparking Lamp - collar stamped with last patent date of March 1876 - clear font, opaque swirling blue base, Olmstead burner, lacking shade and chimney, 4 1/2" H to top of collar. No issues, very good condition, much nicer than the photos show. This can be found in the following publication: Ruth E. Smith's Miniature Lamps II, page 58, figure 60.

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