VERY RARE Ransom and Randolph Co. Burner / Blowtorch SteamPunk Lamp - ANTIQUE


VERY RARE Ransom and Randolph Co.  Burner / Blowtorch SteamPunk Lamp - ANTIQUE

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VERY RARE Ransom and Randolph Co. Burner / Blowtorch SteamPunk Lamp - ANTIQUE:
$127.50


 

Very Rare Ransom & Randolph Dental Laboratory Burner / Blowtorch / Blowlamp.  This heavy (13 pounds 4 ounces) cast iron/brass,  laboratory appliance was manufactured by Ransom and Randolph Co, Toledo OH just as the label shows.  Look close, it is hard to read.  There is a patent date but I cannot read that either, possibly May of 1904


This was made into a desk lamp of sorts.  The patent date on the Antique lamp head reads \"Patented Nov. 11, 1908\" and appears to be black painted copper or brass.  The socket is old, but works.  The articulated metal arm and cord looks 1960\'s - 1970\'s,  my guess is the original arm from the period was broken, and this was the replacement.  This can be easily removed to restore the torch. 


I think the real value is in the torch body.


 I don’t know anything about this Steam Punk Torch/Lamp other than it may have had an antique Dentistry or Dental lineage at the beginning of its life, and may be similar to a Brophy Torch. These burners were designed for use in dental laboratories, this one, I think, was possibly used in the casting of porcelain dentures and bridgework in the old days. 

 

The tank is heavy cast iron, or solid brass, as the paint has come off the top to expose the Brass.  See pictures.


The tank is 4 3/4 inches in diameter and 8 1/2 inches in height from foot, to top of pump handle. The only marking I see is the Label on the top of the tank, see pictures.  There are gold scrolls above each leg. The glass in the reservoir is intact.  The pump handle on top moves freely.


This item may be related to a Blacksmith, Soldering Iron, Lab Heater, Bunsen Burner, Torch, Blowtorch and similar to a Brophy, Turner, Barthel, Cedarberg, Clayton and Lambert, or Fulton in my research.  I do not know.


LOW STARTING offer. 

 

Please ask any questions before offerding, I will do the best I can. Payment to be received within 48 hours of end of sale, and shipping will be within 2 business days. Item may be slightly disassembled for shipping.  I pack excellent!

US shipping ONLY.

 



VERY RARE Ransom and Randolph Co. Burner / Blowtorch SteamPunk Lamp - ANTIQUE:
$127.50

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