WILCOX CRITTENDEN & CO, MIDDLETON CT BRASS RED BLUE SHIPS KEROSENE LAMP AMAZING!

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WILCOX CRITTENDEN & CO, MIDDLETON CT BRASS RED BLUE SHIPS KEROSENE LAMP AMAZING!
The company was started by Eldridge H. Penfield and his uncle Ira K. Penfield in 1847 to manufacture metal sail grommets. William W. Wilcox was an employee. This lasted two years. Eldridge H. Penfield left and William W. Wilcox invested and the company became Penfield & Wilcox. I.K. Penfield retired in 1859 and Joseph Hall, JR. joined. The company was called Wilcox & Hall. Hall retired in 1867 and in
1869 three partners were added, Albert R. Crittenden, E. Bound Chaffee, and Homer Churchill. The company was called Wilcox-Crittenden & CO.
It became a division of North & Judd in 1955. By 1971 it was a Gulf & Western company and by 1975 a division of Gulf & Western Manufacturing Company. Thetford Corporation purchased the company in 2003. This company is in Middletown, RI.
condition - see the photos for best description and you'll agree that this is in very good condition - makers name dates this to after 1869 (see below) - it features the blue light, before green lights were mandated - no chips, cracks or breaks to the ribbed lights - burner is there, wonderful patina - hinges and door locks work well and are secure - a joy to behold!
measures 5 1/4" x 6" x 10 1/2" tall
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