Antique storm lamp – Authentic early 20th century model

This storm lamp is typical of models made between 1900 and 1940 , a period during which oil lamps were still part of everyday life, particularly in rural areas and trades requiring mobile and reliable lighting.

Function & uses (early 20th century)

These lamps were used:

• by farm workers to move around in barns and stables;

• by railway workers , particularly for signalling and night work;

• in workshops, mines and construction sites ;

• by sailors and fishermen as windproof lighting in ports;

• in country houses in case of power outages, before widespread electrification.

The rounded shape of the glass, protected by a metal cage, is typical of so-called “storm lanterns” or “hurricane lamps” , designed to withstand bad weather and gusts of wind.

Precise estimated date: 1920–1935

Several details suggest that it was manufactured between 1920 and 1935 :

• the shape of the globe in thick blown glass;

• the simple but robust metal structure, before the more standardized post-war industrial productions;

• the round oil tank, characteristic of pre-1950 models;

• the support and hinge system specific to professional lamps of this early century.

Why is this a genuine vintage lamp?

This lamp is not a modern reproduction:

• the deep patina of the metal

• the irregular welds of origin

• the thickness of the glass

• utilitarian, not decorative design
  are characteristic of artisanal or semi-industrial manufacturing from the first third of the 20th century.

It bears witness to a genuine slice of everyday life from the past , preserved in its authenticity.