Rare Sherburne Railroad Wall Lamp

A Very Rare Wall Lamp turned up, a Sherburne #3 Wall Lamp made exclusively as a Railroad Wall Lamp. The history of this lamp is unknown, only found in an estate sale about 10 years ago, and in private collections since. The Lamp has the original Ormolu (24K Gold Gilt) Finish on the castings and tarnished brass body. The fount is not original, it is a copper replacement that came with it. The Burner is a Macbeth marked burner which was sold by a glass company. The reason this would occur is because Macbeth took over as the Quality Glass Maker post 1900, and if a Railroad was already buying chimneys from them, and they needed some burners, why not throw that on the order? Recently acquired as well, an original Sherburne Railroad Catalog. Complete and in good condition, this is a rare Catalog and I am glad to add to my collection. Using the Catalog Page, I identified the missing brass smoke bell, and realized I had one lone smoke box of the exact design in my collection. It will be cleaned up and paired together on a display board in the future, but what a neat lamp to come upon. A little more history for you, Sherburne, the business founder, was an employee for a time of Williams & Page. Is it unknown if he was disgruntled about a design or method, but he went off to start his own railroad hardware business in Boston, Mass. They would also do business as “Star Brass Mfg.” and this catalog uses both names. The hole pattern on the wall of the lamp is 1 7/8″ C on C left to right, top to bottom C on C of 3 5/8″. Smoke Bell is 1 15/16″ on Center.