Could you turn on the light please !

[Whitebeard]

This is another of my favorite finds, it is quite rare and is called " lampe corbeau" (translation " raven lamp ") it is of French fabrication from the 17th century, they stoped fabrication in the late 1600s and came out with a shorter beack design and called it " lampe corneille " (" crow lamp ").

For those that are wondering how it worked well they would place one end of a whick in the bottom put a small stone on it to keep it from floating then place the other end at the tip of beack fill the container with any kind of melted fat ( whale, seal, bear... etc.) and light it up.

It was dug in the foundations of a long sinse gone cabin alongside a river in Qc's North Shore.

 

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[worldtalker]

Whitebeard,Now that is a COOL lamp,keep them coming,I really enjoy seein em!!!God Bless HH Chris

 

[Whitebeard]

Whitebeard,Now that is a COOL lamp,keep them coming,I really enjoy seein em!!!God Bless HH Chris

Thanks for your comments Chris! happy to see you're enjoying, God Bless my friend. HH

 

[bill from lachine]

Whitebeard,

That's a real nice old colonial lamp....thanks for sharing.

Salutations de la Belle Province.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[Whitebeard]

Whitebeard,

That's a real nice old colonial lamp....thanks for sharing.

Salutations de la Belle Province.

Regards + HH

Bill

Thanks for your comments mon ami! HH

 

[hikeinmts]

Great save of a historical item. I have been in the ruins of one old stone house here in S. Korea. Sends shivers up and
down my spine. If you have more stuff of similar caliber, post it up, please. I'm adding it to my pictures on my computer.
I want to look at that thing every now and then.
Have some more great hunts. Smith, in S. Korea

 

[Whitebeard]

Great save of a historical item. I have been in the ruins of one old stone house here in S. Korea. Sends shivers up and
down my spine. If you have more stuff of similar caliber, post it up, please. I'm adding it to my pictures on my computer.
I want to look at that thing every now and then.
Have some more great hunts. Smith, in S. Korea

Will do Smith! take care. HH

 

[Lanny in AB]

So sweet!!

All the best,

Lanny

 

[Buried Crap NJ]

Very cool indeed! Gives me some thought to hunting area's of the rivers.
Thanks steve

 

[kayden]

Nice thanks for sharing

 

[BigBeefy]

This is cool. I would so sport that lamp on my coffee table. I bet the detector's speaker was about to blow out of its housing when you went over that piece. AWESOME!!

 

[BuckleBoy]

That is one incredible relic! SO very old, and I am certain a real rarity to find in North America. Fantastic! Keep posting great finds such as this.

Cheers,


Buckles

 

[highnam]

That would be a fantastic relic to unearth...did you know what it was right away or did you have to research it?

 

[submarine]

That is so cool! Its the first one I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing the photo and the info on how it works!! HH

 

[iamfree]

very cool!!!!