Vintage Indiana Glass Amber Diamond Point 2 Piece Fairy Lamp Light / Mid-Century Indiana Glass Co. Amber Diamond Point Fairy Lamp It measures, 6.5" high and 4.1" diameter at the widest area.Excellent condition- no flaws. no chips or scratches.fun facts:The lamps' original purpose was utilitarian with the typical pieces including the base, a cup for the candle, and the chimney or shade.[1] Their creation began in the 1840s, when a new type of candle was developed. These candles were smaller, fatter, and encased with paper;[2] they were usually set in a saucer of water to burn. They burned longer and carried less risk of fire, a common danger of the Victorian era.Samuel Clarke, one of several English designers of lighting devices, patented a glass cup covered with a dome[3] on December 14, 1885. His company promoted the lamps as a way to sell their own candles.[2] Clarke's original lamps feature a fairy embossed into the bottom, and they became so popular that all small candle-based lamps became known as "fairy lamps." They became extremely popular, due to the sudden affordability of mass-produced glass and candles, and were frequently used to illuminate nurseries, sickrooms, and hallways.
