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Candle Lanterns
Lanterns and light fixtures are available in the following finishes: Antiqued, Rust Red, Flat Black, and Verdigris.  

Lanterns are priced with clear glass.  Add $40.00 per lantern for bubble glass.

Checks, Money Orders, and Credit Cards accepted (Visa, Mastercard, Discover Card, and American Express).

Shipping is extra according to size and weight unless mentioned as included.

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CH-5 Light

Shaker style from the Old Sturbridge Village collection

Available in rust red or flat black

Cost: $95.00

Scoop Light

Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 10 inches

Price: $45.00

Pierced Ships Lantern

Dimensions: 7 x 11 inches

Price: $110.00

Ships Lantern with Mica

Price: $200.00 (Two Panel)
            $225.00 (Three Panel)

Cowhorn was one of the elements used in lanterns, thus the name "Lanthorn".  Horn would buckle and warp in heat as well as provide dinner to starving rats.  Mica, an ore, was imported as early as the 16th century to England from Russia and was called Muscovy glass.  It was used for lantern panes and the stern windows of ships.  As glass became more affordable during the early 18th century it replaced mica.  Other materials used for lantern panes include waxed linen, vellum, and the large window pane oyster found in the Philippines.  

Note: Shaving boiled and pressed cowhorn is very labor intense.  The best I've ever found was made by Roland Cadle and the new Tin Shoppe in Colonial Williamsburg has been experimenting and doing a grand job. 

Below is a picture of ships lanterns on a gun deck of a ship.

Pennsylvania Style Lantern

Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 14 inches

Price: $125.00 (Plain Glass)
           $165.00 (Bubble Glass - As Shown)

DIS-1

A unique "whimsical lantern" inspired by Disney.

Dimensions: 5 x 13 inches

Price: $175.00 (candle w/bubble glass shown)

FSJ-Wire

Price: $110.00
           

Cone Top Lantern

Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches

Price: $80.00

Cone Top Lantern

Dimensions: 5 x 15 inches

Natural tin.

Price: $65.00

X-Brace Lantern

Dimensions: 8 x 15 inches

Price: $95.00

Grid Brace Lantern

Dimensions: 8 x 15 inches

Price: $95.00

(Images Below) Courtesy of Justin Cherry, owner of Half Crown Bakehouse, 2018-2019 fellow at Fred W. Smith National Library for the study of George Washington, Resident baker at George Washington's Mount Vernon

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Triangle Lantern

Bright and reflective door.  Circa 1740-1800.

Dimensions: 7 x 15 1/2 inches

Cost: $75.00

Pierced Pinwheels Lantern

Pinwheel design.

Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 16 inches

Price: $95.00

Pierced Diamonds Lantern

Diamond Design.

Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 16 inches

Price: $95.00

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