Victorian Cobalt Glass Jewelers Lamp with Faceted Sides (for Tipping to Direct Light) civil war flask Pretty on the counter

Pretty on the counter

and his brother

and lots of word problems relating to miles and forms of measure and commodities of the day

and her hands

7 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Victorian Cobalt Glass Jewelers Lamp with Faceted Sides (for Tipping to Direct Light) civil war flask Pretty on the counterI love it when the person opening cases at an antique shop points things out to me that I might not have noticed on my own. I was looking at something else in the case where this was housed, and it was the dealer opening the case who pulled this out and asked me if I knew what it was. A lamp, clearly, which I never pay much attention to, but he explained specifically a jeweler's alcohol lamp, with the faceted sides allowing it to rest at an angle, all