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Lot 001 - Antique Pressed Tin Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Parade Lantern on Bamboo Stick with Interior Candle Cup, Attributed to Toledo Metal Sign Company, Toledo, Ohio, Circa 1905-1910, 6-1/2" W
Lot 001 - Antique Pressed Tin Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Parade Lantern on Bamboo Stick with Interior Candle Cup, Attributed to Toledo Metal Sign Company, Toledo, Ohio, Circa 1905-1910, 6-1/2" W
Antique pressed tin Jack-O-Lantern parade lantern on a bamboo stick, attributed to the Toledo Metal Sign Company of Toledo, Ohio, circa 1905-1910. The lantern is constructed from two pressed halves joined at the equator, with cut-out facial features, a top finial, and an interior candle cup. The bamboo stick is secured to the lantern base by a coiled metal mount that engages a purpose-notched rectangular cutout near the top of the stick. The notch shows aged patina on the cut surfaces consistent with the rest of the bamboo. May have originally had translucent inserts behind the cut-out features, which are missing.
The lantern retains its original orange painted surface with significant paint loss throughout, exposing dark oxidation and bare metal beneath. Surface rust is present across both halves. The bamboo stick is intact with age-consistent wear and patina.
Dimensions: 6-3/4" L x 6-1/2" W x 9-1/2" H
Dimensions for this lot are estimated and not exact.
The listed dimensions are of the lantern only.
Pole alone measures 34-3/4" L, lantern with pole measures 43" L.
