e. miller & co. oil side lamp

[fritzycaptain]

I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT MODEL THESE OIL SIDELAMPS MAY HAVE BEEN ON. I'VE BEEN TOLD 1908 HAYNES, 1902 WOOD'S ELECTRIC, AND 1911 MODEL T TOURING. ANYBODY KNOW? I'M GOING TO TRY TO POST PICTURE, BUT WILL DESCRIBE, ALSO. APPROX 13 INCHES TALL, 4 SIDES WITH CURVED GLASS IN TWO, AND ONE SIDE OPENS TO LIGHT WICK. SAYS E. MILLER & CO. AND MADE IN USA ON WICK LEVER. GLASS PANELS ARE 4"X4". AND THE CHIMNEY SECTION IS 3 INCHES WITH ORNAT VENT HOLES.

[Aanderson44]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT MODEL THESE OIL SIDELAMPS MAY HAVE BEEN ON. I'VE BEEN TOLD 1908 HAYNES, 1902 WOOD'S ELECTRIC, AND 1911 MODEL T TOURING. ANYBODY KNOW? I'M GOING TO TRY TO POST PICTURE, BUT WILL DESCRIBE, ALSO. APPROX 13 INCHES TALL, 4 SIDES WITH CURVED GLASS IN TWO, AND ONE SIDE OPENS TO LIGHT WICK. SAYS E. MILLER & CO. AND MADE IN USA ON WICK LEVER. GLASS PANELS ARE 4"X4". AND THE CHIMNEY SECTION IS 3 INCHES WITH ORNAT VENT HOLES. </div></div>

Not cowl lamps, I'm pretty sure. More likely a type of "carriage lamp" as used on the B-pillar of a closed car.

Art

[Terry Bond]

Carriage lamps. Except for a few very early pre-1900 cars that used these as carry-overs from the horse and buggy days, auto lamps used an oil fount/wick style burner rather than the candle powered lamps you have. Lamps were often an after-thought and an owner could hang about anything on the car. Their purpose was not to illuminate the highway but rather to make the vehicle visible to other traffic.

Terry