06-022A. PLAIN FROG LAMP
Germany, mid-19th century, unsigned. Made of cast iron, 4 1/4" long overall x 3 3/8" wide x 3 3/4" tall, with a hinged front door on the oil chamber, a 1 1/4" wide x 1" tall shield with recess-cut hammers on the top of the bail, and the miner's hook attached behind the shield. The lamp is in very good overall condition and has never been cleaned or polished. In recent years, fine undamaged miner's frog lamps have become difficult to find due to increasing interest among European collectors of mining artifacts.
06-022B. PLAIN FROG LAMP
Germany, mid-19th century, unsigned. Made of cast iron, 4 1/2" long overall x 2 7/8" wide x 4 1/2" tall, with a sliding front door on the oil chamber, a 1" wide x 3/4" tall shield with raised hammers on the top of the bail, and the miner's hook attached behind the shield. The lamp is in very good overall condition and has never been cleaned or polished.
06-022C. GLUCK-AUF FROG LAMP
Germany, mid-19th century, unsigned. Made of cast iron, 4 3/8" long overall x 3 1/4" wide x 3 1/2" tall, with a hinged front door on the oil chamber, a 1 7/8" wide x 7/8" tall shield with recess-cut hammers and the words "GLUCK-AUF" on the top of the bail, and the miner's hook attached behind the shield. The lamp is in very good overall condition and has never been cleaned or polished.
