Vintage Neptune NR Nautical Brass Lantern With Wood Bale Handle

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PLEASE CLICK ON THE ITEM DESCRIPTION (READ MORE) AND SCROLL DOWN FOR FULL DETAIL AS WELL AS ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM OF MY DESCRIPTION FOR MORE PHOTOS! Vintage Neptune NR Nautical Brass Lantern With Wood Bale Handle Vintage Neptune NR Nautical Brass Lantern With Wood Bale Handle Click images to enlarge Description The ccccCOLD drove me inside to take some of my photos this week. Please forgive the occasional curios cat or dog. I saved some REALLY cool items to post during the holidays! Please know that I charge shipping only, that I can only ship USPS, and that I always keep shipping in mind when pricing my items. AND…I might as well say it from the get-go. ALL of my items this week are DIRTY, DUSTY, COBWEBBY AND DEBRISY, all barn or attic lived for a long time, and ALL will need a good cleaning. I do not clean or mess with as found patina in any way. Also please note that I’ve made some changes to my payment and combined shipment policies, which you can see highlighted in my detail below. With recent increases in USPS mail charges, it might not always be less expensive to combine, especially if a box is over 12.” I really don't know anything about this one - I couldn't find another just like it - I purchased it because I just love the look. It's a brass lantern that is vintage, if not antique - and what kind of element or burner it once had inside - I don't know, all I can see is that it has nothing now. The top over the body of the lantern screws off as I'm showing in photos 12 and 13 - and I didn't realize that I hadn't screwed it back on the way as you can see in photo 14 - there's a gap there, but that's my fault - you can screw it on all the way, and I have done that now, so no more gap. What I do want to point out is above the door in photo 3 - you can see in that photo that the gap above the door starts out skinny on the left and than goes to just under 1/4" at the right where it meets the hinges. No reason to think that this is not original - and it's not an air gap or anything like that - I assume it's just the way the door hangs from age??? but I do want to note that the door is sturdy without wiggle or jiggle and the hinges still do work well. They are pin hinges, and it has a pin clasp on the left. I had to push a little and make sure that the pin and the hole were lined up juuuuuuust right to close, but it does indeed close. There's 3 short bun feet on the underside/bottom, on which it will stand slightly raised off of a flat surface. The brass had darkened from age and it varies depending upon where you look. It's in excellent solid and sturdy condition structurally with no cracks or structural issues. The glass, while needing a good cleaning, has no cracks or chips that I can see. There's a handful of teeeeenie shallow dings on the door, and I don't see them anywhere else - if there are, they are very hard to see. The lantern has a plaque at the front (that may be copper? It's hard to tell, it could be brass, but it almost looks like copper) that says, "Neptune," followed by an N and an R with a figure between them. There's light scratching to the brass that you have to look for. It measures 3 1/4" diameter at the base and stands 8 3/4" tall to the top of the roof of the lanter, and 10 1/4" tall to the top of the wood bale handle when raised. It weighs 1 lb. There's some green as well as white oxidation that can be seen, as well as dark spots to black. This one has character to spare! Customer Satisfaction is extremely important to me. If you receive an item and are not satisfied in any way, please contact me before leaving feedback. If you are using a phone or tablet to look at listings, you may not be seeing full descriptions – please make sure you are – I list sizes, condition and many photos on all of my items – so if you are not seeing that, you’re not seeing all I have about the listing. Please ask if you have any questions, or feel free to inform me if you have any information about one of my listings. As with any of my items, if you ever need extra photos, let me know. My white stool, my rug and anything else that you see other than the item discussed are not included in the auction! PAYMENT IS DUE IMMEDIATELY(SAME DAY) AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION. I’m happy to combine shipments for you, when possible - depending upon size and weight, it might not always be possible, though . I have found recently, with USPS latest rate hikes, that it now is often cheaper NOT to combine, if by doing so the box goes above 12." Please know before bidding, or check with me if you have questions. If you win an item and plan to bid on another, please email me to let me know that you are looking at other items, hold to pay for the first item and request a combined shipping invoice once you’ve won the other item/s . If you pay for an item, I have to ship it , I cannot hold for items that close another day, if you pay for the first item. Unless you ask me for an invoice earlier, I will invoice on Sunday for multiple items purchased the week prior, or after 5 days have passed since the item that you won has closed. 5 (FIVE) days from the closing of the FIRST bought item will be the longest I can wait time wise to combine, and I ask for immediate payment after invoice for combined orders . I NOW HAVE EBAY'S UNPAID ITEM ASSISTANT SET TO AUTOMATICALLY FILE A CLAIM FOR PAYMENT 8 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION, WHEN NO PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE - PLEASE KNOW. Please know that some items cannot be combined, though, do to size, weight, or safety of the items. Many items that are set to ship in USPS FLAT RATE boxes; I cannot combine due to size restrictions. Please look at the shipping alternatives in the listings. I only mail USPS and pack in the best manner that we feel safe – I cannot change shipment methods after the close of an auction (i.e. rolling an old map to save money when I have it set to ship flat), especially if I feel the requested method is not safe. Again, I only ship USPS and charge actual cost to ship only. I ship within one business day of receipt of your payment, unless there’s a holiday that closes the post office, or I will notify you otherwise. As I shop for treasures on the weekends, I most often do not ship on Saturday. Most items closing and paid for on Friday will be shipped on Monday. Many of my items come from local rural estate sales and auctions. They are coming right from the barn or attic to you - dust, dirt, cobwebs and all! I do not clean and polish before I sell – they are in the condition found, as you see in my photos, and I leave the patina exactly as it was when I bought the item . I do my best to photo and describe all thoroughly. With postage rates increasing regularly, I am shipping more and more items Parcel Select. Parcel Select travels by land or rail and the packages do not leave the regional post office until they fill up a bin going in the same direction (so the estimated delivery is truly only an estimate – not exact). The post office estimates 5-7 days, but it can go up higher, sometimes even 3-4 weeks in peak mailing times like the holidays. I always provide a tracking number, so you can see where your item is on any day. Sales tax will be added for states as required. …and thanks so much for looking, I appreciate having you as a customer! Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. 300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. 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