Fallows tin Christmas Lamp Post showing a patent date of Apr 6th 1897 (marked on center shaft) as shown. This unique street lamp is a perfect accessory for a small toy saltbox house as it creates a charming look mimicking the New England style lamp posts that were once placed in front yards.
Here is a little history regarding ~Fallows” Toy’s. James Fallows, was previously employed as a foreman at the tin toy company of “Francis, Field, and Francis.” In 1894 he established the “James Fallows & Company” located in Philadelphia. An alternative scenario is in 1894 the name was changed to “Fredrick and Henry Fallows Toys.” James Fallows had three sons, Henry, Charles, and David who created hand painted and ornate stenciled horse-drawn tin toys and pull toys between 1873 and 1890’s.
By the American Centennial Exhibition, the company was billed as “James Fallows & Sons.” These toys during the1876 era were commended for “economy in cost, adaptation to purpose intended, and durability.” The toy line included over 200 different toys. Fallows specialized in tin horse-drawn carriages, wheeled vehicles, riverboats, and trains. Fallows toys often are marked “IXL,” possibly standing for “I excel” or the date that Fallows emigrated to the United States.
Top lantern showing a vent hole is removeable from shaft and still retains the original wick. Base and top showing a raised design with vestiges of green paint limited to the bottom. Slight surface rust. Lantern having canted sides is in good overall condition without any dents to report.
Stands 7 ½” tall, measures 1 ½” across the top and measures 2 ¼” across the base.
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