Aladdin Mantle Shelf lamp with '20s diamond square glass bowl F*S*2 slide rule Electronic

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He brought this home after one of his war patrols

they are necessary to secure the ribbons on their spindles otherwise when you carry the typewriters the ribbons fall out in the case

All clean and otherwise working

this is one my Dad's 1960 vintage spinning reels that was made in France

Aladdin Mantle Shelf lamp with '20s diamond square glass bowl F*S*2 slide rule ElectronicThis was my Mother's mid 20th century Aladdin Mantle Shelf lamp, and a lovely example of Industrial Age workmanship. She was born in 1923, and she used to tell me how she remember her childhood before they had electricity. This is one of the lamps she used and grew up with in French Acadian Louisiana. This Aladdin has a 20s vintage "diamond square glass" pattern molded in the bowl. It is fitted with a brass MaxBrite 500 series burner and hardware. The