Topic: Sowerby? Uranium glass table cigar lighter ?

[thewingedsphinx]

Unusual piece any one heard of Sowerby making table cigar lighters? The pattern looks like 2381 from around 1927. It has a wick and two holes with sleeves, these maybe for tapers or dips used to  light your cigar after catching a flame from the wick. Does anyone have any other pieces from this range in uranium green?
I did originally think it was made earlier and was possibly an oil lamp. Thanks

[Lustrousstone]

It was probably a commissioned item. Those only appear in work books

[thewingedsphinx]

Just found a one off item in the Sowerby 1892 catalogue of the same pattern, a small chunky cruet. Theres lots of patterns in the catalogue but only one item of this pattern which is unusual. Bottom of page 16.
Also checked out that Grenades were invented around 1906 first stick grenades and then the pineapple shape a few years later. Perhaps Sowerby were asked to make grenade shape lighters.
You can find silver or silver plate grenade shape table lighters from the same era.

[Ekimp]

Does the grenade pattern continue under the metal part? If so that would be unusual wouldn’t it, when attaching metal fittings/collars etc?

[thewingedsphinx]

Yes it does, it’s well made and unusual full stop.