Aladdin Fill Caps – Genuine 1930s Vintage – Heavyweight Brass

Description: Aladdin Filler CapsGenuine 1930s VintageHeavyweight Solid BrassTall Brass TypeClassic Round Top edgeClassic Smooth SidewallNew Cork Gasket Included These are genuine 1930s vintage. They have the classic 1930s round top edge, faintly stippled surface, well-formed threads, and much heavier, thicker brass construction. They are in perfect condition. These are hard to find.Once they are gone, it will be hard to finding high quality 1930s caps like these. These are well-made heavyweight solid brass, and not the thinner gauge of later versions. They are noticeably heavier in your hand than thinner modern ones. My guess if that in the 1940s, Aladdin cooperated with the war effort and economized on brass, which is mostly copper. Aladdin also made brass-plated steel caps during the war years. They fit Aladdin glass lamps made from 1935 to present. To verify their authenticity, I weighed them and compared to later Aladdin vintage caps. These weigh 4.8 to 5.0 gams. Samples of later Aladdin vintage caps weighed 2.8g or so. The new Aladdin N120 series weighs a mere 2.0g. Another way to verify their age, is that the surface has a faint “stippled” texture that you can see when you turn the top to reflect light just right. More recent ones are more smooth and current ones have a mirror finish. Due to the overbright lightbox lighting, you can only barely see this effect in the photographs. And a last identifier is that they have the classic perfectly round top edge. Later vintage ones have a flattish top edge and sometimes a top edge that is angled into the center. I acquired them from an old collector who had them for many years. I polished the exterior to a gleaming finish by removing the tarnish of age. But you can still see traces of age on the inside which does not show when installed on a lamp. New cork gasket included with each one. Gasket self-adhesive and won’t fall out. To see our wide variety of Aladdin fill caps, click “See Other Items” under “Seller Information” in this listing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Save $$ with Combined Shipping > I offer many small parts. Click “See Other Items“ under “Seller Information”.> Select multiple items by clicking the "Add to Cart" button.> Then check out. You will see a shipping discount for the additional small eligible items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1004.1 BX 2 + 2002.3 BX 191004.1 BX 2 + 2002.3 BX 19

Price: 12.99 USD

Location: Portland, Oregon

End Time: 2024-01-21T01:15:55.000Z

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