This lamp was issued as a memorial to aviation pioneer Wiley Post (1898-1935) and humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935). Post was the first man to complete a successful solo flight (non-continuous) around the world between July 15 and 22, 1933, in his single engine Lockheed Vega. His aerial achievements demonstrated that air travel could be both a test of endurance and evidence of twentieth-century technological progress. Rogers was the writer and story- teller best known for saying \u201cI never met a man I didn\u2019t like.\u201d Post and Rogers died tragically in 1935 in an airplane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska.<\/p>\n
The Gibraltar Electric Clock Company produced clock cases and lamp bases from the late 19th to mid 20th centuries.<\/p>\n
Condition: Generally very good with usual light overall toning. Some wear to paint especially at high points. Minor scattered abrasions, scratches, dings. Wired for American electricity. Wiring sold as is<\/em>: purchaser should have wiring tested or redone by a certified electrical technician. Seller disclaims all liability in connection with the use of the electrical components of this item.<\/em><\/p>\n Reference:<\/p>\n Erardi, Glenn. \u201cThe Collector.\u201d The Spokesman Review. <\/em>2005. http:\/\/www.spokesmanreview.com\/home\/treasures\/story.asp?ID=74977 (5 August 2005).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wiley Post and Will Rogers Commemorative Terrestrial Globe Lamp<\/strong> A raised relief figural globe lamp, depicting a two-seater monoplane with rotary engine on a six-inch terrestrial globe and portraits of humorist Will Rogers (left) and aviator Wiley Post with his characteristic eye patch (right). The airplane is identified on the wings as \u201cW.P. X-12-0.\u201d The globe has incised longitude and latitude lines, raised continents and wreath decoration. The octagonal base bears a stylized banner inscribed \u201cWill Rogers Wiley Post.\u201d This item is wired and fitted as an electric lamp, as manufactured.<\/p>\n Product Description Continues Below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23741,"template":"","meta":{"wds_primary_product_brand":0,"wds_primary_product_cat":0,"footnotes":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[929,4191,5910,76,846],"product_tag":[61,94,160,37,159,5911,5912],"class_list":{"0":"post-1117","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-20th-century-globes","7":"product_cat-gentlemans-man-cave","8":"product_cat-lighting-lamps-candlesticks","9":"product_cat-novelty","10":"product_cat-aviation-planes-cars-trains-automobile","11":"product_tag-20th-century","12":"product_tag-airplane","13":"product_tag-commemorative","14":"product_tag-globe","15":"product_tag-lamp","16":"product_tag-wiley-post","17":"product_tag-will-rogers","18":"pa_maker-location-united-states","19":"post","20":"post-with-thumbnail","21":"post-with-thumbnail-large","23":"first","24":"instock","25":"sold-individually","26":"purchasable","27":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39585,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1117\/revisions\/39585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1117"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1117"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nGibraltar Electric Clock Company,
\nJersey City, New Jersey: c. 1935
\nGold-painted white metal
\n10 inches high (fixture excluding socket)
\n$600<\/p>\n