Wall-hanging forged steel lantern with amber mica. We used 1/4” thick steel to achieve that substantial character reminiscent of Japanese cast iron lanterns. The amber mica sheet, which provides a warm glow, is carefully bent with heat into a tube for a tight custom fit.
My tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky;
It’s time to take the window to see Leerie going by;
For every night at teatime and before you take your seat,
With lantern and with ladder he comes posting up the street.
Now Tom would be a driver and Maria go to sea,
And my papa’s a banker and as rich as he can be;
But I, when I am stronger and can choose what I’m to do,
Oh Leerie, I’ll go round at night and light the lamps with you!
For we are very lucky, with a lamp before the door,
And Leerie stops to light it as he lights so many more;
And O! before you hurry by with ladder and with light,
O Leerie, see a little child and nod to him tonight!
"The Lamplighter" (1885)
--Robert Louis Stevenson