Studio B Miniatures

Early American 1" scale tinware, furniture and decor

Tin Lighting Devices

These 1/12 scale miniature tin candlesticks, sconces and lighting devices were created by Bill and Peggy Birkemeier.

A tin Punched Lantern with a working door and latch. Perfect to protect the wind from blowing out your candle (H 1.15″).
Our miniature Punched Tin Lantern compared to a full size reproduction.
A tin Punched Lantern with a working door and latch – electrified (H 1.15″).
The Slideback Lantern has tiny cross wires and a sliding “mirror” back. Shown in antique tin. and electrified (H 1.25″).
Tin Square Lantern with working door and four protective rings. Sold with candle or electrified as shown here (H 0.93″).
Ridinger lamp – detailed one arm student lamp with adjustable shade and a candle snuffer. Dark green or black.
Ornate Tin Pineapple Wall Sconce. Pineapples were a common early American motif, but these are more modern. They were copied from a plan from the 1980s using a canned ham can (H 1.25″)
Tin Oval Candle Sconce with a polished back (H 0.88″).
Toleware Candle Sconces (H 1.0″).
Tin Strap Sconces in black (H0.87″).
Tin Pie Sconce, sometimes made from an old pie pan (H 0.75″).
Tin Crimped Sconces in antique tin finish (H 0.95″).
Tin Long-arm Sconce copied from one at the Landis Valley Farm in Lancaster, PA (H 0.93″).
Tin Shaker Sconce with shelf for candlestick and tray for matches (H 1.57″). Shown with wrought iron Hogscraper Candlestick.
Hogscraper Candlestick (H 0.53″) with hook and adjustable candle height; Ipswich Betty Lamp with tiny wick and hanging hook; Chamberstick Candleholder with tiny snuffer (H 0.37″).
Electrified tin Hogscraper and Chamberstick Candleholders. Wires exit through the side or the bottom.
Tin two arm Student Lamp (H 2.33″) in black (could be electrified).
Tin two arm Student Lamp (H 2.33″) in black (could be electrified).
Tin Single-arm Student Lamp, adjustable (H 1.5″).
Tin Sand-bottom Lamp with two arms and weighted base. Height is adjustable (H 2.0″)
Ipswich Betty Lamp on a stand (H 1.05″), Ipswich Betty Lamp (W 0.37″) and Lamp Filler (H 0.46″).