completely intact late 1870's cast iron single tier kerosene lantern swivel bracket. the two piece wall mount bracket is profusely ornate, featuring a single pierced with raised edge detachable planter dish. the mounting bracket is original and bears similar design characteristics with the lamp holder. manufactured by the stover manufacturing hardware co. old metallic gold enameled finish original. the incised detailing is typical of the victorian period. two matching units available. beginning in the 1860's with a windmill and then a corn cultivator, daniel c. stover invented and manufactured machinery of various kinds under the name stover experimental works. in 1879 or 1881 he incorporated as stover manufacturing co. there was also the stover engine works and the stover bicycle co. d. c. stover died in 1908. in 1916 the stover companies amalgamated to form stover manufacturing & engine co. another related company was stover novelty works, which was also owned by daniel c. stover. the novelty works, which specialized in small drill presses, was puchased in 1896 by employee august g. hoefer and renamed hoefer manufacturing co. stover manufacturing co. had a diversified product line that leaned towards farm-related products, such as windmills, drag saws, portable sawmills, water tanks, feed grinders, etc. they became a supplier to sears, roebuck & co., most notably of gasoline engines and windmills. under the banner of stover manufacturing & engine co. the business continued until it shut down in 1942.