Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s) showing lit oil lamp inside rustic metal frame.
Close-up of candle flame inside the Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s) metal frame.
Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French 1920s–1930s) showing lit oil lamp inside folding metal frame.
Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s) showing lit oil lamp inside rusted metal frame
Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s) showcasing an antique metal oil lamp design.
Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s) with lit oil candle inside metal frame
Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s) showing close-up of rustic oil lamp top
Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s) with lit oil lamp inside metal frame
Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s) showing aged metal oil lamp design.
Close-up of rusted metal showing ASTRA brand on Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s)
Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s) showing a lit candle inside the metal oil lamp housing
Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s) showing lit oil lamp inside rustic metal frame
Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s) with metal frame and glass panels displayed upright.
Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s) showing folded oil lamp design with rusted metal parts.
Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s) oil lamp with folding metal frame and glass panel detail

Vintage Folding Trench Lantern – WWI Era Candle Lamp (French, 1920s–1930s)

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Rare folding trench lantern, a type of candle lamp widely used during World War I. The folding design allowed soldiers to transport it easily.

Working condition, with an aged patina. The glass currently fitted is 1.5 mm window glass (not original), making the lantern usable, though it's thin and fragile — folding carries a risk of breakage.

Unmarked, but many lanterns of this type originated in France, and this one fits that design heritage.

Condition:

Light signs of age
Complete and functional
Glass is a replacement (thin and delicate)

Specifications:
Height (excluding handle): 20 cm
Estimated production: 1920s–1930s
Type: folding candle lantern (trench lamp)

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