This wonderful large and heavy bronzed white metal lamp was considered by FDR collector Mark Furr as the best of the five FDR clock and lamp "Kings" in his collection that comprised some 66 clocks and lamps in total. Mark wrote various articles detailing these for the APIC Keynoter. As this is the final item of the collection we've been auctioning for some three years, we will use Mark's description of the item as it appeared in The Keynoter, Spring 2007. "...Bronze Colored Lamp Depicting The Capitol Building With The Bust Of A Younger FDR Prominently Displayed Underneath The Dome. The Bust Juts Out 2.5" From The Crossed Flag And Measures Almost Five Inches High. The Lamp Itself Actually Comes In Two Pieces, As The Dome Top Is Held To The Base By Two Standard Machine Screws (Most Definitely Available In the 1940s). The Light For The Lamp Is Quietly Tucked Away Under The Dome, With A Simple Bakelite And Brass On/Off Switch Located On The Right Bottom Of The Base. Behind FDR's Head Are Two 48 Star Flags (Yes, I Counted The Stars) And Under The Bust Is Very Accurate Facsimile Signature. The Back Of The Lamp Is Absolutely Flat And Absent Of Any Graphics What So Ever. The Lamp Itself Stands 13" High And Is Almost 7" Wide. The Original Wiring And Lamp Components Match Those On The More Common FDR Lamps And Clocks, Leaving Very Little To Doubt In My Mind That This Was Produced Sometime During FDR's Twelve Year Reign. Unfortunately, There Are No Marks What So Ever On The Lamp And My Research Has Surfaced Absolutely Nothing Relevant To Its Origin. I Was Not Even Able To Locate It In The Files Of The US Patent Office, Which Would At Least Provide A Time Frame Identifying Its Initial Production. Nevertheless, The Lamp Is Very Heavy For Its Size, Weighing More Than six pounds. To Say The Least, It Warrants A Very Distinguished Place In The Display Cabinet." The only age traces are a few stress hairlines on the casting on the back right vertical panel. Likely, these have been there since made. Our estimate of a date is 1940. Works. One known. NM.