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It's for playing Night MusicChesterCheetah18 wrote: Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:35 pm This oil lamp is currently for sale on eBay from a seller in India. Perhaps the USCO brand included a wide range of items?
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Wow, thanks for all of the responses and additional info!
I did find a government agency that uses the USCO initials - US Codex Office. They are part of the USDA and their mission includes global outreach to establish international food safety and production standards. Perhaps in their earlier history - WW2 to ~1959 - this outreach included care packages with such niceties as oil lamps and phonographs with records. The fact that it was non-electrical also sorta indicates more rural or remote audience. Who knows...
Thanks again for all the responses and clues!
I did find a government agency that uses the USCO initials - US Codex Office. They are part of the USDA and their mission includes global outreach to establish international food safety and production standards. Perhaps in their earlier history - WW2 to ~1959 - this outreach included care packages with such niceties as oil lamps and phonographs with records. The fact that it was non-electrical also sorta indicates more rural or remote audience. Who knows...
Thanks again for all the responses and clues!