Oil lamp

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Oil lamp

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.46

Description

Oil-burning wall lamp: at rear, cylindrical fuel reservoir, with inner cylinder, showing in truncated conical top; at cupped bottom of reservoir, tube curves slightly downward to shaft; attached to external reservoir, curved rectangular reflector; cylindrical shaft with, beneath juncture of tube, spool-shaped area with six ventilation holes; terminating in pendent knob; at top of shaft, above collar, burner with round holes for air in mantle, and wick adjustment wheel marked partly obliterated: "A.VAN KIRK & CO. / PATENT / JULY 17, 1860" and "31"; clear blown glass chimney.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

A. Van Kirk & Company

Date made

1860

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-5/8 in

Width

4-3/4 in

Depth

6 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 6 in. (24.4 x 12.1 x 15.2 cm)

Dimension Description

with chimney

Height

13 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 13 in. (33 cm)

Material

Glass, brass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of Condition: Electrified.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.62.45 - Oil lamp - Part of set SS.64.418 - Oil lamp - Used together

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

One of pair

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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