Children's night light

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Name/Title

Children's night light

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.873

Description

A small paraffin/kerosene weighted lamp which has an enclosed "cup" body which contains the fuel. The top wick holder, made from brass, has an extended enclosed spout which raises the wick approximately 20mm from the bottom of the holder. The wick holder screws into the top of the paraffin/kerosene reservoir bowl and has a wick adjustment screw (light control) at the side. The small clear glass light reflector bulb nestles securely onto the wick holder and is kept snug by snap designed extending "fingers". The section between the bottom of the refractive glass "light" bowl and the top of the kerosene bowl has perforations to allow air passage to feed directly to the wick.The light refracting bulb is open at the top to allow heat and smoke from the burning wick to escape upwards. The weighted base of the lamp was to ensure it would not topple over.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Domestic

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Height

125 mm

Circumference

215 mm

Weight

209 g

Dimension Notes

Circumference of lamp 160 mm

Material

Metal, Glass

Location

* Untyped Location

C3S3

Condition

Overall Condition

Good