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1. Lamp, whale oil with reflector Lamp, whale oil with reflector Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Tailor; Tailor's lamp; Reflector This whale oil lamp has a small rounded reservoir, a handle and the typical double and parallel wick holder. It also has a large glass reflector to broadcast the light.
2. Lamp, whale oil with reflector Lamp, whale oil with reflector Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Tailor; Tailor's lamp; Reflector This whale oil lamp has a small rounded reservoir, a handle and the typical double and parallel wick holder. It also has a large glass reflector to broadcast the light.
3. Lamp, Oil Lamp, Oil Oil; Pioneers; Lamps; Lighting; Light; Labor; Mining; Whale; Coal; Tin whale oil miner's lamp. Small cylindrical shaped whale oil lamp with a removable cap and a wick tube in the center. The bottom of the lamp has a sharp "v" shaped point which has been soldered on to...
4. Lantern, Whale Oil Lantern, Whale Oil Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Lanterns Hexagonal glass lantern with tin reservoir below; vented lantern cap and handle above.
5. Lamp, whale oil with double reflector Lamp, whale oil with double reflector Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Reflector; Tailor; Tailor's lamp This whale oil lamp is made of pewter. The foot holds a vertical cylindrical reservoir above which are held the typical parallel double wicks of the whale oil lamp. On either side of the wicks are two...
6. Lamp, whale oil with double reflector Lamp, whale oil with double reflector Whale; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Reflector; Tailor; Tailor's lamp This whale oil lamp is made of pewter. The foot holds a vertical cylindrical reservoir above which are held the typical parallel double wicks of the whale oil lamp. On either side of the wicks are two...
7. Lamp, Fuel Lamp, Fuel Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Light; Lighting device; Lamps; Camphene; Chamber lamp A small glass lamp, bell-shaped, which has a small semicircular glass handle. The pewter cap and wick fixture is fastened to the top of the glass. This lamp has a single wick.
8. Lamp, Fuel Lamp, Fuel Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Light; Lighting device; Lamps; Camphene; Workman's lamp A tin cylindrical lamp with a single wick channel in the center of the top of the lamp. At the bottom of the lamp is a triangular projection, probably for fastening it to a wall or wooden structure.
9. Candlestick, Miner's Candlestick, Miner's Iron; Forged iron; Forge shops; Candles; Candlesticks; Whale oil; Whale; Whaling; Miners; Miner's lamp; Lighting device; Light A forged iron candle holder. The candle is held next to a horizontal piece of iron in the shape of a needle. From the middle of the needle-shaped piece rises a vertical piece with a hook on the end.
10. Lamp, whale oil Lamp, whale oil Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Ship; Iron Whale oil lamp. This iron standing lamp has an open cylindrical reservoir which cants (swings).
11. Lamp, whale oil Lamp, whale oil Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Ship; Iron Whale oil lamp. This iron standing lamp has an open cylindrical reservoir which cants (swings).
12. Lamp, whale oil Lamp, whale oil Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Ship; Chamber lamp; Wick; Double-wick Whale oil lamp. This canting brass chamber lamp has a double wick.
13. Lamp, Whale Oil Lamp, Whale Oil Whale; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Candlesticks Whale oil lamp with single wick, bulb reservoir for oil fitted into a reused candlestand.
14. Lamp, whale oil Lamp, whale oil Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Ship; Chamber lamp; Wick; Double-wick Whale oil lamp. This canting brass chamber lamp has a double wick.
15. Lamp, whale oil Lamp, whale oil Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Candlestick Whale oil lamp with single wick, bulb reservoir for oil fitted into a reused candlestand.
16. Lamp, whale oil Lamp, whale oil Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Hand-blown glass; Glassware Whale oil lamp. It has a hand blown glass lamp reservoir pegged into a crude piece of wood.
17. Lamp, Whale Oil Lamp, Whale Oil Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Pressed glass; Glass; Sandwich glass; American glass Pressed glass lamp reservoir with intricate designs in an inverted pear shape. The reservoir is capped with a tin fixture holding the typical double wick of the whale oil lamp.
18. Lamp, whale oil Lamp, whale oil Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Candlestick; Candlesticks Tall cylindrical chamber lamp with double wick.
19. Lamp, whale oil Lamp, whale oil Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Chamber lamp A cone shaped chamber lamp made of tin with the double wick fixture of a whale oil lamp.
20. Lamp, whale oil Lamp, whale oil Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Pressed glass; Sandwich glass; American glass; Pressed glass lamp reservoir with a glass foot. The reservoir is capped with a double wick fixture typical of whale oil lamps.
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