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1. 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.
2. Lamp, Kerosene Lamp, Kerosene Oil lamp; Light; Lighting device; Whaling; Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Camphene; Kerosene; Kerosene lamp This lamp has a tall cylindrical reservoir which is white glass, handpainted with autumn colored leaves. There is a wheel handle for moving the wick upwards. The base of the lamp is heavy cast iron sporting...
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Lamp, Camphene Lamp, Camphene Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Light; Lighting device; Lamps; Camphene; Peg lamp This lamp has a double wick fixture made of tin, with the characteristically splayed camphene wick holders. It even holds its own wick covers to keep fuel from evaporating. The fixture is fitted onto a...
6. 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.
7. Lamp, Fuel Lamp, Fuel Oil lamp; Light; Lighting device; Whaling; Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Camphene A copper/brass lamp made of several parts. A saucer base has a ring for hanging it up and a small circular handle. On top of the saucer is a tall cylindrical post on which a canting (tilting) reservoir...
8. Lamp, Camphene; Lamp, Camphene; Oil lamp; Lighting device; Light; Whaling; Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Camphene; A tin lamp with a conical base upon which is mounted a larger conical reservoir. The single wick opening which comes from the top of the lamp has a chained conical cover. There is a whole in the back of...
9. Lamp, Fuel Lamp, Fuel Oil lamp; Light; Lighting device; Whaling; Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Camphene; Lard oil A copper/brass lamp made of several parts. A saucer base has a ring for hanging it up and a small circular handle. On top of the saucer is a tall cylindrical post on which a canting (tilting) reservoir...
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. 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.
19. 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.
20. Workman's lamp; Lamp, Whale oil Workman's lamp; Lamp, Whale oil Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Baker; Baker's lamp; Workman's lamp Oval lamp made of tin with a cone shaped handle area. A wooden handle would have made this useful for workmen who needed to see inside something.
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