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1.	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...

2.	Lamp, Camphene	Whale oil; Whale; Whaling; Lighting device; Light; Camphene; Lamps	A wooden base holds a pressed glass reservoir which has a square peg at the base to hold it into the wood. The glass is square with rounded shoulders and leads to a narrow mouth which has a threaded tin...

3.	Lamp, Camphene	Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Light; Lighting device; Lamps; Camphene	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 which is very similar to 68.1.1150, is different...

4.	Lamp, Camphene	Whale oil; Whale; Whaling; Lighting device; Light; Camphene; Lamps	A trapezoidal wooden base holds a glass reservoir. The glass reservoir has a square peg at its base to hold it into the wood. The reservoir is globular and has a threaded tin wick fixture. The wicks are...

5.	Lamp, Camphene	Oil lamp; Light; Lighting device; Whaling; Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Camphene	A cylindrical glass jar with a lid which transforms it into a lamp. The lid has two broad wick holders protruding from one side. A heavy C shaped cover with chain for the wick holders is attached and indicates...

6.	Lamp, Camphene;	Oil lamp; Light; Lighting device; Whaling; Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Camphene	A tin lamp formed in a broad, short cylinder. Three upright cylindrical wick holders are mounted on top of the cylinder well separated from one another, indicating this is probably a camphene lamp.

7.	Lamp, Camphene	Whale oil; Whale; Whaling; Lighting device; Light; Camphene; Lamps	A brass camphene lamp. The saucer base holds an elaborately molded columnar stand which leads to a reservoir with a cup shaped bottom and a broad shouldered top portion. The wick holders are splayed as...

8.	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.

9.	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.

10.	Lamp, whale oil	Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Candlestick; Candlesticks	Tall cylindrical chamber lamp with double wick.

11.	Lamp, Camphene	Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Light; Lighting device; Lamps; Camphene	A pewter lamp with a circular saucer shaped base, a bulbous reservoir and a semicircular handle. The double wick holders are pointed away from one another, characteristic of the camphene lamp.

12.	Lamp, Camphene	Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Light; Lighting device; Lamps; Camphene	A pewter lamp with a circular saucer shaped base, a bulbous reservoir and a semicircular handle. The double wick holders are pointed away from one another, characteristic of the camphene lamp.

13.	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...

14.	Lamp, Camphene;	Oil lamp; Light; Lighting device; Whaling; Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Camphene	Small camphene/kerosene lamp made out of tin. A saucer holds a small cylinder on top of which is a globular reservoir with a pronounced shoulder. This leads to a single wick channel. A conical cap is attached...

15.	Lamp, Camphene;	Oil lamp; Light; Lighting device; Whaling; Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Camphene	Small camphene/kerosene lamp made out of brass. A saucer holds a small cylinder on top of which is a globular reservoir with a pronounced shoulder. This leads to a single wick channel. A conical cap is...

16.	Lamp, Camphene	Whale oil; Whale; Whaling; Miners; Lighting device; Light; Camphene;	A red "japanned" lamp with a saucer base, a circular handle, a tall cone shaped reservoir body and two splayed wick channels as is typical of a camphene lamp.

17.	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...

18.	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.

19.	Lamp, Kerosene	Lamps; Electricity; Light; Lighting; Kerosene; Pioneers; Argand;	Tin down-draft Argand Kerosene Lamp. Has a tall cylindrical chimney that is attached to a cup-shaped font by a 2.125" projection which has been soldered on. At the top of the font is a flat slot with a...

20.	Water Vapor Turbine	Water; Turbines; Water vapor; Evaporation; A Century of Progress; World's Fair; Hydraulic turbines; Energy production; Power production	This water vapor turbine has two sets of horizontal spiral glass tubes connected by three straight vertical tubes and two glass globes. The small turbine is located in the top globe.

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