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

2.	Lighter, Cigar	Oil lamp; Light; Lighting device; Whaling; Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Camphene; Cigar industry; Cigars; Cigar lighter	An elaborately decorated small lamp in the shape of an ancient lamp, like the one like that which belonged to the legendary Aladdin. It has a single wick opening. This is, in fact a cigar lighter.

3.	Lighter, Cigar	Oil lamp; Light; Lighting device; Whaling; Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Camphene; Cigar industry; Cigars; Cigar lighter	A small lamp in the shape of an ancient lamp, like the one like that which belonged to the legendary Aladdin. It has a single wick opening. This is, in fact a cigar lighter.

4.	Lighter, Cigar	Oil lamp; Light; Lighting device; Whaling; Whale; Whales; Whale oil; Camphene; Cigar industry; Cigars; Cigar lighter	A elaborately decorated small lamp in the shape of an ancient lamp, like the one like that which belonged to the legendary Aladdin. It has a single wick opening. This is, in fact a cigar lighter.

5.	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...

6.	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.

7.	Lamp, Oil	Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Freemason; Ceremonial lamp	A four part "street" lamp. Four lamps which fit together. Each reservoir part is one quarter of a circle. The lamps have single wick spouts which arise from the inside corner of the section. Each quarter...

8.	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.

9.	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...

10.	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.

11.	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...

12.	Flint kit	Flint kit; Whale oil; Whale; Whaling; Lamps; Lighting device; Light; Steel;	A small tin half cylinder with a sliding panel top. Inside the cylinder was stored small pieces of flint wrapped in cotton wadding. At the end of the tin cylinder is attached a steel wheel on which to...

13.	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...

14.	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...

15.	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...

16.	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...

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, 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.

19.	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.

20.	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.

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