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Culture:American
Title:oil lamp
Date Made:mid-19th century
Type:Lighting Device
Materials:base metal: tinned sheet iron, brass; paint
Place Made:United States
Measurements:overall: 7 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.; 18.415 x 14.9225 cm
Accession Number:  HD P.022
Credit Line:Lucius D. Potter Memorial Collection
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Tinned sheet iron oil or lard lamp with the remains of black paint. The manufacture of oil lamps in America, which began in the 1820's, reached its peak in the 1840s and 1850s; they were made in a variety of shapes, and had burners with either one or two wicks for whale oil or "burning fluid." From originally burning lard, fish, and whale oils, the burning fluids for oil lamps later became petroleum (found in 1814, dug from wells), camphene, and kerosene. The lamp has a tear drop-shaped container with a wide wick holder and brass fuel cap, and an attached large loop handle, which is supported on a round stem attached to a circular saucer-type base.

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