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Description:
Tinned sheet iron oil lamp made of tinned sheet iron, the lamp is composed of a triangular, flat back plate with a round hole at the apex for hanging on a nail, at the lower section there is a semi-circular or half moon-shaped reservoir attached to the backplate, the reservoir for oil is filled by a removable threaded cap on the left hand side, attached to the front of the reservoir is a conduit to the cylindrical burner, the burner has two wicks. Possibly former number N.1021

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