Oil lamp

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This oil lamp comes from Cupar in Fife. Made of tin, it dates from the 19th century.

The lamp consists of two round cylindrical vessels, one inside the other. The top vessel is the fuel reservoir, with a spout for the wick. The lower vessel is the drip pan with a trough mounted below the spout of the upper vessel.

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• Online ID: 000-100-102-259-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MGH 17
• Date: 19th century
  
• Material: Tin
  Lamp, oil
  
• Dimensions: 8.50" H; outer vessel 2.30" H x 2.20" D; inner spout 2.10" L
  
• What: Lamp, oil
  
• Subject: Lighting - oil lamps with spout and/or wick, mostly tin (NMAS Classification)
  
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• Where: Scotland, Fife, Cupar
  Scotland, Fife, Cupar, Springfield
  
• Event:
• Description: Oil lamp of tin, consisting of two cylindrical vessels, one fitted inside the other, from Springfield, Cupar, Fife, 19th century
  
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