Add to albumThis oil lamp of tinned iron was made in the early 19th century by W. Dick of Buckie in Banff.
The lamp has a cross-bracket with an oil reservoir on one side and a wick holder on the other. A round flat mirror is set below the wick holder and a wire ring. On the holder is a brass plate engraved `W. DICK. / BUCKIE.'
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- Online ID: 000-100-102-260-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.MGH 20
- Date: Early 19th century
- Material: Iron, tinned; brass plate. Inscription: On brass plate: W. DICK BUCKIE.
Lamp, oil
- Dimensions: 11.80" H; reservoir 2.60" H; ring 3.60" D; base 4.10" D
- What: Lamp, oil
- Subject: Lighting - oil lamps with spout and/or wick, mostly tin (NMAS Classification)
- Who: W. Dick, Buckie
- Where: Scotland, Banffshire, Buckie
Scotland, Banffshire, Buckie
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- Description: Oil lamp of tinned iron, consisting of a cross-bracket with an oil reservoir on one side and a wick holder on the other, engraved, from Buckie, Banff, early 19th century
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