Add to albumThis hanging oil lamp dates from the 19th century. It is made of tin.
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: 000-100-102-257-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.MGH 13
- Date: 19th century
- Material: Tin
Lamp, oil
- Dimensions: 5.50" H; outer vessel 2.45" H x 2.20" D; inner spout 2.45"
- What: Lamp, oil
- Subject: Lighting - oil lamps with spout and/or wick, mostly tin (NMAS Classification)
- Who:
- Where: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Glass, Burnside of Oldyne
- Event:
- Description: Hanging oil lamp of tin, consisting of two round cylindrical vessels, one inside the other, from Burnside of Oldyne, 19th century
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