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highleveldirty t1_iybsntx wrote

I love old oil lamps. I have a couple English duplex lamps that light up the room nicely during power outages. They generate a good amount of heat too.

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lotr5693 OP t1_iybt8a6 wrote

Yeah, oil lamps are great tools for emergency situations. When the power goes out, flashlights are nice, but might not always work. An oil lamp will never fail you unless it gets physically broken. You can fill an oil lamp with fuel, and leave it for 50 years. Then when you go to light it, it will still work.

Aladdin Lamps are where it's at with kerosene emergency lighting. They put out the same amount of light as a 75 watt light bulb.

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Bubble-Grape-7931 t1_iydcrca wrote

I apologize OP, but that website is the sketchiest website I’ve ever seen 😂

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graywoman7 t1_iyc6lu4 wrote

Is the tall piece a handle or funnel to fill it?

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lotr5693 OP t1_iyc75ll wrote

That is the air tube, and also serves as a handle.

Air is drawn in through the tube, into a chamber below the burner assembly, to supply the flame with oxygen from below.

Functionally, this lamp works like a cold blast tubular kerosene lantern . This makes it brighter, more efficient, and makes it have a more stable flame than traditional kerosene table lamp.

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ChondroArt t1_iydmlsp wrote

I have a oil lamp. Not sure when it’s from

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modembutterfly t1_iydo1mb wrote

Dietz is still making lamps. Last time I looked they were sold on the Lehman's website.

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murphyslawwhore t1_iyfbrvv wrote

I have a few oil lamps that come in handy when the electricity goes out. Very rarely used them when I lived in the city but moved out to the country 3 years ago and they earn their keep now.

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