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Whale-oil Lamp
c. 1840
1977.26
This pressed-glass lamp to burn whale oil, is impressed with lyres or harps in the font. |
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Camphene Lamp
1840-1855
1990.005.01
This pressed-glass lamp, complete with double wicks with caps, was intended to burn camphene, a highly volatile fluid. |
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Whale Oil Lamp
1990.005.02
This lamp burned whale oil, the most expensive burning fluid of the 18th and early 19th centuries. |
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Candlesticks
1880.031.08.01-.02
In the 18th century most indoor light was provided by lit candles, not lamps. |
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Lantern
c. 1850
K.106
After 1859, when oil was discovered in America, kerosene became the leading burning fluid in rural American homes. |
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Lamps
K.129.01-.02
Although camphene-burning oil lamps were cost effective, their fuel was highly explosive. |
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Carriage Lamp
1891
1886.31.02.01
This carriage lamp was made around 1830; it is supposed to have been used on the first buggy used in western Massachusetts. |
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Oil lamps
c. 1852
1901.11.055
These pewter lamps, each with a saucer base and two wicks, were a type of lighting device that used whale oil for the fuel. |