Antique 1700s Early Colonial Lighting Brass George II Whale Oil Lamp aafa

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Antique 1700s Early Colonial Lighting Brass George II Whale Oil Lamp aafa:
$550.00

DESCRIPTION:Whale oilwas as luxury of the American colonies in the 17th and early 18thcentury primarily used as an illuminant in lamps and to make candle wax. In the 1700s, it was noted that the burningoil from sperm whales glowed brightly and clearly and did not have such a foulodor. The sperm whale was the mainsource of lamp oil until the petroleum industry took over in 1859. Oil lamps date back to before Christ. The earliest lamps were nothing more then abowl to hold the oil and a floating wick.Little change until the 1700s, when whale oil lamps began being madewith a single closed channel or reservoir to hold the oil and feeding one ormore smaller channels to hold the wicks.In 1780, Aime Argand, a Swiss chemist, invented and patented the “ArgandLamp”. His lamp consisted of container for oil as all the other lamps but had cylindricalwick to give larger surface for a larger flame and glass tube chimney aroundthe flame to direct the draft, make a stronger flame and make lamp safer forcarrying. By early 1800s the Argand Lamp had all but replaced other typesof oil lamps. A Whale Oil Lamp made of brass like this would have been found ina wealthy affluent home. The primary oil lamp for use of lighting by theaverage household was made of red ware clay or tin. We are pleased tooffer this Antique Colonial George II Brass Whale Oil Lamp from New Englandcirca mid 1700s for your consideration. TheAntique Whale Oil Lamp is entirely made of brass. The Antique Brass Whale OilLamp has a large pedal base with large well to provide a stable support andcatch burnt wick droppings. There is a 5inch hand turned column and node that screws into the pedal base. There is a 17 inch hand turned shaft thatscrews into the node and has a very ornate and large finial on the other endfor carrying the Antique Brass Whale Oil Lamp.A large reservoir with four smaller channels slides down the shaft andsits on the node. The top of the reservoir slides up the shaft for filling withwhale oil. Each of the four channels hasa socket to hold a cotton wad wick and a bobeche. There are several toolsattached to the shaft by link chains including a wick extinguisher cap, atweezers for gripping the wick, and a wick pick for cleaning the channel. There is an early repair on the column and acouple of minor age cracks on the base.None of these affect the strength or integrity of this early coloniallamp. The Antique Whale Oil Lamp isheavy in weight, which is a characteristic of 18th century brasscandlesticks and lamps. The AntiqueColonial George II Brass Whale Oil Lamp is in excellent condition with ageappropriate wear and patina.

MEASUREMENTS:7 InchesWide and 23 Inches High.

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