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| This small kerosene lamp is only 3 1/2 tall!In order for it to work, I would need to fill the green half of the bottle with a wick and oil. The white glass top fits over the flame once the wick has been lighted. The flame will burn until the kerosene burns out or until the wick's flame is put out manually. |
A kerosene lamp is a type of lighting device that uses kerosene as a fuel. Kerosene lamps have a wick or mantle as light source, protected by a glass chimney or globe; lamps may be used on a table, or hand-held lanterns may be used for portable lighting. Like oil lamps, they are useful for lighting without electricity, such as in regions without rural electrification, in electrified areas during power outages, at campsites, and on boats. There are three types of kerosene lamp: flat-wick, central-draft (tubular round wick), and mantle lamp.
The doll sized kerosene lamp shown just right, would have been used to generate the light similar to that of a single candle in real life. It was probably placed on a bedside table so that the room could be illuminated just enough for a person to change into pajamas before bed. Or perhaps it would have been lit for reading late into the night at a child's desk.
The doll sized kerosene lamp shown just right, would have been used to generate the light similar to that of a single candle in real life. It was probably placed on a bedside table so that the room could be illuminated just enough for a person to change into pajamas before bed. Or perhaps it would have been lit for reading late into the night at a child's desk.
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