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The L&B Lamp Belge or Belgian
Lampe
by Alex Marrack
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Alex Marrack
Centre Draught Oil Lamps English and European
Models
English Lamp Belge
Patented in 1884
and manufactured in Liege by Lempereur & Bernard,
L&B. These were widely sold in the USA by the Belgian
Lamp Co, and marked on the winder knob L&B with a
smiley-sun face. In the UK they were mainly sold by
Lewtas of Manchester, the knob marked LM with a smiley
sun face, and marked on the fount or filler cap 'Lampe
Nationale'. A few are also found in the UK marked
L&B.
In the UK there was another, very different 'Lampe Belge'
sold by the Midland Lighting Co, which is made in
England, and although similar (it has a smiley face sun
winder), with a similar looking burner, no parts are
interchangeable. (This lamp will be covered later.)
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The Example
shown is a L&B marked one, in the form of a
patterned brass drop-fount which fits into a
bottom-ventilated ceramic vase to form a table
lamp. Spares available for these lamps include
Flame spreaders,
wicks, chimneys, and four inch base
shades.
(Note, these
lamps have a slightly small chimney crown, some
round English chimneys have a rim at the base which
makes them too tight in these lamps, so they need
to be checked before purchase.)
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Close up
pictures of the burner show correct placement and
proportion of the spreader, also correct relative
height of the support pin and inner/outer wick
tubes. These lamps burn with a taller, narrower
more 'wine glass' shaped flame than most
others.
[Click on photos to enlarge
them.]
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These lamps have a fixed steel
pin in the centre of the burner. This is in turn
supported by a brass 'tripod' inside the draught
tube. The top of the pin stands approx level with
the top of the wick tubes. The spreader has a
tubular leg that slides over this pin. Lamps often
have this pin ripped out to accommodate electric
fittings.
(Note from Miles: The pin
system provides for very good draft around the
flame spreader, but it is also the reason why the
flame spreaders are often lost and Alex has to make them; the
flame spreader is not attached to the lamp, it just
sits over the pin. Tip over the lamp and the
flame spreader falls off.)
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