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Rare European Lamps
STUDENT LAMP WICKS
Flat Wicks for Kosmos, Matador & Agni Lamps
&
 Wicks for DayNa Decker Lamps
Wicks for lamps made in Turkey for the Russian market

Center Draft Wicks Including Odd Center Draft Lamp wicks;
  Miller Dresden #1 & #2 Vestal, Young's Court 16'’‘

HEATER WICKS   Hi-Seas 100C

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

As of September 10, 2021 I can sew some custom wicks again.  Please inquire via email (Miles@MilesStair.com)  for your individual wick requirements.

The surgery on both thumbs and 3 carpal tunnel surgeries have taken their toll on the stamina in my hands and I am still recovering from a total reverse shoulder replacement.

Please ask first before ordering the custom wicks Miles@MilesStair.com

Miles Stair

LAMPS  (Photo Album of Lamps)

Wicks can be made to fit  lamps other than those listed below.  The measurements I need is the make and model, the precise draft tube and outer tube diameters, the diameter of the wick sleeve (if any) and whether the wick fits inside or outside the sleeve, and the flat width of a remnant of the original wick, if available.  Contact me by email -     

LENGTH OF WICK required:
Remove the burner/gallery and measure the height of the draft tube with a thin stick like a bamboo skewer. That length plus 1" is the proper wick length.

WIDTH OF WICK required:
Measure the DIAMETER of the draft tube with calipers.  If you have a remnant of the original wick remaining, measure the width of the wick when pressed flat.  (Diameter defined)

Flat Wicks for Kosmos, Matador & Agni Lamps

2 61/64 (2.952''), 75mm width x 8'' long for Electrolux fridge using a flat wick 75mm wide.  Measure old wick first as there were other models!

$13.95

3" wide (77mm), 0.092" thick flat wick for old German 15''' Kosmos lamps; Kronos, Hugo Schneider (Hasag)

$14.95

3 1/8'' wide, 0.092'' thick flat wick for W&W 16''' Kosmos lamps

$14.95

87mm wide, 0.083" thick wick for HS/HASAG 20''' Matador

$14.95

3.54'' wide (90mm), 8'' long, 0.102'' thick for L&B Belge_20''' Matador. 90mm wide, thick flat wick.

$15.95

3 3/8'' (85mm) wide, 0.083" thick wick for W&W 16'' Agni lamp

$15.95

3 5/8'' (92mm) wide, 0.102" thick, 8'' long for 20''' DHR Matador and many other 20''' Matador lamps using my new neoVulcan chimney.

$16.95

3 5/8'' (94mm) wide, 0.102" thick, 8'' long for W&W 20''' Agni lamp using my new neoVulcan chimney.

$16.95

DayNa Decker Lamp, convert wick plate to accept replaceable long-lasting fiberglass wicks.  You must send me the wick plate to be altered.  Wick plate with new long lasting fiberglass wick installed is returned via trackable Priority Mail. Once converted the wicks below can easily be user installed.  Email me for details.   

$29.95

 

DayNa Decker Lamp wick, wick only (plates not included!) for use in altered wick plates (above).  (Plate shown in photo to right.  Click to enlarge the photo.)

$19.95

CIRCULAR STUDENT LAMP WICKS BELOW (Flat wicks ^)

STUDENT LAMP WICKS      (Illustrated Installation Instructions Included with wicks)
What I need to make a wick for a student lamp is the flat width of any remaining wick fragment and/or the outside diameter of the center draft tube, the attachment sleeve, and the inside diameter of the outer wick tube. Measured diameters - with calipers!  "Eyeball guesstimates" or ''it looks like'' are worthless. 

YOU are responsible for accurate measurements!

The wicks listed below are for student lamps with a circular wick, Argand style, and may or may not incorporate a flame spreader in their design, unless otherwise designated.

Acme or No. 11 Postal Student; L 6"; 2 1/16" flat

$14.95

Argand lamp with 7/8'’ (0.88") draft tube, 0.045'' very thin wick for Cornelius and Sons (Philadelphia) and other Argand lamps with a similar diameter draft tube.  1 5/16" wide, 7 1/2'' long $14.95

B&H_Student Duplex Lamp wicks, 1 1/8" wide, 0.110" thick, by the foot for short lengths. #118 CUSTOM FLAT WICK.

$8.95 per foot

B&H_Student Duplex Lamp wicks, 1 1/8" wide, 0.110" thick, 4 continuous feet.  One traditional way of installing wicks in duplex lamps with a feeder wick was to use 4 continuous feet of wicking to form a "W" shaped wick inside the tank. CUSTOM FLAT WICK #118L $24.95 for 4 feet

American Student lamp wicks (other than B&H), 1 1/8'' wide, 0.075'' thick FLAT WICK. Per foot (order as many feet as you want - it will be supplied to that length uncut).  #119 $8.95

Cleveland Student lamp, Small;  1 3/8'' wide, 7'' long circular, 0.090' thick circular wick. $14.95

Cleveland Student, Large; L 4'';  W 1 7/16'', 0.070'' thick circular. $14.95

German Student, large; 3 ½'' L, W. 1 3/16''circular wick, 0.06'' thick: (wick supplied 8" long) Existing wick fragment would be 1 3/16'' (1.1875'';) wide circular wick. $14.95

German Student, Small; L 4''; 1'' flat width; (And lamps marked "C. A. Kleeman, C. F. A. Hinrichs N. Y. Sole Agent."  Outer wick tube, 0.786'';; spiral tube 0.566''; diameter. Wick 0.055'' thick circular wick. $14.95

German Student Lamp Co, Imperial Model.  4.5'' L, 2'' wide.  Draft tube inner ring is 1.065'' diameter, outer ring 1.301'' diameter.  Existing wick fragment would be 2'' wide.  Wick is 0.076" thick circular wick.

$14.95

Manhattan, Miller* & Kleeman Student Lamps.   1 1/4''; flat X 4.5''; long. Wick is 0.055'' thick. Existing wick fragment would be 1.25'' wide circular wick

$8.95

Large Manhattan Student Lamp, wick is 5 1/2'' long, 1 15/16'' wide circular wick. $14.95

Meyrose & Post student lamp with 3/4'' (0.77'') draft tube & Post & Company American Student Lamp with 7/8'' (0.875") draft tube); also some Argand lamps with 7/8'' draft tube.  Wick is 1 3/8'' x 8'' long, 0.045" thick circular wick.    (YOU are responsible for measurements!). $14.95

Miller Student lamps using Vestal burners used wicks #0S, #1M and #2M. The wick knob was on the burner itself as with other Vestal burners and used a flame spreader, circular wick.
Miller Ideal #0 Student Lamp using 1 1/8'' wide x 7'' long circular wick (These lamps have a perforated wick sleeve like this > click here.) [For more photos of the burner, click here.] $14.95

Miller Ideal #1 Student Lamp using 1 3/4'' wide x 7'' long circular wick  (These lamps have a perforated wick sleeve like this > click here.) $14.95

Wicks for typical center draft lamp configuration

Miller Vestal #2 wicks, 2 7/16'' flat, 7'' long circular wick, 0.070'' thickness. $14.95

Miller Dresden #1 1 1/2'' flat width, circular wick, 8'' long, 0.87'' thick, fits over 0.078'' to -.0800'' draft tube.  Fits Miller Dresden #1 and many odd Brit center draft lamps such as Young's Court 16'’‘, Veritas Orion 16''', 14''' Belge & Hinks Center Draft (some), Otto Muller, many others with draft tube about 0.075'' to 0.080'' outside diameter (Measure first). $14.95

B&H Radiant #4.  2'' wide, 0.070'' thin circular wick wick.  $14.95

Turkey-made lamps often sold on the Russian Market.
Turkish lamp with 0.08" draft tube and a thin wick.   Replacement wick 0.076" thick, 8" long, 1 9/16'' wide
circular wick. 
$14.95

Moehring Circular; L 6 ½''; 1 7/16''; flat circular wick.  Moehring #3 burner used on Dressel railroad lanterns, 2 3/4'' flat width. Note: Moehring burners first patent date Jan. 17, 1871 fitted on Adams & Westlake center draft lamps designed for wall mounting use wick #0L. $14.95

A more complete list of CENTER DRAFT LAMP WICKS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED is shown at the bottom of this page. Click here.

HEATER WICKS, American and European  (Photo Album of Heaters)

Diesel fuel used in kerosene heaters - for more information click here

The wicks below are not available for immediate shipment. Be patient, please, as they must be made to order. The listings below cover a number of actually different widths of wicks so PLEASE send me an email stating exactly which heater (and model number) you have.

Bunsen

Bunsen Sports Heater   (Click here for Bunsen page.)

$14.95

100C

Hi_Seas 100C marine diesel heater VAPORIZING WICK.   ASBESTOS wick.  This wick is available. $21.95

100C

Hi-Seas 100C marine diesel heater STARTING WICK.
ASBESTOS
wick.  This wick is available. For more information see the Hi-Seas 100C owner's manual.

$17.95

NOTE:  The heaters listed below all require different size wicks - they are not the same!  Immediately after ordering PLEASE send me an email stating EXACTLY what brand name and model number heater you have.  Or if you have questions, PLEASE let me know.  Send email to Miles@MilesStair.com
Medium Draft tubes less than 3 .0'' diameter, such as: Buhl No. 11; Calorifix (Turm L51 & L71); New Era; Page Brother's "Beauty"; 1895 Puritan 44 & 54; Sears 155.8400; Standard New Process 40B; Superior 800; $19.95

Large Draft tubes larger than 3.0'' diameter, such as: Chautauqua; Florence H-124; Glazier #40; Grand #8; Puritan 75; Standard New Process 40B $24.95

Giant Draft tubes larger than 4'' diameter, such as: Marshall Wells; NESCO Giant 105, 505, 605; Superior #900; Wards Windsor #A-151, #A153, A&B154; and odd heater wicks that require the attachment of a wick raising gear or lever, such as the Aladdin S-1 & S-2 wicks.  $29.95

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Diesel fuel used in kerosene heaters - for more information click here

The list above of heaters requiring MEDIUM or LARGE diameter wicks is NOT PRECISE to any individual heater - virtually all of the heaters used a different width/diameter wick and the heater MUST be clearly identified so the wick can be made to fit your heater. Contact Miles@MilesStair.com for more information.

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HOW TO MEASURE TO DETERMINE THE WICK SIZE REQUIRED

The diameter of the draft tube determines the wick required by the heater.  The draft tube is easier to measure if the burner is removed, which leaves the draft tube as the only thing protruding from the tank. You can see right through the draft tube to the floor, rug or drip pan beneath the fuel tank (font) so it is easy to identify.

CENTER DRAFT LAMP WICKS_NO_LONGER_MANUFACTURED

Some have substitutions.

LAMP

MAKE FROM

LENGTH

FINISHED WIDTH

Ariel 16'’ (and Helios

 

8.5"

1 11/16"

Ariel 20'’‘

 

8.5"

1 7/8"

Ariel 30'’‘

 

9"

2 5/8"

Blitz 20'’‘

 

7.5"

2 1/16"

Blitz 30'’‘

Use 2R

8.5"

2 5/8"

Court 16'’‘

 

8"

1 ½"

Court 20'’‘

Use #1B

8.5"

2"

Court 30'’‘

Use 2R

8.5"

2 5/8"

Defries 10'’‘, Termidor

   

1 3/16"

Defries 15'’‘

   

1"

Defries 20'’‘, Wonder 10'’‘

   

1 5/16"

Delite

Use 1B

8.5"

2"

English Sun or Marvel 15'’‘

 

7.75"

1 5/8"

English Sun or Marvel 20'’‘

Use 1B

7.75"

2"

English Sun or Marvel 30'’‘

Use 2R

10"

2 5/8"

Famos 1924 model flat 90 cp

 

8"

2 7/8" flat

Famos 1925 model circular 90 cp

 

10"

1 3/8"

Hinks 20'’‘ 45 cp

 

7.5"

2"

Hinks 30'’‘ 80 cp

2 P&A

10"

2 5/8"

Invicta - see Sunlight

     

Juno (English) 14'’‘ 20 cp

 

7.5"

1 ½"

Juno 20'’‘

Use 1B

7.5"

2"

Juno 30'’‘

Use 2R

8.75"

2 5/8"

Lamp Belge, see Juno (English)

     

Lienite & Morelite - see Sunlight

     

Nusunlite

 

7 3/4"

1 5/8"

Orion, Supera, Britelite 14'’‘

 

6 3/4"

1 7/16"

Sunlight

 

9"

1 3/4"

Rarelite

 

8 ½"

1 13/16"

Thermidor No. 1

 

5 ½"

1 13/16"

Trilux 20'’‘

#1B

8.5"

2"

Trilux 30'’‘

#2R

8 3/4"

2 5/8"

Union 20'’‘

   

2 3/8"

Venus or Viking 14'’‘

 

8

1 ½"

Venus or Viking 20'’‘

 

8.5"

1 7/8"

Venus or Viking 30'’‘

#2R

9"

2 5/8"

Veritas 20'’‘

#1B

8 3/4"

1 15/16"

Veritas 30'’‘

#2R

9 5/8"

2 5/8"

Veritas 60'’‘

#3L

10

4 3/8"

Union (W&B) No. 0

 

8"

1 1/4"

Union (W&B) No. 1

 

10"

1 3/4"

Union (W&B) No. 2

 

11"

2 3/8"

Union (W&B) No. 10

 

11 3/4"

4 1/8"

Wonder 10'’‘

 

5 ½"

1 3/16"

 

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Heater Information below

Lamp Wicks:

Center Draft Wicks - many available only from this Wick Shop. #0C, #0S, #0L, #1B, #1M, #1R, #2L, #2R, #2 P&A, #2B, #3L.

Standard lamp wicks and

Kosmos Lamp Wicks

Aladdin Lamp Wicks & parts

Lamp Chimneys:

Center Draft Lamp chimneys in borosilicate glass from Junior "Tiny" to Mammoth lamps.  #0M, Rayo Jr., 2 1/2", 2 5/8", 2 15/16", 3 1/8", 4", 4 1/2"

Standard glass lamp chimneys & Kosmos chimneys


Globe Vulcan (Central Vulcan) Chimneys
- 16''', 18''', 24''' & 30''' CHIMNEYS AND WICKS

Fabulous "Sans Rival" borosilicate chimney for 14''' Kosmos lamps

Student Lamp Sans Rival Chimney with 1 7/8" fitter!!!

Angle Lamp chimneys

Sonnenbrenner Lamp Chimneys

Lamp Chimneys - Dimension of nominal base diameter by make, model and "line".

Information on lamps:

Aladdin Lamp History

Aladdin Lamp Wicks & Chimneys,

Aladdin - Exploded burner views

Beginning Lamp Restoration

Center Draft Kerosene Lamps
(Photos, information and history, etc)

Center Draft Lamp manufacturers and brand names

Kosmos-Brenner lamps

Photos of restored center draft lamps 

Victorian Era Student Lamps

USE, CARE and WICKING of CENTER DRAFT LAMPS

Early American Metal Font & Specialty Lamps

Flame Spreaders and "Smoke Consumers" from Alex Marrack

  • Vulcan, Imperial, Veritas, Belgian, Hinks, Messenger's, Young's Court, etc.

    Articles by Alex Marrack:

Registered Design Numbers For British Lamps

GERMAN PATENT LETTER CLUES - DRPs AND DRGMs, 1877 to 1945

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Links to web sites for parts, information and restoration. 

Kindler Wicking For Oil Stoves & Ranges

Kerosene Heaters

Alphabetical list of most kerosene heaters and the proper wick, & cart checkout.

List by wick number and the heaters that fit them. (A helpful guide for buying on eBay)

Measurements needed if you have an unlisted heater.

Care and Maintenance of Kerosene Heater Wicks

Installing Kerosene Heater Wicks - generic for unpinned wicks

Owner's_Manuals & information for many kerosene heaters

Kerosene Heaters - General types, how they work, recommendations for some good ones - and those I would avoid.

Economic Benefits of Kerosene Heaters

Kerosene Heater Safety

Regular maintenance   

Troubleshooting kerosene heater common problems

Breaking In New Kerosene Appliances

Burning Kerosene Heaters at Night

WATER IN KEROSENE causing "dwindling" and poor performance.

Flame Spreader Heaters and Lamps -
A Century of Excellence

Kerosene Heater Carts -
why carry your heater around?

Kerosene Fuel Primer 

Sweet Smelling Kerosene

Kerosene tank cradles (photo) Building a Cradle

HALLER "ORIGINEEL" STOVES

KEROSENE HEATERS MADE IN THE NETHERLANDS

Beatrice Boiling Stoves & Mini kerosene heaters you can make

Sad Iron stoves; Wicks & Installation instructions

Wicking For Oil Burning "WICKLESS" Stoves & Ranges

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