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Heater Wicks -
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Photos
of Heater Wicks
Kerosene Heater Wicks
(To find a wick for your heater,
click here.)
wick in metal sleeve. I have the last
remaining lot of these proprietary TKH-800-850 wicks with
their unique metal sleeves.
Another photo of the TKH-800E wick.
Valor "Valmin" wick #W-13
- The smallest diameter heater wick, with ladder
style wick raising attachment.
Valor "Valmin"
wick #W44 with a slotted
metal sleeve. For many Valor Parlor Stoves.
Kerosene Lamp Wicks - center draft, circular
wicks
- 0L - 3/4"
Manhattan Student lamps, Miller 0, B&H 0, Finger
lamps;
Circular wick (1 1/4" x 7 3/4" flat)
- 1R -
1" Rayo Jr.
Center Draft Circular wick (1 11/16" flat x 7 7/8"
flat)
- 1S - 1 1/4" Success,
B&H No 4 Radiant lamp;
L&B
Belgian 20``` lamp (2" flat x 7 1/2" flat)
- 2L -
1 1/2" Rayo,
almost all #2 size lamps;
Center draft circular wick (2 1/2" flat,
7 1/2" flat)
- 2P&A - 1 1/2" P & A ROYAL
Center draft circular wick (2 1/2" flat,
8 3/4" flat)
- 3L - 2 9/16" Store Lamp
Center draft circular wick;
Rochester Lamp Co,
Bradley &
Hubbard #89 & 96, Miller #3, Juno #3, #3 Banner and
Standard store lamps (4 3/16" wide and
8 1/2" flat)
Sad Iron Stove Wicks
Kerosene Heaters
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AGA Heater, and
closeup burning.
From The Netherlands. Photo courtesy of Manfred
Koster. -
AGA Oil. Photo courtesy of Manfred
Koster. -
Aladdin Blue
Flame - generic photo of the style. A
brass Blue Flame owned by Dennis
Anderson. -
Aladdin Series 7.
Photo courtesy of Manfred
Koster. -
Aladdin S181U
Tropic heater, an unusual round radiant with a steel catalytic
converter and bottom tank. The Tropic will work as an emergency stove
because it has no glass parts or insulation over the catalytic
converter, and the low heat output is ideal for survival rooms, motor
homes or travel trailers.
From my collection. -
Aladdin TR2000
heater, a small radiant using a wick of only 2 1/16" diameter and a
glass chimney within a deep parabolic reflector, almost a "personal
size" for arthritis therapy and heating a small room. The heater
is set up on an inexpensive Harbor Freight hand truck/cart with a 16
1/2" x 23 1/2" plywood base for easy moving to where it is needed.
From my collection. -
Auto Motor
Heater instructions, and Primer Wick availability. -
Beatrice
Boiling Stove, label reads Harper-Beatrice, uses a 4"
flat wick to produce heat for cooking and heating a small room. It
had only been used a few times when I found it. -
Beatrice Parlor
Heater Model No. 4012, English-made heater using a
small diameter circular wick. Probably 50 years old and I will
have to rebuild it, but it is a fine example of small British room heaters. -
Beatrice
No. 4012 compared in size to Perfection 730. From
my collection. -
Boss
kerosene heater,
essentially a copy of the Perfection 500.
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Bunsen-Davy Heater. -
Candle
Radiant heater.-
Corona SX-2E radiant heater
on cart. From my collection.
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Dangler heater
from 1901
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DynaGlo convection heater
(RMC95, CV-2300, etc) -
DynaGlo Radiant RMC55R7 -
Everglow P-E3,
Another unusual Everglo heater. Owned and photographed by Mark
Bartlett. -
Everglow P-E12 normal view,
and front panel removed.
A most unusual radiant heater. It appears to be a
regular radiant heater, but the lower front panel removes to reveal a
bottom fuel tank with everything attached. The entire assembly can be
removed as one piece for
cleaning and service. Excellent design! From my collection. -
Facetta.
Facetta open.
Facetta manuel. -
"Golden Crown Combo" heater. Unusual flat wick heater from
The Netherlands. From my collection. -
Haller "Original" Heater;
close up burning, wick position
up,
down. Photo courtesy of Manfred
Koster. -
Haller Stove/Heater combination. Photo courtesy of
Manfred Koster. -
Heaters from the Netherlands.
Photos courtesy of Manfred Koster.
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Heat Mate HMHR 1101 radiant heater.
A very fine heater at a reasonable price. I've used
this one for over nine years.
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Heat Mate H-110. Also sold as a Sengoku.
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Heat Mate CV-2230 convection heater.
The best buy of new convection heaters.
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KeroSun
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DC-100 convection/radiant heater
on dolly. From my collection.
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DC-100
on wagon, back view. I made the wagon using the wheels, axles
and tongue from a discarded child's wagon. The plywood bed is 19
1/2" wide x 22" long.
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DC-100 on wagon,
side view
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Moonlighter. KeroSun. Nickel plated. Owned by Alex Muzyka.
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RCA-87 radiant heater.
Was part of my collection.
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WC-105
Type N on cart built from a inexpensive Chinese hand truck. In
the summer, this cart sees duty as a beehive work cart.
From my collection.
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Decal label on WC-105
heater
showing the last letter denoting type "N".
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KeroWorld Model 1104
sold
in Canada - it is a DynaGlo RMC55
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KeroWorld Model CV2230 - it is a Heat
Mate HMHC2230
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KOGY 100 - An
exceptionally well-designed and -built heater from Taiwan. The
iris-style emergency shut-off is
crafted like a watch, covering and sealing the wick instead of the usual
wick-retraction system.
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Phoebus Demon heater.
A
small, rare heater made in Austria for heating seasonal cabins in the
Alps.
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Sharp-Pechka radiant heater sold
in Canada in the 1970's. From
my collection.
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Sharp HSR-88F,
made in January, 1981. These were sold in Canada and do not have
UL approval, lacking a tip-over switch. With the bottom tank and a
nice carry handle, this heater would be ideal for a fishing hut or some
other purpose where the heater would have to be carried and move
frequently, as the bottom tank is far less prone to spill fuel when
moved. I purchased and refurbished it just in case someone wanted
it for that purpose.
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Tony Sun radiant heater,
made in China, and not very well. No longer a
part of my collection.
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Turm L51
Blaubrenner (Blue Flame Heater) (German)
burning my new wick. From
my collection. This heater is currently being sold in the US as a military surplus Swiss or Swedish "Tent Heater: Consumption per hour approx 0.35 pints .approx 6500 B.Th.
U's/hr per filling appox 16 hours burning time."
Video of heater burning >
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZWZBm5Jfvs Photo of heater >
http://www.prela.ch/images/Turm2Gross.jpg
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Valor 525 heater,
essentially a copy of the Perfection and using the Perfection 500 wick.
This is one of the very few Valor heaters which used a commonly
available wick, their other models being designed for unusual
proprietary wicks.
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Valor 525
burner unit with wick.
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Valor L20.
Inside.
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Valor Jr. #56.
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Valor No. 420 Parlor
heater.
Front cover removed to show
burner unit. From
my collection.
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Ward's Porto fount. No wicks available.
Heaters made from Store
Lamps
Flame Spreaders from Heaters in
the Past 100 Years
Kerosene Lamp
Chimneys
(on lamps) that I carry in stock
Miller "0" Chimney, duplicate of the original Macbeth #4,
for
Tiny Miller/Juno, Tiny B&H lamps, and other finger lamps.
Tiny
Miller, Tiny B&H;
Miller
Finger lamp;
Tiny Miller 0 Table lamp;
Tiny Miller
Hanging lamp.
SUCCESS chimney
(on Success Stand Lamp) (full
curl flame) - also for
B&H No 4 Radiant;
L&B Belgian
20```;
Veritas
20''' table lamp,
Veritas
20''' Hanging;
Hinks 45 CP
Annular (Alex's), my
Hinks 45 cp
Annular (mine).
2 1/2" chimney on Belgian 20''' lamp.
2 5/8" chimney on Handlan-Buck #30 Caboose lamp.
2 5/8" chimney on Rochester #2 lamp.
IMPERIAL
and GLOBE VULCAN CHIMNEY.
Chimney on B&H Imperial
fount, lighted,
and complete lamp. With the
correct flame
spreader and chimney, they burn magnificently! More photos of
Imperial burner here.
BELGIAN 30''' - B&H Radiant #5 - P&A Plumwood - Miller's Dresden,
Empress and Liberty 2/0 Chimney -
flame at
full curl on Belgian - chimney on
Dresden lamp,
lighted
on Dresden.
MAMMOTH chimney -
B&H #89 -
Globe Incandescent #2 burning new chimney - Pittsburgh Mammoth
Chimney.
Kerosene Lamps and Lanterns
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wick. Wicks available on the lamp
wick page.
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A collection of large table
lamps to show relative size, with wick numbers they require.
Left to right: Den Haan 14''' (2 5/8" flat), B&H Trophy (insert
fount) (#2L), Hugo Schneider (insert fount) (#2L), New Rochester
size 0 pedestal, Veritas duplex (1 1/16"), L&B 14''' pedestal, L&B
20''' (#1S), Hinks 45 cp Annular (#1S), P&A Royal #2P&A), B&H
Imperial Banquet (insert) (3 5/8" flat), and Success Stand Lamp #2
(#1S). From my collection.
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Brass pedestal banquet lamp lineup. L - R. Parker, Hinks Annular, Veritas, Young's Court, B&H Imperial.
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Miller hanging lamps for size comparison: Rochester store lamp, Juno #2 and Tiny Miller. From my collection.
#OL - Manhattan
Student Lamps, deep fount lamps. #0S - Miniature lamps.
(3/4" nominal diameter)
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Baby Rochester. The smallest center draft lamp. Uses a 1/2" diameter wick, not wick #0.
Baby Rochester compared to a Tiny Juno finger lamp. Baby Rochester parts.
Baby Rochester burner. From my collection.
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Ditmar "Arde." Perhaps the cheapest construction of any of my lamps. From my collection.
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New Rochester Finger Lamp.
These lamps were made in the US but only sold in England. From my collection.
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Tiny B&H table lamp. From my collection.
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Junior lamp lineup: Left to Right. Center draft Globe Vulcan; Ditmar "Arde"; Jr. Rochester; Tiny Juno; New Rochester Jr.;
Tiny Miller; Tiny B&H; Miller Jr. Miller #1 (for size comparison). From my collection.
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Little Prince by Holmes, Booth and Haydens (HBH). Super rare working pedestal lamp, as many HBH lamps long ago got severe
stress cracks. Photographed before restoration. Owned by Gary & Laura MacPherson, Canada.
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Miller Finger Lamp (Requires
wick #0S),
owned by Alex Muzyka
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Assortment of miniature lamps using wick
#0M-S:
From left to right: Rochester mini finger lamp, Plume & Atwood "Little Royal", Bradley & Hubbard finger lamp, Guadard 15'''
Matador lamp and cut off a little in the picture, a Plume & Atwood
nickel plated "Little Royal" with 6" shade. Owned by Alex Muzyka.
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"Little Jewel"
hanging lamp. Quite rare. Completely restored. Harp made and plated in rose gold by Dave Ward of the Village Lamp Shop. From my collection.
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Little Royal
Finger Lamp - Size 0.
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Little Vulcan. Made in Berlin by Wild & Wessel. Sold by Catterson in London as a Globe Vulcan. Another view of the
Globe Vulcan "0". From my collection.
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Tiny lamps -
Little Jewel, Tiny Juno Sewing Lamp and Tiny Miller, in front of
Success lamp for size comparison. From my collection.
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More Tiny Lamps:
Left to right, New Rochester finger, Tiny Miller finger, B&H, and Tiny
Miller table lamp. From my collection.
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Tiny Miller lamps:
Hanging lamp (in harp) and table lamp. Harp made and plated by Dave Ward of the
Village Lamp Shop. Dave also cut the shade to match the shape and form of the
Dresden. From my collection.
#1R - Rayo Jr.
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Rayo Jr:
Flame spreader;
lamp lighted.
From my collection.
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Rayo Jr.
Lighted. From my collection.
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Junior lamp lineup: Far left: Rayo Junior;
2nd from left: Miller Juno Junior; 3rd from left: Bradley &
Hubbard Junior; Right: Plume & Atwood Royal finger lamp (As far as
I know, the only size #1 finger lamp. Everyone else made only size #0
finger lamps). Owned and photographed by Alex Muzyka.
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Lempereur & Bernard (L&B) Brevette lamp,
unlighted,
lighted. Owned by Alex Muzyka.
#1M
#1S - Success Lamp Wicks (1 1/4"
nominal diameter) (New, super
quality chimneys for these lamps.)
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Success Stand Lamp #2.
Success lamp burning brightly with one of my
new wicks. From my collection.
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Young's "Court 20''' "Central Draught" unlighted, lighted with shade.
The Young's lamp used gear wheels to move the wick. The thickness and weave of the wick is absolutely critical to proper function. From my collection.
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18''' Gebrudder
Brunner. Flame.
Wick knob.
It is an Austrian made burner very similar to the Ditmar
Sonnenbrenner. They were both probably made by the same company.
The Gebrudder Brunner and Sonnenbrenner both use a carrier wick
and a small piece of Success wick as the burn wick, When the burn
wick gets burnt up, you simply replace a small piece because the
carrier wick is still there. It is an interesting and unusual
design. Owned and photographed by Alex Muzyka.
#1B - Belgian 20, Hinks and
Veritas 20''', Radiant #4.
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Hinks 45
cp table lamp. Lift gallery.
18" tall, over 5 pounds without chimney or shade. From my collection.
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Hinks Annular 45 cp, lighted, with shade. From my collection.
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Veritas 20''' table lamp, and
Veritas 20''' lamp with drop-in font.
Owned by Alex Muzyka.
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Veritas 20''' Hanging
Lamp. From my collection.
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Unknown lamp very similar to a Success Stand Lamp, maker unknown.
Owned by Alex Muzyka.
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Lempereur & Bernard (L&B) Brevette
20'', burning, with my new chimney. From my collection.
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L&B Brevette 20''', embossed. From my collection.
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L&B Belgian, made for a US railroad. Unfortunately electrocuted, but repairable. From my collection.
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L&B Belgian, 1883 on fill cap, fount and flame spreader. The earliest I have seen. Pre-dates the Leonard
Henkle patent of Jan. 15, 1884, the first American flame spreader and marketed by Rochester. Owned and photgraphed by P.C. Brickell of Toronto.
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Hinks Annular 45 cp,
Magnificent lamp owned by Alex Muzyka.
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Miller Dresden #1.
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Messenger's 54 CP Annular,
and lighted. From England.
Owned by Alex Muzyka.
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Bradley &
Hubbard Radiant #4. A very rare early model Radiant #4 with a button
flame spreader. The Radiant #4 and Success burners were close
copies of the L & B 20'''. Full
profile. From my collection.
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B&H Radiant #4 "Trophy" lamp with 14"
ruby shade. From my collection.
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B&H Radiant #4 Table Lamp. From my collection.
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18''' central draft Vulcan (wick
in Vulcan wick sleeve)
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Royal Finger Lamp.
Size 1.
Owned by Alex Muzyka.
#2L - Rayo - 1 1/2" nominal
diameter wick
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B & H and P & A "Trophy" lamps -
among the finest
lamps ever made. From my collection.
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Hugo Schneider, Leipzig, Germany.
Assembled,
disassembled. From my collection.
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Perfection lamp, 1904.
Center of back row. This lamp became the "Rayo." From my collection.
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New Rochester #2,
owned and beautifully restored by
Gary &
Laura
MacPherson, Canada
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Juno #2 burning with my new wick and borosilicate chimney.
Owned by Alex Muzyka.
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Juno #2, another one.
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New Juno #2 burning with my new wick and borosilicate chimney.
From my collection.
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Rayo burning with my new wick and borosilicate chimney. Above
3 Sept. 3, 2010.
Owned by Alex Muzyka.
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Rochester Trophy, (with shade), 1886,
with my new wick and borosilicate chimney.
From my collection.
#2P&A - Plume and Atwood, Royal.
#2B
1 1/2"
Slightly thicker and 1 1/4" longer than the Rayo wick above,
for Beatrice 4012. B&H Radiant #5; Miller Liberty,
Empress, Dresden,
Miller 2/0. These
fit a
Belgian 30''' lamp perfectly (New, super quality chimneys for
these lamps.)
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Belgian 30'''.
Unlighted. Large fount, often used as a parlor heater. From my collection.
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German "Intensiv Blitz Lampe", made by Bunt &
Remmler in Frankfurt. Lamp unlighted,
lamp lighted, and
wick knob. Note the very unusual
flared chimney. This is a hanging lamp set in a basket stand
for photography. As with my B&H Imperial lamp, according to all
reference material available this lamp does not exist - yet Alex Muzyka
has one! These are the first recorded photographs of this
exceedingly rare lamp. Thanks, Alex!
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Hinks 30''' . Note the magnificent base!
Owned by Alex Muzyka.
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Hinks 20''' and 30''' compared. The founts have the same "look," but note the sizes.
Owned by Alex Muzyka.
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Miller Dresden. Dresden in harp beside Tiny Miller.
From my collection.
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Miller Liberty 2/0.
Owned by Dick Stauffer.
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Hanging lamps:
Middle row: P&A Plumwood; B&H Radiant #5; Miller Dresden.
From my collection.
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Sherwood's English Sun lamp,
and lighted. "It is one of the
largest 30''' lamps that I have seen so far. It uses an odd 3 1/2"
chimney with a large tapered onion bulge." Alex Muzyka.
This is a German lamp, most likely Hugo Schneider, imported and sold
by Sherwood in England. Lamp owned and restored by Alex Muzyka.
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Veritas 30'''. Small fount bracket lamp. From my collection.
#3L - "Store" lamps, 2 9/16"
nominal diameter wick. (New, super
quality chimneys for Mammoth lamps.)
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B & H Model 89 lamp, and
unlit.
Owned by Alex Muzyka.
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B & H Model 89, with my borosilicate chimney, overhead showing flame spreader.
#89 Flame Spreader profile, top view. After replating by
Dave Ward and featured on his website. From my collection.
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Juno #3 store lamp, similar to the Rochester #3 store
lamp. Owned by Alex Muzyka.
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Rochester Tavern or
Store Lamp, uses a wick #3L. This magnificent lamp is owned and was photographed by David W. in
Florida. Photo of
measuring lamp central air pillar.
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Rochester Store lamp. Photo of Rochester next to a B&H #89 for comparison.
Another comparison: First Model (1886) Rochester with top lift rod; 2nd Model Rochester (1887) with bottom pull rod. Note that
these lamps are identical except for the lift rod: same burner, flame spreader and embossing pattern. Photo of 2nd Model Rochester
Store lamp lighted, with my store lamp chimney. From my collection.
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Store Lamp,
Globe Incandescent No 2.
Flame spreader
indicia.
Made by The Standard Lighting Co., Cleveland, O. U.S.A.
With chimney (!), courtesy
of Alex Muzyka. From my collection.
Globe Incandescent No. 2,
Photo courtesy of Dick Stauffer.
Note unusual wasp-waist chimney!
OTHER LAMPS AND LANTERNS
Center Draft:
KOSMOS Type LAMPS: Illustrated
on the Kosmos-Brenner
page.
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Aladdin mantle lantern
- modern
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Aladdin mantle lantern made
in Chicago in 1903. Three color brass construction. It is
shown with a special electrical adaptor made to fit the draft tube.
The wick is in place, so the cord and socket can be pulled, a mantle and
chimney installed, and it is again a working Aladdin lamp.
This is my working desk lamp.
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Bicycle lamp, "Solar,"
oblique, with font removed,
operating. The
Badger Brass Mfg Co, Kenosha, Wis.; From my collection.
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British Duplex lamp,
circa 1900. Burners lighted
with my new wicks,
knobs. From my collection.
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Veritas British Duplex lamp. From my collection.
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Butterfly 828R pressure lantern
(same as Petromax) From my collection.
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Carriage lamp,
front view,
back view with font removed; J & R
Oldfield, Birmingham. From my collection.
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Coleman pressure lanterns (compared with Butterfly 828R)
From my collection.
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Czech wall lamp
(low fuel consumption, excellent area light)
From my collection.
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Dietz Monarch, a
classic barn lamp made from 1885 until about 1952 in Syracuse, NY.
This one was built in the late 1930's, and has an unusual red glass
chimney. From my collection.
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Dressel railroad lamp.
Arlington, NJ; N.Y.C.S. railroad.
From my collection.
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Hinks Duplex.
Photo 2. Owned
by Alex Muzyka.
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Lampe Pigeon, and with
font removed. French
vintner's lamp. Patent 1885. From my collection.
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Mason Jar lamp
(#2 burner on a mason jar adapter) The lamp is sitting on my
pre-Vatican I (1882) tabernacle. From my
collection.
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Metal font porch lamp.
(Sorry, but I had an excess of maroon paint.)
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Collection of lanterns and lamps Part of my collection.
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British Oldfield carriage lamp,
and with font
removed, 1913. From my
collection.
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P&A Risdon table lamp From my collection.
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P&A Risdon Dresser lamp,
sterling silver. From my collection.
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P&A Risdon warehouse lamp From my collection.
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P & A Risdon gimbal
mounted wall lamp, circa 1890, on the wall behind my
recliner.
Lamp Patents
Kerosene Stoves
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Note: "Butterfly" brand
kerosene stoves are available from
www.StPaulMercantile.com
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Butterfly #2412 pressure stove
(best backpack kero stove) From my collection.
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Butterfly #2412, disassembled pieces
(can be packed)
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Butterfly #2413 single burner
(gravity flow, edge-burning wick design)
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Butterfly #2416
(two burner, side tank)
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Butterfly #2418
(two burner, center tank) From my collection.
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Burner lifted on Butterfly stove
(gravity flow wick design)
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Haller "Origineel,"
a German
stove. This is a small stove, about 6 x 9", and uses a thin 2
9/16th wick. More photos and information
here. From my collection.
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Harper Beatrice "Boiling Stove",
made in England, probably post war, likely used as a
"caravan" heater and stove. Essentially, this is a very successful
update of the 1880's "sad iron heater" such as the "Golden Star."
This heater uses a 4" wide wick cut from the B&H lamp
wick. It can boil a teakettle of water in 10 minutes - with no
fumes or soot. Virtually identical to an all-brass stove made in
Germany circa 1900. From my collection.
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Beatrice
"Boiling Stove" dated 1901, with a cast iron base.
Note chimney is identical in style, above.
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Beatrice #33 "Boiling
Stove," dated 1901, with an enameled base and rare
top plate extensions. Photographed
next to my Harper Beatrice to show the size difference.
From my collection.
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Karan 212 (Golden Night)
(#2 burner, high heat output) From my collection.
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Parasene greenhouse heater. British.
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Premier Jr.
(8 strand wick design) From my collection.
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Premier Sr.
(10 strand wick design) From my collection.
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Swastik
(12 strand wick design) From my collection.
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Cook stand
(supports wide and heavy pots above stove) (Instructions
on how I made the cook stand.)
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Cook stand
(made from a metal aquarium frame)
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Stove setup
(kerosene stove canning operation) (I made this
setup for my wife.)
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Stoves as heaters (various types of heat sinks on stoves)
From my collection.
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Note: Butterfly stoves are available from
www.SurvivalPro.com and
www.StPaulMercantile.com
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Mini stove I
made using a P&A Brooder House Heater as the base, using expanded metal
as a cook surface.
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Mini stove I
made using a P&A Brooder House Heater as the base, but using an
electrical switch cover as the cooking platform. Note that this
unit should be used outside until the galvanizing is burned off.
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Brooder heater,
not a P&A, with original chimney and mica window.
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Sad Iron heaters and
mini wick
stoves from the 1880's up, American and European. -
Single wick "Golden
Star" stove, front,
back,
open. From my
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Three wick "Golden Star" stove,
front, and another three
wick open. -
Pocket
kerosene stove from WW I era, folding for easy carrying. Quite rare!
A stand unfolds from the lid for balancing a small pot or canteen. The
brass cap on the lower right screws tightly over the wick so kerosene
does not leak during carrying.
A US 25 cent coin and a WW I era .25-20 Winchester cartridge case are
shown as comparison for size. This little stove uses a 1 1/2"
section of lamp wick to produce heat - not much - but it is an
interesting piece of history. From my
collection.
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Sepulchre Heating
Table. Owned, restored and
photographed by Manfred Koster.
Kerosene Heater Accessories
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Kerosene heater igniter #3
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"EcoFan"
for wood stoves. The difference in temperature between
the base and the "fins" on the top creates enough electricity to
turn a fan and circulate heat. This fan has very limited use
for kerosene heaters: It cannot be use on a convection
heater; it can be used on some radiant heaters which are not
insulated on top, but not over open vent holes directly over the
catalytic converter. It works very well on an Aladdin
Tropic, but the photo shows it cannot get enough heat to move on
the well insulated Aladdin TR2000.
From my collection.
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Kerowind
electric fan. This all-metal fan can sit on top of a heater
and help distribute the heat. Note the vents on top: air is pulled
down through the top, cooling the electric motor, and then blown through
the circular 1/2" gap at the base of the unit, thus circulating heated
air slightly toward the floor. Note also that the electric cord is
suspended on a wire rack to keep it away from the most intense heat.
From my collection.
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Moonlighter reflector.
Shown sitting on top of a DC-100. This reflector is designed
to fit behind the glass chimney on a Moonlighter heater,
reflecting heat toward the front while allowing the heater to be
closer to a combustible wall or furnishings. The reflector is
stainless steel with an insulation air space and an enameled back
panel. It was designed to be attached to the grill.
From my collection.
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1918 Perfection heater advertisement.
Note the thrust of the
advertisement: A kerosene heater allowed a family to avoid
crowds obtaining coal to heat their homes and thus avoid the
influenza pandemic which ravaged the world, killing at least
20,000,000 people. And now we have the possibility of an
avian flu pandemic that could be far worse than the one in 1918!!!
From my collection.
Unusual Kerosene Heaters
English Greenhouse Heater
from my collection. Unique 2,100 BTU heater which uses two 1" wide wicks to provide the heat
for the metal chimney. Not for indoor use as they do have an
aroma when burning. Available for about $50 USD from Norfolk
Products
55 Wilbury Way
Hitchin
Hertforshire Sg4 Otw
England
laurencenicholls@btconnect.com
Miscellaneous
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Diesel truck tanks for kerosene storage
(Old steel Mack truck 110 gallon tanks salvaged (i.e., free). I cleaned
them up, painted them, then put them on cradles built from pressure
treated 4 x 4'x and 2 x 4's for cross bracing. A boiler valve with
1/2" clear vinyl tubing allows containers to be filled by gravity flow.
They have worked like a charm since I set them up in 1999.
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Information on Kerosene Heaters
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Kerosene tank cradles
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Building a Cradle
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