Lamp, Oil
Medium: Stone: marble; Metal: brass; Glass
Classification: Decorative Arts
Object number: 1973.8
Label text:Burns camphene (part turpentine, part alcohol); fluid is very explosive, hence divergent tubes at top of lamp with caps. This type of lamp is described in Dr. Loris Russell's Book "A Heritage of Light"
DescriptionBurning fluid lamp. Base of lamp is white marble, bottom ssection of lamp is brass, rough blue glass makes centre of lamp with blue flutted glass trim, tubes of brass.
Not on display
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