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Object Type |
Lamp, Semiliquid |
Scope & Content |
Lamp commonly referred to as a "Sunshine" or "Teapot" lamp. Used by underground miners, it has a double-walled, spout as it was made to burn Sunshine Wax, a special fuel made by the Standard Oil Company. This waxy fuel was made with normal wax paraffin with a small percentage of mineral oil mixed in. This type of miner's lamp could burn other fuels such as common household oils such as lard, tallow, or fish oil but was designed primarily to burn Sunshine Wax. Sunshine lamps were made from the 1860s to about 1920. |
Collection |
Sisu Stories |
Search Terms |
Sunshine Lamp Teapot Lamp Sunshine Wax Mining Lighting |