Lamps

Betty Lamp. This is an old hanging lamp fuelled by oil. Made from iron. Size 4″ x 3″ x 4″ inches. The hook and spike is 6″ inches. It has a hinged lid, an inner wick holder and an attached spike with integrated hook, the spike for knocking into timbers or the hook for suspending the lamp. It’s dated to …

A Wells Unbreakable Oil Lamp No18. This is a large Wells oil lamp. Made from cast iron. Size 7″ x 10″ x 5″ inches, the handle is 6″ inches high. The lamp still has its original yellow paint.      

A. C. Wells & Co Unbreakable Safety Engineers Hand Lamp. From their works at Withy Grove, Manchester, England. Made from iron and brass. Size 6″ x 3″ inches. Dated 1884.

A Wells Unbreakable Oil Lamp No5. Made from cast iron. Size 6″ x 4″ x 4″ inches. The reservoir lid is a screw type and toothed for perfect balance when suspended from a hook. The lamp still has its original thick wick.  

A Wells Unbreakable Oil Lamp. This Wells oil lamp has a screw top for the wick holder and a back iron handle. Made from cast iron and iron. Size 6″ x 3 1/2″ inches. It seems to have retained its original black paint and red lettering. Used in the early 1900’s. 

Braimer Oil Lamp. This Braimer teapot style oil lamp has a reinforced spout and a threaded top to the base and a large hanging hook. Made in Leeds England. Made from tin plate and iron. Size 9″ x 4 1/2″ inches. Age unknown. 

A UK Miners Carbide Lamp. A miners carbide lamp with an aluminium reflector and black rubber base protector. This lamp has a flint igniter attached to the reflector. Made by “Premier” British Made. Made from brass, aluminium and rubber. Size 4 1/2″ x 2″ inches. These lamps had a separate top and bottom reservoir connected by a small hollow tube, …

A UK Miners Carbide Lamp. A miners carbide lamp. With a brass reflector and hanging hook. Made by Premier Lamps, Crestella Engineering Co, Leeds United Kingdom. Made from iron, brass. Size 8″ x 3″ inches. These lamps had a separate top and bottom reservoir connected by a small hollow tube, the bottom tank was filled with the powder carbide and …

A UK Miners Carbide Lamp. A miners carbide lamp. Without a reflector or hanging hook. Made by Premier Lamps, Crestella Engineering Co, Leeds, United Kingdom. Made from iron and brass. Size 9″ x 4″ inches. These lamps had a separate top and bottom reservoir connected by a small hollow tube, the bottom tank was filled with the powder carbide and …

A UK Miners Carbide Lamp. A miners carbide lamp. With hanging hook, without a reflector or the burning nozzle. Made from iron. Size 8″ x 3″ inches.  These lamps had a separate top and bottom reservoir connected by a small hollow tube, the bottom tank was filled with the powder carbide and the top tank contained water. The water would …