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51/415
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This paraffin lamp belonged to the father of John Dixon, the previous occupant of Mill House, Eversley in Hampshire, where the donor lived. It is made of tinned sheet iron and consists of a box with two spouts, a lid and a straight back from which it could be hung. the paraffin would be placed in the box with a wick in each spout which gradually soaked up the paraffin.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 paraffin lamp: metal (tinned sheet iron); good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This lamp belonged to the father of 84 year old John Dixon, the previous occupant of the Mill House, Eversley. // It is of a type first made in the 18th century, with spouts and a closed container. Oil lamps did not improve much in this country until 1831 when the candle tax of 1709, which prohibited all oil lamps, except those burning fish oil, was repealed. This specimen is made of tinned sheet iron and consists of a box shaped like a half moon, with two spouts projecting from the sides, a lid and a straight back with a hole in it for hanging up. The paraffin was placed in the box, and a wick in each of the spouts. The wicks were then lighted and gradually soaked up the paraffin.'
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Nineteenth century
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_482.tif - High resolution image
