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Title
Oil
lamp
Subject
Whale
oil
lamps
;
Astral
lamps
;
Oil
lamps
;
Lighting
;
Argand
burner
Time Period
1810s
Place
Adena
;
Chillicothe
(Ohio)
;
Ross
County
(Ohio)
Description
Astral
whale
oil
lamp
was
made
by
Lewis
Veron
&
Company
in
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
, and
dates
from
approximately
1815
. The
lamp
is
made
of
brass
and has a
metal
label
marked
"
Lewis
Veron
&
Co.
,
Phila.
" The
lamp
has
three
parts
. The
urn-shaped
oil
font
rests
on a
round
,
grooved
pyramid-shaped
pedestal
that
stands
on a
square
base
.
Arms
extend
out
that
carry
oil
to the
oxygen-fed
circular
wick
. A
glass
globe
rests
on
top
of this
arm
(this
globe
is
not
original
to the
lamp)
. The
Astral
lamp
worked
on the
same
principle
as the
Argand
lamp
, but
it
eliminated
the
shadow
cast
by the
Argand
burner
.
Astral
lamps
are
considered
aesthetically
pleasing
because
of their
proportions
and
lovely
glass
shades
. This
lamp
burned
astral
oil
, a
refined
illuminating
oil
derived
from the
sperm
whale
,
which
was
characterized
by a
strong
,
clear
glow
. The
Ohio
Historical
Society
received
this
oil
lamp
from
David
Stockwell
of
Greenville
,
Delaware
.
Creator
Lewis
Vernon
&
Company
Date of Original
ca.
1815
Collection
Adena
Collection
Source
H
27673.001
Format
Object
;
Picture
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
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Type
StillImage
File Name
H27673_001.tif
Image Height
2714
Image Width
1809
File Size
14750902 Bytes
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