Old-fashioned kerosene lamp

Old-fashioned kerosene lamp

This is a traditional fuel lighting tool, also known as a lantern, fire oil lamp or hurricane lamp. At the bottom is a metal container for storing kerosene. A bulbous glass cover is used to protect the flame from the wind and ensure stable combustion. There is a metal reflector and handle on the top, which is easy to carry or hang.
19th century British kerosene lamp

19th century British kerosene lamp

Stone oil lamp base unearthed at Broch of Gurness

Stone oil lamp base unearthed at Broch of Gurness

Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age village in the western Orkney Islands, Scotland, about 2,000 years old. This roughly chiseled lamp, once filled with oil, could once provide light from a slow-burning wick. Found in an Iron Age settlement Gurness of Broch.