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Beginning Lamp Restoration(Page)
So, you just purchased a "new" center draft lamp. The lamp was undoubtedly made during the Victorian Era and thus is well over a century ago. In all probability the lamp has not been used in...
Use, Care and Mantanance of Center-Draft Lamps(Page)WARNINGS Never refuel a lamp when it is burning. That is why Kosmos lamps do not have a separate fill cap. Fires an happen to the nicest people - even old lamp people! Never...
Aladdin Lamp History(Page)Aladdin Lamp History Victor Johnson (882-1943) founded the Mantle Lamp Company of America in Chicago in 1908 and imported the Practicus incandescent burner from Germany. He obtained the Aladdin...
Kosmos(Page)In 1780, the ingenious Aimé Argand of Switzerland conceived and secured a patent for what would become known as the Argand lamp. This innovative device, burning whale oil, employed a circular wick in...
Sans Rival Chimneys(Page)EVOLUTION OF THE SANS RIVAL KOSMOS CHIMNEYWild & Wessel of Berlin (W&W) in 1865 developed the "Kosmos" burner, where a flat wick is formed into a round shape. Wild & Wessel was producing...
Perfection-Clones (Page)This page contains info on: Barler, Miller, Boss, Nesco, Florence, American Stove Co., New Process Stove Co., Wards Porto and others.These are heaters made close to the same specification as the...
ALADDIN(Page)For more in depth Aladdin heater information click here! NOTE: Aladdin heaters often had a letter designation (such as "U") following a model number, which indicates a minor visual change -...
Shipping & Returns(Page)SHIPPING AND WARRANTY POLICIES TERMS OF PAYMENT: You can make payments through PayPal, by credit/debit c
KERO SUN(Page)FIND YOUR KERO-SUN WICK BY MODEL Click your heater's model to go to the correct wick. Your model letter is the last letter of the lot number (see note A below). Wick #1BKero-Sun Omni 85B...
We are on YouTube!(Post)We are very exited to announce that we have launched our YouTube channel:The Wick ShopWe will be doing a weekly Lamp Light Series where we showcase a lamp in our collection and informational videos, a