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    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...

    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...

    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...