The tilted double wicks and their covers indicate that this lamp was probably intended to burn camphene (camphine), the commercial name of an illuminating oil created by the distillation of turpentine. The covers slowed down the evaporation of the liquid.
Camphene Lamp. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1990-005-01/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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