Supported by a hexagonal (6-sided) base, the font of this lamp is decorated with lyres or harps. Whale oil burned brightly and cleanly, unlike grease or fat, but was more expensive than other fuels.
Whale-oil Lamp. ca. 1840. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1977-26/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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