Hello everyone, this is my first oil lamp ( glass chimney being washed currently photo for fun)
I have bought heritage lamp oil and find that it gives off a strong fuel smell that makes me nauseated.
Is this normal or is there other oils that have virtually no smell?
The Vapo-Cresolene Vaporizer was marketed as a health aide and sold from 1879 to 1957, they sold a lot of these! One would heat up some good old cresolene and inhale the fumes to fix what ailed them. I use it to heat incense oil instead.
I think it's from the later years of production based on the bottle and package text, as well as the lack of manganese in the glass. It includes a branded burner, font and bottle. I'm using a Zippo lighter wick with Aladdin oil without any issues. While I'm still hunting for a pre-1900's model this ticks a lot of my collecting category boxes.