r/OilLamps

Picked this up at a flea market today. I would like to remove all the electric and restore it. There are no maker markings on it, seems to be have a plated brass tank. I assume it will need a new flame spreader and wick. I have not tried any disassembly, other then penetrating oil on the fuel cap to get it off.

Hey all wanted to share my almost finished oil lamp I started with just the shell it had no pump, no funnel rivets, no stings and the cord/chain was a mess and a bad black paint job. So I got everything new stripped the top and bottom gave it a custom paint job. The light in it I can change to any color. To finish the lamp I’m going to put moss around the statue and an assortment of crystals in the bottom.

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Bonjour, je suis assez désespérée, j’ai demandé de l’aide à ChatGPT pour trouver la bonne huile pour mettre dans ma lampe de pluie YENNY et il m’a fait visiblement acheter une mauvaise huile qui sent le pétrole. Bref il va falloir que je démonte des nettoies intégralement ma lampe, ce qui me stresse énormément car étant atteinte de sclérose en plaques, ce n’est vraiment pas évident pour moi… du coup il faut que je rachète une huile, on m’a conseillé l’huile que j’ai mise en deuxième photo, car l’huile spécifique pour les lampes de pluie est introuvable en France. Pouvez-vous m’aider et me dire si l’huile ci-dessus est bonne pour ma lampe merci beaucoup

It’s 150, is that a good price

I gkt this oil lamp but the glass is cracked and its one of those older reproduction lamps where they cheaply soldered everything togetyer ive tried desoldering the solder didnt work should i not run this will the glass shatter?

So I bought this goddess oil lamp and I’m restoring her to use and I thought that everything was good. I can hear the motor when I turn it on and I poured oil so those aren’t the problem but I think the pump is broken cause when I looked at the bottom turned on nothing was moving. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Edit: My roommate broke the strings so I’m trying to get the top off to restring but have no luck. Can anyone help?

Found at an estate sale in Louisville KY. They had it labeled as "1890 Bradley Hubbard electrified oil lamp" on the tag. It's an oil lamp that may have been converted. The lamp shade was not original. Got it half off on Sunday for about $180. Tried Reverse image searches and could not find a match. There is a marking that says 1099 on the base and another that has an 18. Everything else is eligible. If anyone has any theories or knowledge we would welcome them.

Here is my latest figural oil lamp acquisition. The lamp features a classical warrior figure mounted on a marble base with a frosted and etched font above.

My suspicion is that the figure may have started life as a candle holder before being adapted into an oil lamp by adding a font and burner assembly. I've seen a few similar pieces over the years, and this one has that same feel.

Either way, it's a great display piece and fits right in with the rest of my figural lamp collection. The warrior theme, detailed casting, and overall presentation make it a fun addition to the collection.