r/OilLamps

Adams & Co. No. 235 (OMN) oil lamp.

This is a cute milk glass hand painted GWTW oil lamp. All original. If anyone is interested I have this up for sale. No chips or cracks. Burner wheel works.

Happy 4th. 🇺🇸

Another recent Adams addition.

This one is an Adams & Co. No. 200 (OMN), also known as the Bradford pattern, displayed with a homemade floral arrangement. Like the No. 175 I shared earlier, I'd love to find an original flower setup for it someday.

Introduced in the 1880s and still a beautiful example of Adams glass.

https://www.eapgs.net/full-images.php?idx=250&pat=69

Picked up several new Adams lamps that I’m excited to share (and help feed Google with a little more information).

This one is an Adams & Co. No. 175 (OMN) lamp featuring a homemade floral arrangement. Would love to find some originals!

Introduced in the 1880’s.

https://www.eapgs.net/full-images.php?idx=80062&pat=7426

This was my great grandmother’s oil lamp. It’s obviously missing the glass piece, but I’m looking to see if anyone can figure out what year it would have been made or any other information. The bottom says Norleans Hong Kong. Thanks!

The bottom metal piece is stuck. I don’t know where to start. Does anyone have a lamp similar to this?

Recently I have been really into old oil lamps. I was gifted this and was wondering if anyone could give me any and all info on it.

Yet another King Glass Co no. 24 (OMN) post. Picked up this nifty little double font stand.

I have Indian lamp oil and the wick has been soaking for 2hrs, I left a gap between the glass case and the base for air flow, and I trimmed the wick before use.

I received this lamp from an aunt. I'm guessing it's late 1800's but I'm not sure if that. I want to open it up to clean and refill with new oil and wick. I'm not sure where it should come apart. I do not want to damage it.

After trying just about every flat wick available from Amazon and the big box stores, I've found that most of them leave a lot to be desired. The quality simply isn't there.

For anyone looking for a reliable source, I highly recommend Fullers UK (sold through eBay). Their flat wicks burn beautifully, shipping to the U.S. is free, and they handle any duties or import fees that may apply.

Pictured are the sizes that arrived today:

3/8", 1/2", 5/8", 7/8", 1 1/16", 1 1/2", and 2 9/16". My 2 3/4" wick is expected to arrive tomorrow.

If you're in the market for quality wicks, they're definitely worth a look. As you can probably tell from the photos, I tend to buy in bulk. It's much more economical, and it ensures I always have the sizes I need on hand. I typically stock up once a year since I rotate lamps frequently and don't store them with fuel or wicks installed.

eBay link:

https://ebay.io/m/t4gx7T

Fullers also offers thicker wick options in multiple sizes for lanterns and other applications. Those aren't pictured here.

For Aladdin lamps, I usually buy my wicks and mantles from Lehman's or Imperial Lighting. For center draft lamps and other specialty wick needs, my go-to source is Miles Wick Shop.

Note: I am not affiliated with any of these companies. I simply appreciate quality wicks and wanted to share a source that has worked well for me.

Found the little guy at the flea last weekend to pair with its heavy duty big brother. Commonly known as 'Peanut' but not a lot of other info I can find, might be US Glass as they have some similar looking patterns. It looks like there's a few other sizes out there to collect as well.