Whale Oil Lamps

Whale Oil Lamps

Twisted Braid Cotton Wick For Whale Oil Lamp Burners    US $6.95

GENUINE 1870S AMBER GLASS WHALE OIL LAMP    US $49.00

MINIATURE OIL LAMP VERY SMALL    US $12.00

HANDSOME MID 19TH CENTURY PEWTER WHALE OIL LAMP WITH BURNER WICKS    US $95.00

ANTIQUE WHALE OIL LAMP KOSMOS BURNER GREEN DIAMOND GLASS FONT BRASS CANDLESTICK    US $49.99

NICE PAIR NEW ENGLAND MATCHING OIL LAMPS FROM 1800s FARM DIMINUTIVE SIZE    US $99.00

Rare 1868 Whale Oil Lamp    US $15.00

Sandwich Flint Clear Glass Whale Oil Table Lamp Electrified    US $89.99

Oil Lamp Cobalt Blue Faceted Glass Vintage Antique Base Kerosine Lantern    US $4.99

EAPG RARE c1840 FLINT GLASS WAFER STEM GIANT SAWTOOTH WHALE OIL LAMP AWESOME SEE    US $119.99

Rare Pre Civil War Star Bullseye Pattern Glass Early Whale Oil Lamp c1840    US $49.99

EARLY WHALE OIL LAMP WITH SNUFFER NICE    US $19.99

RARE 1800s 11 1 4 Pewter Whale Oil Lamp    US $69.99

Shirley Robinson Handmade Whale Oil Pewter Lamp    US $80.00

EAPG Glass Stemmed Whale Oil Lamp w Iron Base    US $25.00

Antique BRASS WHALE OIL LAMP Turned Vintage    US $34.95

Antique Tin Pewter Whale Oil Lamp Railroad Skaters Kerosene Lantern Orig Burner    US $9.99

Antique Sandwich Glass 6 Panel Whale Oil Lamp    US $35.00

WHALE OIL LAMP WITH HEXAGON SHAPE AND BRASS COLLAR    US $29.99

LOT OF 6 BRASS WHALE OIL LAMP BURNERS NON THREADED    US $9.95

1800s CRANBERRY RED WHALE OIL KEROSENE TABLE HAND LAMP    US $25.00

ANTIQUE GREEN MOONSTONE CHERUB WHALE OIL KEROSENE LAMP    US $25.00

SKS Zinn German Pewter Wine Goblet Whale Oil Lamp With Green Shade Rare    US $79.99

ANTIQUE 1800s ETCHED WHALE OIL LAMP on MARBLE BASE    US $26.00

ANTIQUE 1800s PATTERN GLASS WHALE OIL LAMP on DECORATED CAST IRON BASE    US $24.99

Antique American Pewter Double Wick Whale Oil Swing Lamp Circa Mid 19th Century    US $125.00

Early Small Sized Camphene Pewter    US $19.99

Clear Glass Whale Oil Lamp with Eagle Burner 1870s    US $89.99

Antique FLINT CLEAR GLASS WHALE OIL LAMP w QA wick    US $24.99

Antique Sandwich glass whale oil lamp circa 1840s    US $69.99

Antique Bronze Whale Oil Burning Lamp    US $49.00

Antique Primitive Lucerna Genie Aladdin WHALE OIL Lamp Multi Wick w Tools    US $99.00

ANTIQUE DORE BRONZE TRIPLE WHALE OIL LIGHT LAMP GLASS CRYSTAL MARBLE REMARKABLE    US $6,500.00

Antique Early 1700s Thick Brass Sheet 5 Wick Whale Oil Lamp    US $75.15

Antique Ea1800s Pressed Glass Brass Whale Oil Lamp    US $145.00

Boston Sandwich Glass Co Star Punty Whale Oil Lamp Base    US $180.00

ANTIQUE BRASS WICK CLEANER 1H X 3 4 DIAMETER BOTTOM    US $17.50

ANTIQUE HEARTS DEEP COBALT BLUE GLASS WHALE OIL LAMP WITH BURNER AND CHIMNEY    US $289.97

Antique Canary Flint Glass Etched Cut WHALE OIL LAMP    US $295.00

Antique 1840s Sandwich Glass Whale Oil Lamp    US $125.00

Antique 19c Period American Pair of Sandwich Overlay Glass Peg Lamps    US $850.00

American Pewter Whale Oil Lamp signed Roswell Gleason    US $395.00

RARE 1820 30S SANDWICH GLASS TOY SIZE PRE KEROSENE EARLY FLUID LAMP    US $299.99

Pair 2 Boston Sandwich Acanthus Leaf Whale Oil Lamps Royal Blue Beautiful    US $209.00

WHALE OIL LAMP REPRO 1920 CASSIDY LIGHTING FIXTURE AD    US $12.98

Westmoreland 185 Thumbprint Glass Whale Oil Lamp Three Printie    US $225.00

Lamp whale oil miniature brass    US $235.00

ANTIQUE Tin Tole Whale Oil Peg Petticoat Finger Lamp    US $125.00

PAIR RING OVAL WHALE OIL LAMPS ca 1845 65    US $415.00

ANTIQUE GLASS FONT PEWTER WHALE OIL LAMP W BURNER    US $145.00

ANTIQUE GREASE WHALE OIL PEWTER CONVENT TABLE LAMP    US $225.00

Antique 19th C CLEAR GLASS WHALE OIL LAMP Applied Handle Brass Burner    US $79.95

ANTIQUE WHALE OIL SANDWICH GLASS TABLE LAMP PAIR    US $575.00

ANTIQUE WHALE OIL PRESSED NEW ENGLAND GLASS TABLE LAMP    US $241.00

ANTIQUE WHALE OIL SANDWICH GLASS TABLE LAMP    US $199.00

ANTIQUE WHALE OIL PRESSED GLASS TABLE LAMP    US $175.00

ANTIQUE BRONZE WHALE OIL LAMP DATE RANGE 1840 1880    US $1,995.00

Unusual Vintage WHALE OIL LAMP Copper with Spouted Insert    US $54.25

Early 1800s Antique Whale Oil Lamp    US $195.00

Pair Vintage Antique Candle Whale Oil Lamp Replicas Riveted    US $74.99

Antique Pewter Whale Oil Lamp with Glass Bulb circa 1840s WITH MARK    US $199.99

ANTIQUE WHALE OIL LAMP MARBLE BASE PRIMITIVE BLOWN GLASS FONT BRASS HARDWARE    US $249.99

Vintage Flint Glass Whale Oil Lamp new wick Chimney    US $139.99

Vintage Flint Glass Whale Oil Lamp new wick Chimney    US $149.99

Rare Antique Whale Oil Lamps    US $500.00

Antique Primitive Whale Oil Lamp Lantern Miners Nautical farming    US $339.00

SANDWICH SWEETHEART PATTERN WHALE OIL LAMP 9 3 4    US $165.00

Vintage Sandwich Whale Oil Lamp with a Cut Glass Font 11 1 4 Tall Overall    US $149.99

RARE SMALL SIZE ANTIQUE TIN WHALE OIL LAMP POLICE LANTERN W BULLSEYE LENS    US $225.00

Excellent Glass Whale Oil Lamp Spelter Putti Dog Base    US $225.00

Boston and Sandwich Free Blown Cut and Pressed Flint Glass Bulb Lamp 1835    US $229.99

RARE 19th CENTURY ANTIQUE BOSTON SANDWICH ACANTHUS LEAF WHALE OIL LAMP WOW    US $225.00

ANTIQUE Sandwich EAPG Glass Whale Oil Lamp Estate Sale find    US $55.00

Old Antique Brass 4 Wick Whale Oil Lamp with Tools    US $85.00

Antique Brass Whale Oil Grease Lamp    US $72.89

Making Candles in Colonial Times Was Essential

Candles in Colonial America were a necessity. Obviously they didn't have electricity and oil for lamps was costly. Candles were the light of the night. The common people made their candles out of tallow, which is animal fat and it burned rancid like the Roman candles made of the same substance. The well to do used beeswax candles; the average family couldn't afford such extravagance.

The common colonist was out in the field quite a bit and even the women worked outside some. They made the discovery of using bayberries that they boiled to get the wax. These candles didn't produce a lot of smoke and they smelled very good. It took so much time to make candles out of bayberry wax that it didn't become popular. Plus, eight pounds of berries made one pound of wax. To recoup the finest form of the wax took many days. Time was of a premium; there was a lot of necessary hard work to do.

The main candle they used for their home was a tapered candle. Repetitive dunking of the cotton strands into the wax made these candles. The wax built up around the wicks of cotton strips. When burning the wicks had to be maintained as they didn't have braided wicks. When the 1700's rolled around the whaling industry flourished in the colonies. This gave the colonial candle makers the choice of whale oil and they made spermaceti wax. Wax made from whale oil didn't smell much better than that of tallow though it did hold up better in the summer's heat.

To make candles by the colonial method get a non-waxed tapered wick and weight the end with a washer. Melt the wax in a melting pot, a tall coffee can will do. The container should be tall and narrow. A tall can allows melting less wax. When the wax is thoroughly melted shut off the heat. Place the can or pot on a surface that resists heat. Start dipping the wick into the wax. The first time hold the wick in the wax while the wax quits bubbling. The rest of the dipping needs to be just dip in and take the wick out. Hanging the wicks between dipping is a good idea if you make more than one at a time. Leave the wick out briefly between each dip.

The dipping continues until you get the diameter you want for the candle. This can be time consuming. Patience is a part of this process. You'll hang the candles to let them harden. Clip the candles onto a coat hanger and cut the end so the bottom is flat. Once you go through this process with a few candles the big job candle making was in colonial times will be quite clear. Think of how many candles a household used in a year. Imagine reading by candlelight, sewing, cleaning a gun. Any task they did at night was by the light of a candle. What difference electricity makes.

About the Author

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Whales, natures living oil reserve!?

So i had an Epiphany today. i was thinking about all our drilling and oil pollution that effects our air and atmosphere, when i thought about whales. Whales are really just a pain in the ***. all they do is float around and eat all out fish/ various other sea life that we need and would have better use for. i think we need to get whaling back into action and start harvesting them for their blubber which we can then turn into oil. it was very common back in the turn of the century to use it for lamp oil and can easily be adapted to power our machines to hunt other whales and useless animals. Think about it what do they really do for us? They DON'T!

Spoken like a true fool. All the Whales on the planet wouldn't supply not one state with enough fuel for one day. Do a real in depth study on Whales, then you will see just how preposterous.your statement is.

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