# The Great Oil Lamp Bounty **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 9, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970 "2008-02-09T23:07:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970/21 "2008-02-12T02:13:34Z")
> [@Peter Morris](#): > > A couple of vegetable oil lamps here Interesting, even if they aren’t chimney&burner lamps. I’ll have to see what they charge for them (and why the heck do you need a password **mailed** to you just to see what the price is?? > [@Dottygumdrop](#): > > These guys may be able to help - still not cheap, but they can make to order! Depends- are they kerosene burners or vegetable oil? Based on both the period and appearence, could be either way. > [@Mr. Moto](#): > > These folks will sell you a 500 cp pressure lantern for a very reasonable price. The thing is advertised as burning everything from kerosene to gasoline to biodiesel and diesel fuel - I think veggie oil would be OK. I’ll have to e-mail them and ask; I’m not sure vegetable oil can be used in a pressure lamp because of it’s tendency to solidify. Clogs too easy. Great links,everyone! ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970/22 "2008-02-12T02:30:46Z")
[http://www.jptinsmith.com/Gargand.html](http://www.jptinsmith.com/Gargand.html) was this mentioned? ---
**Author:** ![bare](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bare/32/471_2.png) [@bare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bare)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970/23 "2008-02-12T07:20:13Z")
That’s a great video! You not only did the deed perfectly, but gave appropriate warnings, I’m just completely impressed Mangetout! I’m pretty impressed you found wrapping string. Unfortunately, it’s hard to come by in many households. I hope you keep the video up and it’s ok to link to it. I’ve told a thousand folks how to do it over the years but few have actually done it and none have made a video of it! Thankfully, there are a lot of skeptics in this world. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970/24 "2008-02-12T14:12:07Z")
[QUOTE=bare] That’s a great video! You not only did the deed perfectly, but gave appropriate warnings, I’m just completely impressed Mangetout! I’m pretty impressed you found wrapping string. Unfortunately, it’s hard to come by in many households. I hope you keep the video up and it’s ok to link to it. I’ve told a thousand folks how to do it over the years but few have actually done it and none have made a video of it! Thankfully, there are a lot of skeptics in this world. [/QUOTE] Neat video for sure. Now, can you make a lamp that burns mayonnaise? No particular reason other than it might be interesting. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970/25 "2008-02-12T14:40:38Z")
It should be possible… Maybe a frozen mayo candle? ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970/26 "2008-02-12T17:05:29Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] It should be possible… Maybe a frozen mayo candle? [/QUOTE] I guess it would be a Solid State Lamp. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JR\_Brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JR\_Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JR_Brown)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970/27 "2008-02-12T20:06:38Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] It works like a charm. Here’s the video: [http://www.atomicshrimp.com/tuna/](http://www.atomicshrimp.com/tuna/) Thanks for the idea. [/QUOTE] :eek: :eek: :eek: You are my new God. 😃 JRB I love this place, I really do… ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970/28 "2008-02-12T22:22:45Z")
Hey, **Lumpy** , check out the Google ads at the bottom of the page: Oil Lamps Blown by Hand Beautiful hand blown oil lamps in styles for every decor. Made in USA > **[The Glass Dimensions Collection - Handcdrafted Glass by American Artisans](https://glassdimensions.com/gdi.html)** > > The Glass Dimensions Collection - Handcrafted, personalized glass gifts, decor, and other glass accessories for celebrating life's special moments. Classic Wolfard Oil Lamp Unique and timeless glass lamps handcrafted in California > **[Wolfard Oil Lamps & Lamp Fuel](https://wolfard.com/)** > > Buy direct from Wolfard Glassblowing Co. and celebrate 50 years of the iconic all-glass Classic Wolfard Oil Lamp, proudly made in the USA. Discover our stunning collection of handcrafted glassware and elevate your home decor. Shop now and experience... ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970/29 "2008-02-12T22:40:08Z")
Well, mayonnaise does not work well as an alternative lamp fuel - it doesn’t travel at all in a wick and it only weakly supports combustion - it’s 77% oil, but I’m guessing the other ingredients are not helping, and neither is the consistency. Getting back to the question at hand here (and I do apologise, **Lumpy** for distracting everybody) - it seems to me that there must be some kind of market for a vegetable oil lamp - surely a modern rethink of the design could make it safe and clean (perhaps some way to trap the soot) - it could be marketed with a a load of waffle about ‘biofuels’. Hmmm… I wonder how hard this would actually be to build. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970/30 "2008-02-12T23:07:59Z")
Another idea, **Lumpy**. Check out your town’s “arts and crafts” community. Find a jeweler or an art dealer who sells locally-made stuff. They might know a silversmith, a coppersmith, or a sculptor, who could build one for you. If there is a “Renaissance Fair” or a “Farmers’ Market” nearby, they might have some craftsmen. In my town, the Farmers’ Market usually has more artists and artisans than farmers. Check out the nearest university. If their Art Department offers jewelry-making classes, the teacher might refer you to some local talent. If a nearby university has a Mechanical Engineering program (or better yet, if a community college has a Mechanical Engineering Technology program), those teachers might refer you to some local talent. Heck, the lab instructors might give it to their students as an extra-credit project! ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970/31 "2008-02-13T02:45:09Z")
Sadly, I"m going to have to close the reward offer to new posts. The excellent responses I’ve received have convinced me that the price range is going to be beyond what I can hope to afford. I will honor a $20.00 pledge to respondants who posted links. Contact me by e-mail to give mailing instructions. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970/32 "2008-02-13T03:47:15Z")
Is that anyone who posted a link? Whether useful or not? When dopers offer me money, I ask them to give it to this charity in my name: > **[Would you help a reading program for underprivileged kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=317318)** > > If the answer is “Why, yes, I would,” then this is the thread for you. Quick note: I checked with the Powers That Be before posting this, to make sure it was copacetic. They said I could, so here we are. As many of you know, my wife (the lovely and... ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970/33 "2008-02-14T01:40:06Z")
[QUOTE=Peter Morris] Is that anyone who posted a link? Whether useful or not? [/QUOTE] Case-by-case basis; I’m walking a tightrope here between being a cheapskate and giving away the store. I’ll definitely give $20 to supporting the charity you linked to. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-oil-lamp-bounty/436970.md?page=1)