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??
Depends- are they kerosene burners or vegetable oil? Based on both the period and appearence, could be either way.
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!
http://www.jptinsmith.com/Gargand.html
was this mentioned?
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.
Neat video for sure. Now, can you make a lamp that burns mayonnaise? No particular reason other than it might be interesting. 
It should be possible… Maybe a frozen mayo candle?
I guess it would be a Solid State Lamp.
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JRB
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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.
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!
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.
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:
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.