Gee. That lamp sat in my basement, unloved, for 20+ years. Enjoy! Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred.
>________________________________ > From: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> >To: Diesel List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 8:25 PM >Subject: [MBZ] OT: Aladdin Lamp > > >Fred gave me an Aladdin lamp for Christmas. > >If you've never seen an Aladdin they're the pinnacle of wick lamp technology. >Really they're a blend of wick and pressure lamp tech as the round wick heats >a mantle which is coated with a chemical (commonly thorium) that fluoresces >when heated. > >Here it is pretty much as delivered: >http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/7EA471D1-7CED-404F-9BFC-3B2A7D4D655E-1639-000000E2F479BC50_zpsfeb79bae.jpg > > >Of course being a dope I jumped right in and lit it up. I also thought at the >time that it was amber glass. Turns out the old kerosene had oxidized to that >lovely amber color. My rush to light it sucked that rotten kero into the wick >and ruined it. I could get it lit but it wouldn't burn right and smelled and >didn't give much light. Wednesday I finally remembered to order a new wick and >today it arrived. I ran right out and installed it with some fresh kero and an >hour later it lit right up. > >Heres the second time I lit it: >http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/BA203BEF-2608-4506-A2C1-339E2AD17C82-117-00000071703B6FDF_zpsa3ace04b.jpg > > >It throws about the same light as a 40 watt bulb but its a soft white light. >Its very steady and makes no noise though it does give off quite a bit of heat >which is nice on a cold evening. > >Anyway another shout out to Fred! > >-Curt >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
