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Williams Patent Lamp.jpg - J. D. WILLIAMS PATENT LAMP - Nickel-plated brass wick lamp, 3 in. high, 2 1/4 in. dia., patented by John D. Williams of Sherodsville, OH as patent No. 622,742 awarded on April 11, 1899, unique vapor-burner type miners’ lamp adapted for use of gasoline or other vaporizable liquid hydrocarbon such as naptha (This rare lamp consists of three parts: the inner bowl, outer cover and wick-tube. The bowl and outer cover are attached by a central threaded joint at the top inside collar of the cover. The S-shaped wick-tube is designed to minimize any heat access to the bowl. A sponge within the bowl holds the vaporizable fuel. I believe this lamp is unique among miners' oil wick lamps in that Williams in his patent disclosure clearly makes a distinction that his lamp burns vaporizable fuels, mentioning gasoline specifically, versus traditional wick lamps that burn oil or animal fat fuels. Operationally, the lamp was to work pretty much akin to a cigarette lighter. )

Williams Patent Lamp | J. D. WILLIAMS PATENT LAMP - Nickel-plated brass wick lamp, 3 in. high, 2 1/4 in. dia., patented by John D. Williams of Sherodsville, OH as patent No. 622,742 awarded on April 11, 1899, unique vapor-burner type miners’ lamp adapted for use of gasoline or other vaporizable liquid hydrocarbon such as naptha (This rare lamp consists of three parts: the inner bowl, outer cover and wick-tube. The bowl and outer cover are attached by a central threaded joint at the top inside collar of the cover. The S-shaped wick-tube is designed to minimize any heat access to the bowl. A sponge within the bowl holds the vaporizable fuel. I believe this lamp is unique among miners' oil wick lamps in that Williams in his patent disclosure clearly makes a distinction that his lamp burns vaporizable fuels, mentioning gasoline specifically, versus traditional wick lamps that burn oil or animal fat fuels. Operationally, the lamp was to work pretty much akin to a cigarette lighter. )

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