Grease lamp from a silverware serving spoon

[pichou]

I know Pitchy has seen these, but I thought I would post them.

From a friend's collection:

Two from the Connecticut Valley

Another lamp

"Ramp" for inner pan

 

[PitchyPine]

Yepper very cool and gave me the patern to make one. :thumbsup:

 

Would the old-type water dippers with the long handles work for a lamp? I think I know where a couple of them are.

 

[PitchyPine]

They might work, sounds like a good idea to try. :thumbsup:

 

[ameling]

Well, sort of a yes/no answer.

Yes, they would work, but the SIZE of the dipper bowl is the problem area. If you are using already liquid veg or olive oil, then it will work. If you are using left over cooking grease, then the whole thing is too large to keep the cooking grease melted enough to flow up the wick. You would still have to create something of a "ramp" for the wick to lay up along.

A water dipper would be closer in size to make into a Betty Lamp. Install a tube for the wick to go up through, and then put a lid on top of the dipper with a hole through it for that wick tube to poke up through. Thus a Betty Lamp - that uses veg or olive oil.

Just a thought.

Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands

 

[PitchyPine]

I agree, my mistake, Iwas looking at the pictures but the deep pan was the drip pan. The top pan is shallow. Goes to show ya where my memory is going and i made one. :shake:

 

[BillinOregon]

I can't stand it any longer. Time to shoo the spiders out of the old Champion blower and fire up the forge. Thanks for the inspiration -- as usual -- Mr. Ameling.