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Kerosene Acorn Burner Sconce Lamp

Mon, 10/05/2009 - 21:50 — Jake von Slatt

I was having a hard time this morning getting started working in the shop.  

I get one day a week to work in the shop and as a result I often end up with a list of things I want to get done that is about three times longer then it is possible to accomplish, stress results.

Today I decided "screw it. I'm making a lamp."  

I started with a couple of pieces of brass from an earlier, rejected, project that fit together to form a reflector and kerosene reservoir . . .

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Dump Finds: Rayo Lamp, Typewriter

Mon, 05/26/2008 - 10:19 — Jake von Slatt

rayo lamp and woodstock typewriteAs of late last year we were banned from pulling items for our town dump's metal and wood recycling bins.  The stated reason was 'public safety' but it was fairly clear from the expressions on the faces of a few of our town's selectmen during the discussion that the whole idea of 'taking things from the garbage' was abhorrent to them.

One of them related the story of seeing some folks remove a 'soiled mattress' from one of the dumpsters.  He feared that the town could be held liable for 'disease' if this form of reuse were allowed to continue.

While we generally love and respect the Victorians and their technology here at the Steampunk Workshop, we do think that our public officials need to have a more modern understanding of epidemiology.

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Angle Lamp Repair

Sat, 07/15/2006 - 04:32 — Jake von Slatt

finished angle lamp

The Angle Company of New York manufactured these unique lamps from the early 1890's until 1929. In my opinion the Angle Lamp is the pinnacle of kerosene wick lamp design. This is a two burner version. They also commonly came in 3, 4 and (much rarer) 6 and 8 burner versions as well. Single and two burner wall mount lamps and a single burner student lamp were also made. They came in a variety of paterns and materials. This is the simplest, a tin plated steel can with nickle plated burners.

This kerosene lamp will hang over the dinette in my school bus camper conversion project and as such will need to be a functional decor piece so this is more of a repair then a restoration or conservation project.

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Putting an Angle Lamp Back in Oil

Sat, 07/15/2006 - 04:32 — Jake von Slatt

edison socketOne of the tragic realities of Angle Lamps is that many have been electrified in a crude and destructive manner. Below is such a lamp. I bought this lamp on eBay thinking that it was solid brass. I intended to move the burners from a tin plate Angle Lamp over to this body. However, when it arrived I discovered that it was tin plate also and, in fact, had only a brass wash that had been destroyed inan attempt to polish the lamp. All in all a pretty sad case.

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Brass Kerosene Sconce Lamp

Sat, 07/15/2006 - 00:00 — Jake von Slatt

This is a lamp for my bus conversion project, most likely it will go in the bathroom. Total project time was about an hour.

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The Mae West, an Elegant Kerosene Lamp

Sat, 07/15/2006 - 00:00 — Jake von Slatt

Clean up

I'm really happy with this one, the proportions work really well, it's sexy in a Mae West kinda way.

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Dual Power Kerosene Electric Lamp

Sat, 07/15/2006 - 00:00 — Jake von Slatt

table lamp with 12 volt bulbsThis lamp was built before I had created this website so these are the only pictures I have of the construction process.  The components of this lamp are all steel which solders very nicey if you use a good flux but really needs a coat of paint to look good.  In this case I used a Krylon gloss black fast drying enamel and intend to add decoration in the form of decals in the British canal boat art "Rose and Castle" style.

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Swing-arm Kerosene Wall Lamp

Sat, 07/15/2006 - 00:00 — Jake von Slatt

Swing-arm kerosene lampHere's another real quick project, the two donor lamps are below, both came from our town dump this past weekend.  This will be my first lamp with a glass font.  Furthermore, this font has a hole in the bottom so I will be making liberal use of the non-traditional material; GE Silicon II Sealant.

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