Short Open Flame Oil Lamps date to the mid to late 18th century and are characterised by having a biconical oil reservoir or a spherical oil reservoir occasionally with a vestigal cylindrical chamber for the wick. Neither variety has a drip tray; instead the rim of the foot is often turned upwards to catch any spilt oil.

The stem is normally formed from a solid gather of glass shaped into simple bobbins, and sometimes over a basal merese. Feet are invariably folded and often turned up at the rim. The handle usually has a thumb-piece and is shaped to fit the fingers.

Each lamp is supplied with a brass wick holder and a short length of flat 11mm wide wick. The wick holder is based directly on an original one. We fit a small, thin cork to the underside to hold it in place.

The 'Outlander-style' short lamps (see the photo on the right) that we have in stock are on this page in the 'Outlander' section of our website.

SOFL00xx - £70
Height: xcm