Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-26
FIVE u1zz7oy or 1HEM.

The Nu,abcr Of Lamp Chimmcys Tcarly
BroIe,,-Uheye Tiny -iH Come From.
j, Nearly 100000 of lamp chimneys
are smashed every year in this city.
Most of the broken and cracked chin
u neys are deposited in ash barrels and
find their way to the dump, where they
are gathered up by gpickers and sold
to junk dealers, who, in turn, sell the
scraps, which are known as outlet" to
the Hemingway glass works at 40 cents
per 100 pounds.
The dealers in chimneys dispose of
their broken stock, which is about five
per cent. Of that carried in the same
manner.
The breakage of lamp chimneys rep
resents the consumption of that article.
The lamp chimney business, therefore,
is of considerable Importance to the
public.
There are innumerable styles Of lamp
chimneys on the market-large, small
and mediumsized long, short, round,
flat and twisted; thin, thick, narrow,
broad, square, globular, scalloped, col
ored, spotted, etc, from the baby
chimney, four inches tall by one inch in
diameter, to the great big fellow -
inches tall by A. inches in diameter,
used on the largest lamp in the market,
which throws 360-candle power light,
and costing from Is cents to s. per
dozen, wholesale. They even manu-
facture combinations of chimneys and
glotes, while every year brings into the
market half dozen or more OF new
styles of chimneys. Every new lamp
requires special chimney.
Nine-tenths of the chimneys made in
this country are manufactured at Pitts
burg, while most Of thes balance are
made at Steubenville, o., while very
few are made in the natural gas regions.
The majority of small ones are i'm
ported. Wherever the material i'll &
lamp chimney is Of greater cost than
the labor the chimney is imported, and
vice versa.
All the shapes used in this country
are of American design, but are manu-
featured abroad and brought here and
sold at much less than they could be
produced here 1t is labor that figures
in the cost Of manufacture more than
material.
The odd shapes are all moulded while
the ordinary shapes are blown and are
made OF lead glass and lime glass, both
in this and the old country. There is q
feature that the casual observer would
not notice in selecting lamp chimney
with square top. Two chimneys of
almost identical appearance are placed
side by side, one Of which commands a
higher price. A close observation shows
that the top and bottom OF one is rough,
while tbs otsssec is polished and smooth.
VIZ -.:cc@s.. c=o - rcce~ :s,-s,,c 80
! durability Of the rough one. The rough
one is cut off and cooled, while The
other is polished. Only the best quality
t of glass can be polished this way.
People make a great mistake il
imagining that heavy chimney is more
durable than thin one. This is MOI
, the fact. The thin chimney is far more
durable because of its expansion anc
contraction being more regular.
The non breakable chimney, which i:
made chiefly in Illinois, is non breakablt
In name more SO than in reality, though
I it is much more durable than the ordi
nary chimney. The difference in the
t price, however, does not warrant it.
(! purchase on the score Of economy, hence
very few are sold The best grade o
' chimney is known as the pearl top
!. which is made like any other chimney
$ but while hot has crimped ring welded
} to the top, while the ordinary crimpe6
a top is merely placed in a mold anc
? shaped while hot.
q These chimneys are much less liable
E to break than the others and are con
!. sidered we'll worth the one-third more
/ in price. The great demand to-day i.
9 for fancy tops.
1 There are also great many chimney:
j, now used on gas burners. On the
] shelves of first-class lamp store can be
!. found SO separate and distinct style.
e OF lamp chimneys, while every grocery
e. in the country handles them, mostly
!, the common grades. - Cincinnati
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