Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-07-04
ABOUT LAMP CHIMNEYS.
Mlillsss Of Then Brok~a Every Year
Where They Come Frou


Where They Csua. Freun-
Nearly 5eD0ep0 Of lamp chimnevs
are SMASHED every year in this city
and AZ least 100000 bits Of glass a-a
thrown into ash barrels streets. alleys.
CUTTERS sewers etc Yet people seut-
ure 0Et in thin-soled shoes. children IN
bare feet and horses without any pro-
lection On their hoo&
Stranger still. one seldom hear. ~
m accident arising from the pass
Of these bits Of glass
The street sanitary regulations %
the city fortunately do msch tosaul
~obviatin- such accidents. and NOS u
the broSea and cracSeI caimuevs ars
deposited in Ash barrels and fad tlelr
way 10 the dump where they are gath
cred mp By r1<-pjcicers and odd -
Junk dealers who in turn. sell she
scraps which are saown a. .,-ullee-
10 the glass WORKS a. - cents per lp)
pounds
The dealers in ehinaeys dispo~. OF
their broken stock. which i about >
per cent Of that carried in the same
manner
The breozage OF lamp chimneys
represents the consumption % th4.
article The lamPehimney business
therefore. i Of considerable inpor-
lance TO the public
There ara inRumerabie STYLES %
lamp chimueys on the market-.ar-e.
small and medium sized. long. short.
rOund- tat and twisted. tain. thiex.
narrow broad. square. gl0bular. seal
loped. colOred- spotted etc. from the
baby chimney. I inches tall by 1 inch
in diameter. to the great big fellow. u
inches tall By a inches in diameter.
used on the largest lamp in the market.
which throws a 3Sa-candle power Ifsh,
and costs from Is cents 10 8 per dozen
wholesale They even uanufactgre
combinations Of chimney AMI globes
while every year brings into the mar
ket half 4 dozen or more Of new .tvles
OF chimue~ Every new lamp requires
special ehimney
N~ine-tenths Of the rhinuevs mad,
IN this country ars manufactured in
Pittsburgh while most OF the pa ancs
are made al S~ssubenvjlle. o. while L
very few Are made in the natural cas-
regions
The majority Of small ones arr i'm
ported Wherever the material in 4
lamp chimney i OF greater e1ss than
the labor the chimney IS imported. and
vice versa
All the shapes used in this corntrv
are OF American design. but are nan
ufactured abroad and b-ouxht hero
and sold At much less than they could
be produced here Il l. labor that fg-
ures in the cost Of manufacture uOr.
than material
The odd shapes are all nodded.
while the Oruinary shapes are blown
and are made OF lead glass and lime
glass. both n this and the old countrv.
There i 4 feature that the casual o.
server would not notice in selecting \
lamp chimney with n SQUARE top. Two
chIuneys OF almost Identical anu.sar-
ance are placed side oy siIa oa- OF
which commands a higher price A
close observation shows that the ton
and bottom Of the oue i ruu-h. While
the other Is polished and smooth.
The smooth one Possesses double the
durability Of the roa-h oua The
rough Que : euto@ aad cuog-L While
the other . PolkhaE Ouly the h-t
quality Of glass IA BE polished this
way
People make \ great mistake in IN
AgIqiag that a heavy chimney / moro
durable than 4 thin one This l. a8s
The tacE The thin chimney 1. Esr
more durable because Of IL
and contraction being more regular
The a~on-breakable chimney. ~hfeh
Is made chiefly IN Illinois, i uoa-
oreaSahls IN name more - rh1u n
reality, though i l. much more aarn-
bic nan the ordinary chimney Tia
difference / the price however. aa.s
warrant its purchase on the score
OF economy. hence very few are s1ld-
The best grade Of chimney L known a.
the pear top. which L made Ike snv
other chimney. but while hot has =
crf-ped ring welded 10 the top. while
the ordinary crtmpet top : merely
placed in mold and shaped while hot
The@ chinneys are much less liable
20 break than the Others. and are eou-
sidersd well worth the oue-shirL mora
In price The great demand TO-DAY Is
for fancy tops
There are also a great many chin
neys now used On gas burners On
the shelves Of a drss-elass lamp store
can De found fifty separate and distinct
styles Of lamp ehimneys while every
grocery in the country handles them.
mostly the common grades
The life Of a lamp chimney Is As
uncertain a that Of 4 MAJ An ex-
pensive n i as liable 10 break a.
soon As a cheap one. as there are MANY
causes calculated 10 crack or SKATER
them other than = fail or contact with
another body A draught Of air. =
damp chimney. 4 splash OF water or a
high blaze will any Of them terminate
achinney's usefulness in short order.
Sl1ci1rz1 Ines>tzr
He Was Excused