AN IMPROVED OIL LAMP
Year: 1885

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I AUGUST KIESOW of the firm of Kiesow and Company of 24 and 26 Basinghall
Street in the City of London Merchant do hereby declare the nature of said
Invention for "AN IMPROVED OIL LAMP" to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to provide a lamp more especially suited for
burning hydrocarbon oil such for example as those commonly known as paraffin
lamps which shall be economical in first cost, very ornamental in its appearance
and capable of being manufactured and ornamented very conveniently the parts if
broken being readily renewable-According to my Invention I make the lamp in
separate parts of preferably blown or pressed glass or both in combination which
separate parts are connected by metal fittings each forming a connection between
two of the glass parts and being itself in two parts screwed together the glass parts
to be connected together by the fitting being fixed by cementing of otherwise
fixing a projection thereon into each part of the fittings--Thus the parts can be
readily separated from each other by unscrewing the fittings and renewed or
differently combined as desired-In the case of a lamp made for example of three
main parts namely a fount reservoir or oil container, a middle piece, and'a base
foot or bottom part the connection between the fount and the middle part is made
by means of a basket of metal into which the fount is received and in which it
may rest by a rim formed upon it resting upon the edge of the basket—The lower
part of this basket is screwed into a piece which is fastened to the upper part of
the middle piece and the middle piece and the base or foot are fixed together by
means of a fitting in two parts screwed together one part being fixed to the lower
part of the middle piece and the other portion being fixed to the upper part of the
base or foot, I prefer to make the screws of the fittings all to the same gauge so
that the parts can be readily refitted or replaced and so that if desired the lamp
may be shortened or lengthened by omitting the middle piece or by adding an
additional middle piece or pieces.
J. HENRY JOHNSON,
Agent for the said August Kiesow.

page_text: I, AUGUST KIESOW of the firm of Kiesow and Company of 24 and 26 Basinghall
Street in the City of London, Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My Invention relates to lamps more especially suited for burning hydrocarbon
oil such for example as the lamps commonly known as paraffin lamps and my said
Invention has for its object to provide a lamp which shall be economical in first
cost, very ornamental in its appearance if so desired and capable of being manu-
factured and ornamented very conveniently, the parts if broken being readily
renewable and being also capable of being combined together to give different
effects and different heights of lamp as may be desired. I make the lamp in
separate parts preferably of blown or pressed glass or both in combination, which
separate parts are connected by metal fittings for forming a connection between
two of the glass parts the fitting being itself in two parts screwed together, each
adjacent portion of the parts to be secured being fitted or secured to each part of
the fittings.
Thus the parts can be readily separated from each other and renewed or
differently combined as desired.
I will more particularly describe my Invention with reference to the accom-
panying drawing which represents half in elevation and half in section so much of
a lamp as is necessary to illustrate my Invention the said lamp being made in three
main parts namely a fount reservoir or oil container C a middle piece B and a base
foot or bottom part A. The connection between the fount C and the middle part B
is made by means of a basket d³ of metal formed on the upper portion d' of the
upper fitting D¹ into which basket d³ the fount reservoir or container C is received
and in which it may rest by a rim c formed upon it resting upon the edge of the
basket d. The part d' forming the lower part of this basket d³ is screwed into a
piece a constituting the lower part of the fitting D₁ which piece d¹ is fastened to
the upper part of the middle piece B and the said middle piece B and the base or
foot A are fixed together by means of a similar fitting D in two parts screwed
together the one part d' being fixed to the lower part of the middle piece B and
the other portion d of the said fitting being fixed to the upper part of the base or
foot A.
Projections ff on the glass parts A and B fit into the parts of the fittings D D¹
as shewn to form the means for cementing or connecting the parts together.
I prefer to make the screws of the fittings all to the same gauge or size and
thread, so that the parts can be readily refitted or replaced so that if desired the
lamp may be shortened or lengthened by omitting the middle piece B or by adding
an additional middle piece or pieces.

page_text: Although I have named glass as the material of the parts A B and C yet it will
be understood that other suitable material such as earthenware or porcelain may be
employed if preferred.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is-
A lamn constructed or combined substantially as hereinbefore described.