Description
In the middle of the 19th century, efforts to further improve the efficiency of lamps resulted in dozens of new designs, mixtures, many patented, known as burning fluids. Nearly all consisted of turpentine and alcohol in various proportions and some included naptha or benzine.
Highly volatile! The burners came with 1 to 6 brass tubes.(BBTK)
List Price: $185
From the David Boyer Collection
