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Time lamps

Scope note

Lamps with fonts or reservoirs marked to indicate the passage of time by the falling level of fuel, usually either pewter Cardan lamps with a glass reservoir, or small glass kerosene lamps with cylindrical fonts bearing the hour markings.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000180989

Broader Terms used

<lamps by function>

Equivalent Terms used

time lamp

Created

13yrs ago

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