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Argand lamps

Scope note

Lamps with a burner that has a cylindrical wick sandwiched between two metal tubes that admit a current of air to the inside of the flame and a chimney to enclose the flame and direct air to the outside of it; use especially for such lamps with a separate fuel reservoir from which fuel is fed to the font and burner on the bird-fountain principle.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300037604

Broader Terms used

vertical wick lamps

Equivalent Terms used

Argand lamp

Created

13yrs ago

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