9pc Vintage Hurricane Oil Lamp Set, Matador Brenner and More

9pc Vintage Hurricane Oil Lamp Set
Set Includes:
1 Large 20 Ligne Matador Brenner Brass and Clear Glass Oil Lamp
One of the most popular and copied designs in continental Europe was the size 20 ligne Matador burner from Berlin based company Ehrich & Graetz. This company is known for their sub brand Petromax for pressurized lamps and stoves. The patent for the Matador burner was registered in 1895. The design principle of the Matador burner is: a side draft burner (flat wick that folds round with a air inlet gap from the side instead of down the bottom of the oil reservoir) with flame spreader on top of the wick and a glass chimney with a bulge just above the bottom around the flame. The wick is moved up and down with a special system consisting of a gear wheel and a gear rack (rack and pinion). The gear rack is placed in the center and is connected to 3 outwards poking clamps that holds the wick in place. This system was patented in 1880 and ensures a smoother and more precise adjustment of the wick and therefore the height of the flame.
In bull fighting, a practice done in Spain, Portugal, parts of Latin America and southern France, a Matador is the showman fighter who pushes several spears into a bull before finally killing the animal. This spear action might very well be the inspiration for Ehrich & Graetz to give this name to their wick adjustment system.
1 Large Heavy WBG Corp Eldorado Clear Glass Oil Lamp
WBG Corp. was Waterbury Brass Goods Corporation, a prominent manufacturer of brass products, including the brass oil lamp components during the late 19th Century. In 1899, WBG became part of the American Brass Company, indicating this lamp is older than 1899.
1 Medium Honey Amber and Clear Glass Oil Lamp, (Amber may be from older oil residual, if cleaned could be solid clear glass). This lamp could use a good restoration as it is quite rusty and vintage looking- unbranded.
1 Small Clear Glass Aladdin Style Oil Lamp, Unbranded made in China Aladdin Style Oil Lamp
2 Miniature Honey Amber Glass Lamps, Made by KIC in Japan
And 3 More that were added to set
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