Burning
fluid burners were made to fit existing lamps since the fuel
appeared in the mid 1800's. However, some lamps were specifically
made to burn these fuels.
As seen in the pictures
below, burning fluid burners were made of pewter with brass
tubes to fit pewter lamp collars, or all brass for brass collar
lamps. These burners differ from whale oil types in that the
tubes protrude from the top of the burner and never go into
the lamp. This was to keep heat away from the fuel. They can
be found with one tube to as many as six tubes, with some having
shade rings attached. The multi-tube burners have tubes angled
away from each other to prevent extra heat from the flames heating
up the lamp. Lastly, the burners had caps with chains on them
to place over the tubes when the lamp was not in use, this was
primarily due to the fuels would evaporate but could also be
used to extinguish the flame.
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