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.
AAT
3000180989
clock lamps
lamps, clock
lamps, time
lamps, time-indicating
lamps, timekeeping
time-indicating lamps
timekeeping lamps
12yrs ago
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