Lamp, oil / pump, lamp / oil reservoir / stand

Description

First order four-wick mechanical oil lamp comprising oil reservoir and pump in stand, as used at Skerryvore, 1844, by John Milne and Son, Edinburgh, 1862, designed by Arago and Fresnel

Museum reference

T.1993.148

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Lamp, oil / pump, lamp / oil reservoir / stand

Production information

John Milne and Son
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe
Arago, Designer
Fresnel, Designer

Date

1862

Associations

Skerryvore Lighthouse, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Shining Lights: The story of Scotland's Lighthouses (15 Oct 2010 - 03 Apr 2011)
  Museum of Scotland

• Phares! (07 Mar 2012 - 04 Nov 2012)
  Musée National de la Marine