What is the name of this lamp? Is it pressure kerosene?

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  1. esarratt

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    What type of kerosene lamp is this? Is it pressure?
    Thank you for your help. It just looked interesting. I figure someone here knows about it.
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    esarratt, Feb 13, 2022
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  2. Erik Leger

    Erik Leger Germany Subscriber

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    It is just a fragment of a wick lamp. Can't say if oil or kero as all the vital parts are missing.

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    Student oil lamp. Non-pressure. Usually kerosene.
     
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    Thank you for your help!
     
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  5. Conny C

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    You have got a kerosene fed Perfection Student Lamp from the Manhattan Brass Company.

    /Conny

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    Conny C, Feb 14, 2022
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