No makers mark I can see on this anywhere. Is missing its globe, but in good condition for its age. The seller told me it was a family heirloom and came out of Ireland if that's any help. Not sure if there are any experts on these here, but can't wait to try it our.
Sorry, I've no idea. There are some here who know quite a bit about wick lamps, I thought one of them would have responded to your query by now.
Tried to get the logo out of the above image: Erik wt-pempel lists this as Duplexburner - unknown maker. I cant find it yet in the archives of petroleumbrenner.de. Still trying to retrieve the images. Erik
Looks like this could be quite a rare manufacturer perhaps? Was told that the brand of the burner can be different to whoever made the lamp. Sometimes the founts can even be imported and assembled apparently. Was suggested to me that the fount was american. Nice looking lamp, very similar fount to mine. I spent a few hours cleaning it and pulled it apart and placed the burner in an ultrasonic cleaner. Came up great and removed alot of oxidization. Was a bunch of insects that came out, probably 100 years worth! I noticed one of the shutters on one wick doesn't properly close and flops around a bit. Not sure how easy it is to fix, don't think the burner comes apart easily. I suspect someone tried to force it shut while the wick was extended. Also looking at shades that are suitable. Was going to go for a tulip style reproduction but they are not quite as elaborate as a Victorian one. The overhead style like yours could also be a good option if I can find the wire support.
@nzoomed Hi, the burner will come apart.. The globe rest should lift off then the top of the gallery should come off as well.. it is a close fit but I have had these apart.. you can get to the snuffers to clean them
I might need to post some photos so you can see it more clearly. I was a bit uneasy about disassembly after talking to a repair shop who deals in these. But it looks like the top is pressed on. I'm guessing the lever has either bent or has slipped over the bottom of the suffer plate and is preventing it to close properly. The bridge has warped a bit but was able to straighten it more. If this part comes off, I may be able to swap it with another one.
Got the gallery off easily enough but don't know where to go from here. It looks like the top half is pressed on.
Hi @nzoomed What I usually do is carefully pull apart from one side then the other to try and get it moving? You could try a small amount of 3-in-1 oil but tiny amounts .. it is a close fit but made to come apart for maintenance and re-assembly Worst case scenario..The groove in the top rim corresponds to one in the lower? It is possible they have been misaligned and if so it would be very tight.. unlikely though Hope that helps pb
Ok, I'll have a go, it kind of looks like its a bit skewed anyway, so perhaps it has been removed at some point?
