Refitting is just a reversal of the steps. The wires around the glass can be eased away and the old glass removed. Lift the chimney (there is a spring forcing it down onto the glass) and tilt the glass away. Return the glass to an upright position and make sure the chimney is sat snugly back on top. To assemble, re-attach the small dome to the body, ensuring it is seated squarely. Remove the old wick and feed a new wick in, turning the wick adjustment handle until the wick is visible above the small dome. You can now remove the small dome with the wick and wick adjustment handle by turning it a little. (If it’s too high, you’ll get black smoke from theĬhimney at the top and the glass will soot up.) Extinguishing.Įxtinguish, turn the wick down so that flame is reduced, lift the glass andīlow it out. The glass by releasing the lever and adjust the wick so that the flame is Short piece (1/2cm) is visible and light with a match or lighter. Light the lantern, lift the glass with the lever, adjust the wick so that a The wick soak up the oil for 15 minutes or so. (See it used as a hanging light fixture at Design Sleuth: Architect Craig Steely’s Hanging Stelton Lamp.)For more Outdoor Lighting ideas, have a look at Gardenista’s finds, including DIY Mason Jar Lanterns to Light Up the Night.Can use paraffin or refined lamp oil – if using in a confined space, weįill the lantern, unscrew the cap and fill with oil until just below the levelįirst filling the lantern (or if the oil has run out or using a new wick), let Above: Designed by Erik Magnussen, the Stelton Ship’s Lamp is a modern take on the hurricane lamp the 13.3-inch-tall Stelton Ship’s Lamp Small is $549 and the Stelton Ship’s Lamp Large is $689 from YLiving. Above: The Stansport Eight-Inch Hurricane Lantern is $10.03 at Target. It’s 12 inches tall and offers “nine-candle power” $20.95 at W. 1 Little Champ has a rust-resistant galvanized tin finish on steel. It’s available in a variety of colors, as well as galvanized and brass finishes, and comes with a liter of lamp oil and three wicks €58 ($65 USD) at Guillouard. Above: The Lampe Tempête is made by Guillouard of France, a rival to Fueurbrand. This one, in white, is $38.70 at the Goodhood Store. The lantern burns for 20 hours and features a sardine-can-style key for adjusting the height of the wick, a screw-top opening for oil, and the glass is both heat and frost resistant. Five to BuyĪbove: German company Feuerbrand have been manufacturing the 276 Storm Lantern since 1902. Above: UK company Toast used to make a great storm lantern in different colors (Toast, are you reading this? Please bring it back!) Vintage and new lanterns are widely available on eBay and Etsy for less than $50 each. Here are some classic oil-burning examples. Today hurricane lanterns are as likely to be used for entertaining in the garden and camping as they are for use in storms. With the turn of a small knob, the flame could be controlled according to the length of the wick-a luxury never before known. What is romantic to us now was miraculous back in 1783 when a Swiss physicist discovered a way to increase the flame’s power with the use of oil, a wick, a glass funnel, and oxygen. The better equipped turn to the hurricane oil lantern, which provides the light of at least a half dozen candles. The ill-prepared are plunged back in history to a time when candles served as the best form of illumination. It isn’t until the power goes out that we consider what the average evening was like before electric light. Icon - Check Mark A check mark for checkbox buttons. Icon - Twitter Twitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Pinterest Pinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - Instagram Instagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Facebook Facebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Email Used to indicate an emai action. Icon - Search Used to indicate a search action. Icon - Zoom In Used to indicate a zoom in action on a map. Icon - Zoom Out Used to indicate a zoom out action on a map. Icon - Location Pin Used to showcase a location on a map. Icon - Dropdown Arrow Used to indicate a dropdown. The Feuerhand Baby Special 276 is thus well equipped for outdoor use and provides pleasant light for up to 20 hours. The heat-resistant Schott Suprax glass of the Feuerhand hurricane lantern protects the flame from wind and bad weather. Icon - Close Used to indicate a close action. Combined, the colourful hurricane lanterns create a cosy atmosphere in the garden or on the terrace. Icon - Down Chevron Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Message The icon we use to represent an email action. Icon - External Link An icon we use to indicate a button link is external. Icon - Arrow Right An icon we use to indicate a leftwards action. Object Lessons: The Hurricane Lantern - Remodelista Icon - Arrow Left An icon we use to indicate a rightwards action.
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