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larry
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# Posted: 13 May 2012 22:36
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i seem to be having a hard time finding a good oil lamp with a fairly large volume reservoir. if anyone has any info let me know.
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 13 May 2012 22:51
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Just a thought, but there are burners available as parts in many different sizes, many different sized threads where it attaches to the container. maybe you can find a burner that you can fit to a large container like a gallon fuel can? Just a crazy thought.... might not be too high on the good looking side of things.....
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Tim
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# Posted: 14 May 2012 10:39
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Here is more choices than you could ever use. They mail-order too! 
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larry
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# Posted: 14 May 2012 11:55
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thanks Tim, that's just what I'm looking for.
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Seto
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# Posted: 14 May 2012 12:46
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try a flea market, get an antique or vintage one, the new ones are either high priced, or junk (never meant to be used). i got my best lamps at a flea market and even with a small tank i only need to fill it once a week. well made lamps are efficent.
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larry
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# Posted: 16 May 2012 10:01
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thanks tim, just what i was looking for. i ordered two of the champion laterns but wont see them till end of june.
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moregon
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# Posted: 23 May 2015 12:45
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Just what I was looking for too! I bought 2 of the Champions and one Dietz! Shipping was really reasonable as well. Thanks!
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Julie2Oregon
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# Posted: 24 May 2015 10:36
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I found great oil lamps at Kmart! They're called farmer's lamps, all glass, about a foot tall, and only $7.99 each! A pack of 3 wide replacement wicks for them is just $1.99! Very attractive and they throw off a good amount of light. I bought 3 and am planning to return for a few more.
Really can't beat the price.
http://www.kmart.com/lamplight-farms-oil-lamp-create-the-moment-1/p-9990000083906711P ?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 24 May 2015 12:32 - Edited by: cabingal3
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Julie2Oregon!
Oh my goodness!
Welcome back!! We wondered where u were!
Those are lovely lamps-cant beat that price!
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Steve961
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# Posted: 24 May 2015 19:05
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W. T. Kirkman has the best selection I have found. I have two of their 350 Little Giant lanterns that have a 31 oz. capacity and 40+ hour burn time.
W. T. Kirkman
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TranquilMan
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# Posted: 24 May 2015 21:23
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There is also a thread going called "how to achieve prime oil ambience" on the topic of oil lamps.
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bldginsp
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# Posted: 24 May 2015 22:20
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One thing I ran across the other day that I didn't know is that the mantles on mantle type lanterns, both oil and white gas (Coleman) are made using radioactive thorium. There is not much, but in the article I read on Mother Earth News they suggest that when you light a new mantle do so outside and avoid breathing the ash. Doesn't apply to lanterns that have only a wick and not a mantle.
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TranquilMan
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# Posted: 24 May 2015 22:34
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That is really interesting! I better not tell my wife.
Aladdin mantle lamp
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Julie2Oregon
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# Posted: 25 May 2015 04:49
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Hi Cabingal!
Sorry for disappearing like I did! I've been in medical hell and am now recovering from surgery number 2, grrrr. Not fast enough, I need to get going on my house sale and move!!!! Didn't want to whine at you all! But now I'm back and you're stuck with my silly questions again! 
These really are nice lamps. Very attractive, do a good job of illumination and don't guzzle oil. Excellent price. I like them because they don't take up too much space but they're big enough to make a difference!
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 25 May 2015 05:59
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dear Julie2Oregon.
so glad u are back.i am so sorry about medical hell...i pray u recover from your surgery very soon.
we are happy u are back with us.
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Julie2Oregon
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# Posted: 25 May 2015 07:16
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Thank you! I'm happy to BE back! I've thought of you all so often and wondered how everyone is doing! I have a lot of reading and catching up to do!
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smallworks
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# Posted: 27 May 2015 00:01
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Quoting: TranquilMan Aladdin mantle lamp
A few years ago I bought an Aladdin lamp online, and found another at a flea market. It's easy to buy parts and they're beautiful. That being said it's really neat to walk into our place at night & just light up a Coleman lantern.
Really still love the old hurricane lamps, too.
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Gary O
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# Posted: 27 May 2015 07:02 - Edited by: Gary O
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Oh-h-h-h-h-o, oil lamps.....or lanterns.
Whenever I see the red lanterns in the stores, I'm like a 240 lb moth.
My childlike mind immediately travels back to visions of times when men signaled locomotive engineers, or trudged out to the barn in the middle of a wintery night to help deliver a calf.
Last time I bought one, I nearly blew us to smithereens.
Dang thing leaked all over and couldn't seem to hold the wick in a good place.
Me? I kept lightin' matches (another fascination of mine).
The thing looked like the real McCoy, but it was more of a decoration than something for actual useful illumination, with the exception of a brief explosion.
Kmart I think it was.
Deitz, aey? I see where they, too, are made in China...but quality seems OK according to reviews.
I'll give 'em another try.
I got matches.
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