mantel lamps

Argand lamps usually of brass or bronze with one or two burners on arms connected by tubes to a reservoir that feeds fuel to the burners on the bird-fountain principle, often ornamented with prisms hung from rings around the reservoir and burners.

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mantel lamps
Added By
Holly Hayes
Date Published
December 12, 2012
Last Updated
April 15, 2024