Antique Lamps: Wick Lamps
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On weekends I like to go to yard sales. I like to purchase many items but my personal favorite is antique lamps. There are many types of antique lamps. Most people are interested in oil lamps. Oil lamps are divided into two groups: pressurized lamps with a mantle and wick lamps. My personal favorite is wick lamps. Wick lamps have a reservoir bottom which holds the oil, and the wick feeds up through a rolling mechanism which regulates the size of the flame. The lamp is topped with a glass chimney. The tops and bottoms of the lamps were usually decorated with drawings or paintings.
