Kerosene lamp Skeppsholmen, a larger version of the popular Koholmen. The oil housing is in mouth-blown clear glass. The original Koholmen model was already in the Karlskrona lamp factory’s range at the end of the 19th century, but reached a wider audience in the 1950s. The brightness of a 10”’ round burner corresponds approximately to the brightness of ten candles.

The kerosene lamp is equipped with a round burner whose design is based on the patent of the Swiss Aimé Argand, where the richly perforated gallery and the airy design of the wick cone allow an abundant supply of oxygen that provides a very efficient combustion that results in a 6-15 times stronger brightness compared to lace wick burners.

Kerosene lamp with oil housing of uncolored glass. Swedish made model. Wick of cotton. Diameter 11.5cm, height 32cm.

Lamp oil is purchased separately.

Narrow wall lamp for a candle of black plate. Model from around 1800 after a model in the Hedemora Gammelgård collections.

Handcrafted by artisans. Gives a very pleasant and beautiful glow with its tin-plated surface.

Height 26 cm. Width 12 cm. Depth 9 cm. Tin-plated black plate.

Wall lamp from around 1800. Tin-plate lamps and sconces were common in many homes during the 18th and 19th centuries throughout Sweden. Often, like this one, they had a simple shape with a dotted pattern of beads and flowers.

Gives a pleasant glow with its tinted surface. One of the special features of this particular lamp is that when the light has burned down to a short stub, a shadow angel appears on the wall behind, with curly hair and wings that move when the flame flutters.

Height 25,5 cm. Width 16,5 cm. Depth 7 cm. Tin-plated black plate.