Midnight Oil Spring 2018

The Midnight Oil Spring 2018

The Magazine of the Historic Lighting Club

Issue 95

Featuring contributions from Adrian Booker, Phil Harris, John Kidger, and Mike Parker

To encourage interest in the collecting and restoration of lighting artifacts and the research into and study of the history of illumination

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Website: www.historiclightingclub.co.uk

Committee

PRESIDENT Ian Caunter Tel: 01752 783565 caunteris@aol.com

HONORARY PRESIDENT David Denny Tel & Fax: 01263713694

TREASURER & MEMBERSHIP SEC’Y

Mike Bradley Tel: 01179530395 mike.bradley70@tiscali.co.uk

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PUBLICATIONS OFFICER John Kidger Tel: 01242 236794 johnkidger@talktalk.net

Committee: Ian Smith, Tel: 01279 651405. iansmith6666@btinternet.com Annual subscriptions are due in November of each year. The current subscription rate is £25 per annum, outside the EU £30. Subscriptions should be sent to the Treasurer/ Membership Secretary, and cheques (in UK only) should be made payable to the Historic Lighting Club. Payments may also be made at the November HLC meeting at Uffington.

Members should inform the Treasurer/Membership secretary of any changes in contact details as soon as these become apparent.

Membership

Pease submit all material for inclusion in future issues of Midnight Oil to Adrian Booker, adrianbooker2012@gmail.com. Images should be in as high resolution as possible and be sent in ‘straight from the camera’ condition, using MailBigFile, WeTransfer or similar website. Text can be sent as a separate Word document attachment via email.

To ensure acceptable print quality scanned documents should be in at least 300 dpi format. (For technical help with images email Pete at peteweb@petemackenzie.co.uk.)

Please subject your emails ‘MO Copy’. Tip: Please make use of the photographic tent which is available at most meetings, to give professional lighting to your artefact.

Article Submissions

Front cover: Dark Ruby Lamp. Layered clear/ruby glass with cut glass rings, showing clear glass underneath around the lamp’s shoulders. Floral etchings along the sides.

No 8 slip, push-in Hinks & Son burner. (Courtesy Mike Parker) All material © 2018 HLC.

HLC meetings and lamp related dates for 2018 11 March 2017: Wythal 8 April: North Tuddenham 24 June: Uffington 9 September: Wythal

29/30 September: HLC Lamp Exhibition at the Black Country Living Museum on the Saturday and Sunday

25 November: Uffington

The date of Wheels by Lamplight at the Transport Museum, Ipswich has yet to 21 October: Nth Tuddenham be decided

The Midnight Oil

Spring 2018 Issue 95

CONTENTS Editorial and Obituaries 4 A Mitrailleuse 20 Pipe Lamp John Kidger 6 A Report on BCLM 2017 Adrian Booker 8 A Hinks Double Wall Lamp Mike Parker 9 The White Horse Inn, Beverley Mike Parker 10 Getting to the Bottom of Aladdins Adrian Booker 12 The Photographic Tent and Your Stories 14 The November 2017 Uffington Meeting & AGM 15 Aladdin Runaway Phil Harris 18 Risk Assessment Ian Caunter 18 Members Book Service John Kidger 22

EARLY ARGAND WALL LAMP WITH TIN RESERVOIR The lamp is made of tin and brass and designed to hang on a wall. Stepped chimneys first appeared in 1811. Rack and pinion wick winders that attached to the lower side of the wick tubes also first appeared in 1811. John Kidger

A note from the Editor Adrian Booker As one of your newest, but not youngest, members it is a great privilege to be invited to edit MO95. I am of the age who can remember the electric lighting replacing gas in our streets and social housing. I am one of the many who has progressed from paper to screen, so picking up the reins to produce this beautiful showcase publication has been something of a struggle. My interest in lamps started with Aladdin. I joined HLC via the website, and visited the Uffington meeting, which was a great success. My brightly polished, electrified and labelled Aladdins were so well received that I was invited to exhibit them at the HLC event at the Black Country Living Museum.

While at the BCLM event I realised my naivety in the field. In a previous life I was a technician in the Fleet Air Arm. I am familiar with the principle of feeding large quantities of kerosene (almost identical to paraffin) with hot compressed air into the combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine. In this case the output is kinetic energy, together with a lot of heat and noise.

Before the development of paraffin, fuels generally were more viscous and could not be capillary fed. Some of the lamps on display had header tanks to gravity feed the fuel, which compromised the light output. Other lamps had spring powered pumps. There were travelling lamps with no breakable chimneys, so the airflow was provided by fans. I was able to pick up these previously un-thought of issues and their design solutions quite quickly.

Membership of this club has opened up a whole new realm of ideas for me. I intend now to expand beyond Aladdin so that on my limited budget I can understand and display to the public a greater variety of lighting devices. Most of all however, it is a great pleasure to be amongst such a wonderful group of people! I hope you enjoy the variety of articles and news items in this issue.

Best regards, Adrian

Obituaries BILL PURVES Following a further stroke, Bill Purves departed this life several months ago. My first encounter with Bill was with his organizing a Rushlight Club meeting, for the UK members. He stood out in everyday Edinburgh, where he lived with Sandra, his wife, on account of his regular wearing of the MacKay clan kilt. He ran a well-preserved Bedford van, liveried to advertise his Lamp Emporium. He was also involved in the early days of the preservation of the paddle-steamer, Waverley, which was originally built for the LNE Railway. He served in the Royal Navy, where he acquired his ability to speak Russian – very useful during the Cold War. I last saw Bill at

Obituaries a joint Rushlight/HLC meeting in Cambridge – rather more years ago than I care to remember.

Our condolences go to Sandra – and may he rest in Peace.

MAURICE KINSLOW A few weeks ago, I was telephoned, by his relative, that Maurice had suffered a stroke and had died in hospital: he was 85 years of age and had suffered some ill health in the last few years.

I first met Maurice at the regular Bath Saturday Flea Market, where we soon found we had a common interest in old lamps. He joined HLC a few years after it was formed and we journeyed regularly together to the meetings – always, after enjoying a sumptuous breakfast, at his home and prepared by Mary, his wife. For a few years, he took me to the Meetings in his car, as I went several years without one; when he became less well, I then had a vehicle and was more than pleased to take him to the meetings.

This continued until fairly recently, when his health prevented his coming along.

After serving an engineering apprenticeship Maurice worked for the Admiralty in Bath for most – if not all – his career.

Our condolences to Mary, his widow and to his family.

Rest in Peace, Maurice!

JOHN WHITE It is with great sadness that we report the passing of friend and society member John White on the 2nd of December following a long illness.

John was an enthusiastic member of the HLC who regularly attended club meetings showing a large range of candle lighting (his main interest), and Dutch lamps and heaters. John was usually accompanied by his wife Elaine who helped in the kitchen keeping members fed and watered. John, accompanied by Elaine, also supported the club at the Black Country Museum with ‘Made in Brum’ lamps and despite being in ill health John came to the B C Museum exhibition this October, where Elaine also demonstrated restoration of Victorian fabric candle shades .

He and Elaine also travelled to ‘Wheels by Lamp Light’ in Ipswich to support the club.

John produced several MOs and acted as our Health and Safety Officer compiling Risk Assessments to keep us all safe.

John and Elaine had lifelong friends in Holland and regularly travelled there and collected Dutch lamps, once bringing one home on their tandem cycle!!!

In retirement, John worked part time in the local Auction rooms where he used his deep knowledge of lamps to enhance the catalogue and then advise club members of relevant items in the auctions.

John, a valued friend and enthusiast society member, will be sorely missed by the HLC and all who came in contact with him through lamp collecting. Our thoughts are with his wife Elaine & family.

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A Mitrailleuse 20 pipe Meteor lamp John Kidger The lamp is all in brass with a name plate stating PATENTED METEOR LAMP, see FIGS 1 & 6. It is fitted with a Mitrailleuse-burner by Schwintzer & Gräff of Berlin, patented in Germany November 14, 1879, No. 10,621, see FIG 3.

The burner uses a spreader and several ‘pipe’ ropewicks, 20 in this case, to form a tubular flame, see FIGS 1 & 2. These Matrailleuse burners are also available with 12 and 16 pipes.

Mitrailleuse burner (from the word ‘grapeshot’ and a type of ‘machine-gun’) has a winder stating MITRAILLEUSE Z & Co L PATENT 10621, see FIG 3. This patent is important in dating the lamp as further patents were January 13, 1880, No. 10846, and March 26, 1880, No. 11713. I do not know what Z & Co L refers to (see FIG 3).

Mitrailleuse burners take 1/4 inch diameter ropewicks, which form a circle similar to a side or central draught burner (this is a side draught burner), see FIG 2. The wicks are held in the tubes by hooks at the upper end. The top plate is connected to the bottom plate by a series of open wick guide tubes, see FIG 4.

Filling is achieved by unscrewing the burner and using a brass hook fitted to the bottom plate, hinge/tip it away, see FIG 4. Matrailleuse burners are designed for use with paraffin.

Despite its age, the lamp and burner were undamaged and fully operational. The 4 inch shade shown in FIG 1 sat on the rim of the burner, but could move 3/8 sideways, so I altered a shade gallery to fit over the chimney castellation and locate the shade. Not shown.

The base is 5 inches square, 11 inches to the top of the burner and 3 1/8 chimney fitter. The chimney shown is a Veritas 3 inch, as the originals are very rare. I have never seen one. The Mitrailleuse chimney does not have a bulge but is two parallel diameters similar to a Kosmos but without the neck-in at the change of diameter. The Veritas chimney fitted is larger at the top and gives too much air flow for a stable flame. To steady the flame I’ve fitted a Mica soot catcher to reduce the area and hence air flow, see FIG 6.

The spreader should be flat and the diameter of the wick centre line, but I made this one larger to suit the Above left – FIG 1: Lit lamp with 4 inch etched shade.

Left – FIG 2: Wicks raised up to show configuration. The spreader should be flat and the diameter of the wick centre line.

A Mitrailleuse 20 pipe Meteor lamp bulge in the Veritas chimney to further reduce the air flow and keep the flame steady. I chose not to polish the lamp, but to leave it with the discoloured lacquer. You can clearly see the brush strokes of the discoloured lacquer, see FIG 7.

Top left – FIG 3: Winder states MITRAILLEUSE Z & Co L PATENT 10621. (Taken out on November 14, 1879).

Top right – FIG 4: Ready for filling up.

Above – FIG 5: Brass embossed label soldered to the square base.

Right – FIG 6: Mica soot catcher on the chimney top to reduce air flow.

Far right – FIG 7: The lamp unpolished.

You can clearly see the brush strokes of the discolouring lacquer.

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Historic Lighting at the Black Country Living Museum – October 2017 Adrian Booker In October 2017 twelve representatives from the Historic Lighting Club presented a Historic Lighting Weekend at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley. A diverse display of intricate lamps and devices dazzled and enthralled dozens of members of the public. Explanations were given of their origins, purposes and mechanisms.

In addition to the members’ lit static displays there were demonstrations of Fire to Flame; Humphrey Davy and the Safety Lamp; Acetelene Lighting the Road; Magnificent Mantle Pressure Lamps; and In the Limelight Lanterns and Gas Lighting. There was also an opportunity for the children to try candle dipping. The weekend culminated in a fish and chip supper and magic lantern slideshow in the Bottle and Glass Inn in the Historic Village.

This is the fifth year the club has been represented. The group was well looked after by the BCLM who are keen for us to repeat our presence in 2018, so it’s time to get your more unusual lamps and wick trimmers out, and re-introduce them to a drop of paraffin, or whichever of the diverse fuels they require.

The 2018 exhibition at the Black Country Living Museum will be on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th September. Please reserve these dates if you

The happy team of lampers at the Black Country Living Museum behind John and Elaine White’s candle lamp collection: Back row left to right: Adrian Booker, John White, Mike Bradley, John Bradley, Ian Caunter, Duncan Bennett, John Kidger.

Front row: Elaine White, Linda Booker, Angela Caunter, Rosie Bennett, Sue Kidger.

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wish to attend. The dates have been moved away from Wheels by Lamplight, which better suits some members. The exhibition will coincide with the Museum’s Annual Festival of Light. Once again the BCLM propose to allow 25 members of the public to join us for the ‘Learning by Lamplight’ table top talk and demonstrations, magic lantern show, and vintage transport down to the village for fish and chips and a drink in the pub.

This is a great opportunity to once again showcase our lamps and help us pick up more members. If you have any suggestions to improve the event, or feel able to do a demonstration please contact John Kidger: johnkidger@ talktalk.net or 012422 236794.

Duncan Bennett polishing a lamp, and Elaine White demonstrating the restoration of Victorian lampshades.

A Hinks double wall lamp bracket

A pair of cut glass drop-in founts, with bijou burners marked ‘Hinks & Son B’ham’, in a double wall bracket with ruby etched shades.

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The White Horse Inn, Beverley Mike Parker If you are ever in Yorkshire and anywhere near Beverley then a visit to the White Horse Inn, or Nellies as it is called, is a must. It’s one of the oldest hostelries in the ancient market town of Beverley and it’s awash with period gas lighting.

Nobody knows when it started out as an inn, though a building on the site, belonging to the Church, is recorded for 1585.

It was certainly in use as an inn when an emissary of Charles 11 used it as an office when on official business.

Farmers and cattlemen in the mid 1800s attending the Norwood cattle market would stay at the inn keeping their horse and carriages in the stables and yard. In its heyday there was stabling for up to 70 horses.

The White Horse Inn, Beverley

must be an article there for the MO. And here it is now. To get a flavour of the experience you would have to contrast my slow passage of wonder from room to room, with regulars sitting oblivious, getting on with the real matter in hand for them – enjoyment of the local beverage.

Its inn’s age is apparent wherever you look. The blackening of the ceiling from both cigarettes and the lamps, once commonplace, was brought sharply into focus wherever I looked.

The most striking things for me were the dramatic chandeliers, still there and what’s more still working, whilst smoke bells were everywhere. There was the feeling that if Miss Nellie could return, it would be back to business as usual for her.

If you plan to visit Nellies do make time also to call in at St Crispin Antique and Collectors centre, at No 11 Butchers Row. Beverly, HU17 0AA. You will find the owner Chris Fowler very welcoming and knowledgeable about early lighting, particularly candlesticks.

11 Francis Collinson, a saddler by trade and a tenant for some years, bought the property from the Church in 1927. One might hazard a guess that the extensive gas lighting was installed then, as the inn began a new life. It stayed in the family for 49 years, when in 1976 it was acquired by Samuel Smith Old Brewery.

Francis had a large family and until then the Inn was run by his unmarried sons and daughters. Miss Nellie was the licensee and it was during her reign that the Inn became commonly known as Nellies. (History courtesy of the White Horse) On a visit for the second time as a tourist in the summer of 2015, I then made sure that I took loads of pictures, thinking that there

Getting to the Bottom of Aladdins Adrian Booker I’d been interested in Aladdin Mantle Lamps for some time and was attracted to the polished brass founts. I could see that different coloured shades were available so about two years ago I began collecting these. As the lamps arrived in the post I began to notice differences in the founts and wondered what this could be. I found a website called TeriAnn’s Guide to Aladdin and other brands of kerosene Mantle Lamps by TeriAnn Wakeman in the USA (www.aladdinlamps.info). At this point I realised that Aladdin meant a lot more than just model 23. There was a whole history dating back to 1909, and this history was different depending on the country of origin.

Even the humble model 23 has differences. Look towards the bottom of the fount. There are three different ones in figure 1 below: No join, joined, and joined with ring.

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I continued to browse on eBay and expanded my collection not only by far too many model v23’s, but all the way back to model 8 (1919). There are also variations within models depending on a number of factors. I think I have just about everything covered on the UK side with founts. Shades and chimneys are more difficult. Model 8, 9 and 10 burners continue to elude me. This is where the collection is halted at present, due to the difficulty of acquiring anything older, of foreign origin and any of the USA models with glass founts and ornate shades.

Right from the beginning I wanted to show my lamps to people in a brightly lit display.

Obviously they could not all be simultaneously paraffin lit. I began to convert the model 23 burners to electricity, then realised that for an amateur, 240 volts in brass fittings was also too dangerous. I hit on the idea of 12 volts DC. This works very well indeed and is completely safe. The power supply is a 240 volt to 12 volt sealed unit transformer, very similar to a laptop charger (see figure 2 at left). To the 12 volt side of

Getting to the Bottom of Aladdins this is attached a five way splitter lead (figure 3, right). From this a coaxial plug and car speaker wire take the power, via a rubber grommet, through the side of the burner and up to a standard brass B22 bayonet connector, which fits perfectly into an Aladdin 23 burner after removing the flame spreader and wick (figure 4). Into this is fitted a B22 to G4 adaptor. Finally a 12 volt 3 Watt G4 LED lamp is fitted (figures 5 and 6). I was quite pleased with myself for working all this out by identifying each item from a different supplier on eBay. It is not available in kit form.

This was trialed continuously for three 3 days using five lamps with chimneys fitted, all running from one transformer via the splitter lead. There were no signs of overheating and no failures. After switching off the power the lamps could be handled immediately.

The only part of the system that is subject to PAT testing is the power supply up to the transformer, and this is a sealed unit. I have created my own PAT testing policy with me as the tester. There is no legal requirement to be qualified, just to be competent. The girl in the office can do it after a half day course. The power supplies are class 2 items (not earthed).

My policy dictates that they should be PAT tested every two years with a visual inspection only.

I was now ready to go public with my display. I held my own Lamp Show here in Dartmouth, and also appeared at the Parish Craft Show.

I then felt a need to show my collection further afield. While surfing for this opportunity I stumbled upon the web site of the Historic Lighting Club. I joined the club and my first appearance was at Uffington in June 2017. I was very apologetic to the purists, explaining that 4 electrification was the only way I could show my collection to optimum effect, and also that I would only ever violate a model 23 burner, the process being irreversible, leaving all the older and therefore rarer burners untouched.

I also hoped the club members would understand that my collection had evolved completely independently of the HLC. While fitting the lamps to the founts some of them failed to illuminate. I would like to thank John

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While at the meeting I was very impressed with the intricacy and diversity of items that can be included in the category of historic lighting. My visit to Uffington led to an invitation to display the collection at the Historic Lighting Weekend at the Black Country Living Museum in October 2017, of which you can read in the earlier article.

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The Photographic Tent and Your Stories Members are encouraged to use the club’s photographic tent in which to photograph their artefacts. This will give near professional results by providing diffused all-round lighting with no shadows. The pictures achieved using this equipment should be of the quality required for publication in the Midnight Oil, and will also be of benefit to members for their personal records. The tent is currently held by Mike Bradley and will be available at all meetings. Members will need to use their own camera and tripod. The more the tent is used the more shared experience will be gained to assist in the preparation of lamps and cameras for successful results.

This should put you on course to produce the high resolution images that can accompany the stories and articles we are after. When submitting a story, images should be sent separate from the text, but with a note in the text showing roughly where you wish pictures to appear. Please check that your email program is not set up to automatically reduce image size when sent out. Image resolution should be 300dpi for printing so check your pixel count, ie a 900 x 600 dpi image will print at 3 x 2 inches – a bigger number allows a bigger printed picture. Technical advice can be had from Pete at peteweb@petemackenzie.co.uk.

Please don’t think that lamp information which you wish to share, or seek information about, is not suitable for publication. Even if you are worried about presentation, that’s what we have an Editor for. A gentle editorial nudge towards greater fluidity and use of the spell check can work wonders, if that is what you worry about. We want your personal take on historic lighting, whether it is recounting your lighting related experiences, about your collection, or even seeking to enlighten your ignorance - a regular feature for all of us at some time.

The November 2017 Uffington Meeting and AGM The meeting was very well attended with about thirty members exhibiting items of interest. The day’s events included the AGM , the minutes of which you have already received.

An unusually large number of lamps were lit during the day, providing an inviting, warm atmosphere in the wonderful Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall on this cold day somewhere in deepest Oxfordshire.

The members present of course included Angela Caunter and Linda Booker who provided us with much needed sustenance in the form of Plymouth pasties, coffee and cakes.

Angela also ran the raffle which provided welcome income for the room hire. This was followed by the auction of lamps and parts, an opportunity for members to acquire that long sought after item for their collection.

As usual each member was invited to give a short table talk on an item of interest on display: The Editor was amazed by the diversity of items displayed by members present. It is hoped that such surprises may continue in future meetings.

Below left: The mystery object exhibited by Ian Caunter turned out to be a battery operated WW2 convoy ID signal lamp.

Below right: John Bradley’s English flat wick burner in a red glass fount with attached bowl and recess in the base aroused some interest

16 Right: Tom Fisher displayed what he believes to be a 1940’s US military signal lamp Below left: Dave Roberts showed the group his late Victorian Messenger duplex paraffin lamp with ornate wrought iron base Below right: Duncan and Rosemary Bennet showed off the power of their Tilley FL6 5000CP pressurised paraffin mantle lamp.

The November 2017 Uffington Meeting and AGM

The November 2017 Uffington Meeting and AGM

17 Left: Adam Munson brought a BR signal lamp with an extended fount for a longer run. It had a copper fount with tinplate top.

Below left: John Holden demonstrated his high bay 400W industrial lamp with Osram mercury lamp Below right: Mike Parker was very interested in his WW2 candle lantern made from a glass bottle with the base cut off. The device was equipped with a copper base, top, vent and handle.

Aladdin Runaway Phil Harris Last year I bought a nice chrome Aladdin lamp, fitted with a Super Aladdin side-draught burner and complete with chimney, from a junk shop for the princely sum of £20. After a good clean, an overhaul and a new Moonglow shade, it works very well and my wife loves to see it lit in the bedroom if she decides to have an early night.

Last night I lit the lamp, turned it down low, and left the room intending to return in five minutes to check and regulate the flame. I am well aware of the Aladdin burner’s tendency for the flame size to increase as it warms up. This time I got distracted and I forgot to return to the lamp, until after ten minutes my wife called down: “I’ve got smoke!”

I dashed up to find the flame reaching the top of the chimney and a sooty stain on the ceiling. The mantle was completely choked with thick soot, and the glass chimney similarly coated.

Once cooled down, I cleaned the glassware and re-lit the lamp. It’s quite entertaining to watch as the sooty mantle slowly clears from the bottom upwards. With careful supervision, the mantle was clean again after about twenty minutes.

I took the attached photo of the sooty mantle a few minutes into the cleaning process.

I’d like to know why my Aladdin behaves like this, when my Famos 120 CP centre-draught mantle lamp never exhibits flame growth in this way. Is it something peculiar to side-draught burners? All ideas welcome!

Editor’s Footnote: I’ve also had this experience with a model 23. These lamps must be warmed up on a very low setting and never be left unattended.

This luckily amusing story leads me on to the next article ...

Historic Lighting Club Risk Assessment Ian Caunter In accordance with government safety requirements and in line with other organisations it has become necessary to produce our own Risk Assessment.

This is particularly important when we hold public meetings involving innocent third parties. Obviously all the fuels we use are flammable, both in use and storage. These can take the form of solids, liquids and gasses.

Some of these materials are volatile and some are used under pressure.

The following government regulated, but self-generated document has been produced by Ian Caunter. It discusses the risks involved when using fuel and electrically powered equipment when we hold our meetings. All members should familiarise themselves with these instructions, and adhere to them during our lamp displays.

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Severity Likelihood Rating 1/2/3 1/2/3 H/M/L Fuelling / re-fuelling is to take place outside 2 3 H of the building in a safe area away from ignition source Indoor fuelling is to be avoided if possible. If fuelling is to be carried out indoors, then adiquate precautions are to be taken such as a metal tray and away from any source of ignition.

All fuel storage to be kept in clearly marked and suitible containers and stored in a safe place away from ignition source (Not under display tables with lit lamps). No fuel contaminated rags or such material is to be kept indoors or near any sourse of ignition.

Responsible disposal is required. No lamps to be fuelled / drained or refuelled near a source of ignition.

Petrol is not to be used for general table / display.

Heavy oils such as cooking oils, tallow or lard oil, if operated at a low temperature are considered a low risk.

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All electrical equipment, to be used at any HLC event should be correctly maintained and safe for use.(Electricity at Work Regulation 1989) Also operators should have a suitable degree of competence in operating the desired equipment. PAT testing of equipment would be desirable providing this equipment could meet the requirements of modern testing. If the equipment will not meet the required standard, then suitable precautions (such as barriers) and procedure must be adopted to prevent any danger or risk. This is down to the operator of the equipment to undertake.

However this should be monitored by all HLC members to ensure safe working practice is carried out. RCD protection should be used All gas operated lighting and equipment to be checked for leakage and any faults before operating. Table operating procedures as for lighting lamps above should be adopted and practiced. Each

overcrouded with lamps. The number of lamps should be limited to a safe managable number. This should depend on the size of the table being used. No more then six lit at a time. The lit lamps, could be interchanged over the display period. Lit lamps should be placed away from the front edge of the tableand clear of any combustable material.

Lit lamps should NEVER be left unatended at any time during operation. Lamps that are lit, should never be moved or carried unless the lamp is designed to be hand portable. However if this is done then great care should be undertaken to ensure this is done in a safe way.

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Maximum of six lamps to be operated at one time.

All cables, plugs and electrical equipment will be visibly inspected prior to use. Items to be checked should include frayed cables, broken fittings, lack of grommets, and exposed electrical connections etc.

All loose cables are to be fixed where possible, or run in a safe way to ensure that they do not present a tripping hazard.

Any hot surfaces generated by the lamps will be presented at a distance away from the casual visitor to touch. The use of suitable warning signs would be an advantage.

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equipment, faulty appliances causing burns, injury, loss of life and damage to building.

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A demarcation distance of at least 1.5 metres to be established away from viewing persons

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Risk Assessment Number: Issue:

Historic Lighting Club Risk Assessment 21

Members Book Service 2018 The following books and reprints are available to members only : BOOKS

Brandy, Ballons and Lamps – John J Wolfe

covers the life of Ami Argand and his lamps £35.00 Trading Places - Hitchcock and Wanzer Ltd

mechanical clockwork lamps £13.50 Candle Snuffers – Martyn Fry Wolton, Willowbeck £6.00

SHIRE BOOKS

Gas Lighting – David Gledhill, Shire Books Candle Lighting – Eveleigh, Shire Books Early Vehicle Lighting – Peter W Card, Shire Books

£2.50 £3.25 £4.25

CATALOGUES

Country House Lighting - Frederic Wise £1.00 Moderator Lamps, 1854 - J. Tyler & Sons, Reprint £2.00 Pifco Lamps 1925/6, Reprint £2.50 Veritas (Oil Lamps and Fittings) 1933, Reprint £15.00 Veritas (Falk, Stadelman & Co) 1896/7, Reprint

380 pages, covers oil, candle, gas, burners, chimneys,

shades, fittings etc. £35.00 Dietz and Company, 1860, Reprint £15.00 Eclairage et Chauffage au Gaz d’Essence et de Petrole

Reprint of 1932 French catalogue of “SUCCES” lamps

and cookers. £5.00 CLUB MAGAZINE

Back copies of Newsletter £1.50 Back copies of recent Midnight Oils £2.50

Two copies of the above publications are brought to each

HLC meeting.

Copies can be ordered by post from John Kidger Tel: 01242-236794 or email: johnkidger@talktalk.net NOTE: Posted books will carry a postal charge dependant on size and weight.

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Notices and Special Events • HLC LAMP EXHIBITION – The Black Country Living

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Museum, 29–30 October 2018 • MEMBERS BOOK SERVICE – The list of publications will appear twice a year in the Newsletter and copies can be ordered by post from John Kidger.

Email: johnkidger@talktalk.net or call on 01242 236794 Two copies of the publications are brought to each HLC meeting.

• FIND OUT MORE – below are links to some of the institutions that we have worked with to promote research into, and study of, the history of illumination.

BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM – www.bclm.co.uk GEFFRYE MUSEUM – www.geffrye-museum.org.uk LEAMINGTON SPA ART GALLERY & MUSEUM – www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalpumprooms THE MEDIEVAL FREE COMPANY – www.medievalfreeco.org.uk