No. 12. NeaPs Patent Lard-candle Lamp. — Land Measurer. 



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Weal's Patent Lard-candle Lamp. 



This lamp is the invention of a gentleman in Ohio, 

 who, being disappointed in the operations of all the 

 lard lamps that he had seen, "inasmuch as they did 

 not continue to burn brightly after the first few days 

 of use, when the purer and lighter portions of the lard 

 had been consumed; emitting a red and dingy flame 

 from a fuzzy uick, with an unpleasant smell; requir- 

 ing much attention and frequent cleansing, and leav- 

 ing at the end of the burning, a portion of the lard so 

 impure, as to be unconsumable; the trouble and incon- 

 venience of filling, bring also great" — succeeded, after 

 much thought and labour, in constructing a lamp which 

 he believes will be found to obviate all these objections; 

 for by means of an air-tight plunger or follower, work- 

 ing in the chamber of the lamp, a portion of the lard 

 is forced up through a tube, which has the form and 

 appearance of a candlestick, into the flaming wicks of 

 the lamp, where it is retained by pressure from below, 

 until it is consumed, when more is sent up, by screw- 

 ing down the plunger or follower, with the finger and 

 thumb, in the neatest and most convenient manner 

 imaginable. Thus the whole of the lard is consumed, 

 leaving no residuum, and affording a white and brilliant 

 light to the end. 



For a considerable time we have had one of these 

 lamps in operation, and are not able, after a strict 

 scrutiny, to discover any imperfection in its construe 

 tion. The lard in use is very inferior, the object being, 

 a fair trial under common treatment; yet the light af- 

 forded is most brilliant, and at an expense much be- 

 low the cost of oil. We therefore confess a preference 

 for the lard-candle lamp; but lest this feeling should 

 be thought to amount to a prejudice in its favour, we 

 give below, the answer to an inquiry, which we ad- 

 dressed to an intelligent friend, who lias had two of 

 these lamps in constant use for many months, and 

 would take the opportunity to recommend them to the 

 notice of our readers. These lamps, made of Britan- 

 nia ware, and of tin, are sold, the former at one dollar 

 each, the latter at fifty cents; by Messrs. Filley & Kis- 

 terbock, Nos. 436, & 467, Market street, Philadelphia, 

 with directions for use. J. P. 



To the Editor of the Cabinet,— Dear 

 sir, at your request, I send you the result 

 of my experience in the use of Neal's Pa- 

 tent Lard-candle lamp. My acquaintance 

 with the inventor extends no further than 

 seeing his name upon the lamp in question, 

 and my sole object in making 1 this communi- 

 cation is, that the public may know the ad- 

 vantages to be derived from its use. By 

 actual experiment, I have ascertained that 

 the cost of an equal amount of light, is 

 about one-third that of good sperm oil, 

 while, with a flame of the same size, a 

 stronger and purer light is emitted. The little 

 trouble experienced in filling these lamps 

 — the lard being put in cold — and keeping 

 them in order for burning, is another ad- 

 vantage they possess, even over oil lamps, 

 and especially over those lamps which re- 

 quire the lard to be first melted. A great 



objection to the ordinary lard lamps is, the 

 difficulty experienced in getting them to 

 burn well when first lighted; these lamps, 

 however, burn with a clear and bright flame 

 from the first. In burning it as a night 

 lamp, my plan is, to use but one wick, cut- 

 ting it off" pretty close to the tube, and press- 

 ing down the piston or follower, until the 

 cup at the top of the lamp is filled with 

 lard ; in this way it will burn eight or ten 

 hours, without further attention. 



Respectfully, E. W. Mumfoud. 



Camden, N. J., June 29th, 1843. 



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