A cylindrical tinned sheet-metal stearine lamp burner for the 6 pint cooking apparatus

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A cylindrical tinned sheet-metal stearine lamp burner for the 6 pint cooking apparatus

A cylindrical tinned sheet-metal stearine lamp for the 6 pint cooking apparatus (AAA4008 and part numbers) made for the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-76, led by Captain George Nares. The lamp is made with a flat flange-like rim around the outside to take the lid (AAA4008.6). It contains a thick textile wick impregnated with stearine (solidified waxy oil), which is also in the lamp base. This would sit in the bottom of the tin stand (AAA4008.4) when in use or packed away for sledging.

The scale drawing for this lamp, and the rest of the '6 pint' cooking apparatus, is NPD3863.

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Object Details

ID:	AAA4008.5
Type:	Burner
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Date made:	1875
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements:	Overall: 80 mm x 140 mm x 145 mm
Parts:	A 6 pint cooking apparatus made for the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-76 (Cooking apparatus) A cylindrical tinned sheet-metal kettle to hold 6 pints (Kettle) (AAA4008.1) Elm wood lid for a 6 pint kettle (Kettle lid) (AAA4008.2) A cylindrical tinned sheet metal '6 pint' stew pan (Stew pan) (AAA4008.3) The tin stand and iron case for a '6 pint' cooking apparatus (Burner container) (AAA4008.4) A cylindrical tinned sheet-metal stearine lamp burner for the 6 pint cooking apparatus (Burner) (AAA4008.5) The stearine burner lid for the 6 pint cooking apparatus. (Burner lid) (AAA4008.6)