Duplex lamp

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The duplex lamp is a special kerosene lamp with two wicks arranged in parallel . It was invented by the British Joseph Hinks in Birmingham and patented in 1865 .

Duplex lamps burn better and brighter than lamps with a simple, flat wick.

literature

  • Charles John Thomas Carson: Technology and the Big House in Ireland, c. 1800-c. 1930. Cambria Press, 2009, ISBN 978-1604976359 , p. 156f; limited preview in Google Book search.