Funck-Heap Lamp

Identifier

1326

Title

Funck-Heap Lamp

Description

The Funck-Heap lamp, introduced in 1892, became the standard lamp used with every 4th order Fresnel Lens in America. A Lamp such as this one probably provided the light source for the Fresnel lens on display in the center of this room before it was electrified in 1932.

The Funck-Heap lamp featured a circular wick flame spreading button in the center, which helped maintain a constant flame size and shape. The wick was fed through a screw thread on the wick-carrying tube.

When the Conimicut Light in Warwick was electrified in 1960, the Keeper at Conimicut gave this lamp to a local Doctor. It was passed down to the Doctor’s descendants and finally after a chance meeting between a BLMA Board Member and a member of the Reilly family, was loaned to the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum for use as a museum display.
This lamp is solid brass and is 15" tall with a 7"diameter base.

Source

On Loan to the BLMA by the Reilly Family of Warwick RI and Florida

Type

Physical Object

Date

April 24, 2024

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Loan Agreement for Funck-Heap Lamp Item #1326

Citation

“Funck-Heap Lamp,” Archives of the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association, accessed November 5, 2024, https://beavertaillight.org/archives/items/show/1326.

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