Angle Lamps from antiquelamps.net

~~The Angle Lamp came shortly after the center draft lamps. It boasted "No Under Shadow." If you look closely at the center draft lamps, both on the hanging and standing style, the burner is mounted on top of the font (oil reservoir) thus the lamp casts a shadow under the lamp. The Angle Lamp is different.

(To the right is a reprint from a company brochure.)

~~The burner is mounted so it attaches at an angle thus casting "No Under Shadow." The lamp used for comparison (see lower right panel of the illustrated ad) is the normal center draft lamp that was marketed by the Rayo division of Standard Oil.
~~The Angle Lamp was available in wall mounted single and double burner, also hanging double, triple and quadruple burner models. They came either Nickel plated, Antique Brass, Polished Brass, Antique Copper and Polished Copper. There also was a student lamp model as well as several chandelier models. The chimneys Angle Lamp period illustration2 and the globes also were available in many different colors and styles.

(To the left is a reprint from a company brochure.)

~~They were generally easy to care for. The lamp could be lit by raising the chimney which was on a hinge. Filling was no real problem; you could remove the font and fill it and then replace it, while the lamp was burning.
~~It is interesting to look at the Patent drawings. Below are two of the drawings submitted by John Ulrich and Thomas Fell for the October 25, 1893 to the Department of Agriculture in Canada in support of their application for Canadian Patents.

The lamps, as you can see, weren't an exact copy of the patents drawings as we see them.

I do have both original glass and reproduced glass available for sale as well as several Angle Lamps. Please see For Sale for more information.

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