Screwpiles: The Forgotten Lighthouses

Lighthouse Lamp Identification – Lamps Used in America Category Type Name Maker Wicks Year

Capillary Feed

Rope Wick Single Rope Wick Single Rope Wick Single Flat Wick Single Flat Wick Duplex

Pen

Many Many Many Many Many

1-10

1760 1820 1780 1780 1800 1879 1888 1892 1916 1824 1823 1852 1852 1852 1845 1845 1845 1899 1899 1904 1904 1840 1812 1834 1860 1876 1853 1853 1863 1863 1869 1869 1869 1869 1869 1885 1889 1889 1836 1845 1845 1845 1883 1883 1883 1883 1885

Compass

8

Bucket Lamp

2-4

1 2 1 1 1 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5

Duplex Lamp

Argand Single Argand Single Argand Single Wick-Mantle Argand Triple

Hains Funck

Third District Third District Third District Fresnel-Arago Fresnel-Arago Aladdin

Funck-Heap

Courtesy of U.S. Lighthouse Society and the American Lighthouse Council

Mantle

Mantle

Clockwork Mechanical Pump

Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical Pneumatic Pneumatic

Argand Quadruple Argand Double Argand Quadruple Argand Double Argand Quadruple Argand Double Argand Triple Argand Triple Argand Single Argand Single Argand Single Argand Single Argand Single Argand Triple Argand Single Argand Double Argand Single Argand Double Argand Triple Argand Quadruple Argand Quadruple Argand Quintuple Flat Wick Single Argand Triple Mantle Mantle

Sautter Sautter Sautter Wagner Wagner Wagner

Escapement Mechanical Pump

Air Pressure

Heap Heap

Incandescent Oil Vapor

I.O.V. I.O.V.

Luchaire

Mantle Mantle

Chance Brothers

Fluid Pressure

Hydrostatic

Thilorier

Gravity Feed-Fountain Lamps

Winslow Lewis

Winslow Lewis Hemmenway Third District Third District Third District Third District Third District Third District Third District Third District Third District Third District Third District Third District Third District Third District Henry-Lepaute Henry-Lepaute Henry-Lepaute Third District Third District Third District Third District Third District and Post & Co. Franchot

Lewis-Hemmenway Lighthouse Board Funck-Constant Level Meade-Hydraulic Meade-Hydraulic Franklin-Hydraulic Franklin-Hydraulic Funck-Hydraulic Float Funck-Hydraulic Float Funck-Hydraulic Float Funck-Hydraulic Float Funck-Hydraulic Float Funck 8-Day Lantern Heap 5-Day Lens Lantern Heap 5-Day Lens Lantern

Argand Single Argand Single Argand Single Argand Double Argand Triple

Spring Piston Weighted Piston

Moderator Moderator Moderator Moderator

Argand Quadruple Argand Double Argand Quadruple Argand Quintuple Argand Triple

Weighted Piston with Fuel

Funck-Moderator Float Funck-Moderator Float Funck-Moderator Float Funck-Moderator Float

Special

Candle

River Post Candle Lantern Flasher Regulator

Candle

Compressed Gas

Acetylene

AGA

0

1907

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