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Seller:deejay46✉️(1,077)100%, Location:Urbana, Ohio, Ships to: US, Item:253922549471ANTIQUE VINTAGE PERFECTION KEROSENE HEATER GLASS, MODEL RARE ORIGINAL . This is a great example of a Perfection Stove with the glass insert. It is 24 inches high with a clear glass insert. There are markings on the bottom, side, and glass. It looks to be in very good condition for being used and its age. The outside has been repainted but not the inside. Please look at the photo's as part of the description and if you have any questions please ask before bidding. I try to ship next working day after payment is received, Thanks for Looking!!!Restocking Fee:No, All returns accepted:Returns Accepted, Item must be returned within:14 Days, Refund will be given as:Money Back, Return shipping will be paid by:Buyer, Color:Black, Maker:Perfection

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Wicks can be made to fit  lamps other than those listed below.  The measurements I need is the make and model, the precise draft tube and outer tube diameters, the diameter of the wick sleeve (if any) and whether the wick fits inside or outside the sleeve, and the flat width of a remnant of the original wick, if available.  Contact me by email -
LENGTH OF WICK required: Remove the burner/gallery and measure the height of the draft tube with a thin stick like a bamboo skewer. That length plus 1" is the proper wick length. WIDTH OF WICK required: Measure the DIAMETER of the draft tube with calipers.  If you have a remnant of the original wick remaining, measure the width of the wick when pressed flat.  (Diameter defined)
Flat Wicks for Kosmos, Matador & Agni Lamps
2 61/64 (2.952''), 75mm width x 8'' long for Electrolux fridge using a flat wick 75mm wide.  Measure old wick first as there were other models!			$12.95
3" wide (77mm), 0.092" thick flat wick for old German 15''' Kosmos lamps; Kronos, Hugo Schneider (Hasag)			$12.95
3 1/8'' wide, 0.092'' thick flat wick for W&W 16''' Kosmos lamps			$12.95
87mm wide, 0.083" thick wick for HS/HASAG 20''' Matador			$12.95
3.54'' wide (90mm), 8'' long, 0.102'' thick for L&B Belge_20'''Matador. 90mm wide, thick flat wick.			$12.95
3 3/8'' (85mm) wide, 0.083" thick wick for W&W 16'' Agni lamp			$12.95
3 5/8'' (92mm) wide, 0.102" thick for 20''' DHR Matador and many other 20''' Matador lamps using my new neoVulcan chimney.   NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE			$12.95
3 5/8'' (94mm) wide, 0.102" thick for W&W 20''' Agni lamp using my new neoVulcan chimney.			$12.95
DayNa Decker Lamp, convert wick plate to accept replaceable long-lasting fiberglass wicks.  You must send me the wick plate to be altered.  Wick plate with new long lasting fiberglass wick installed is returned via trackable Priority Mail. Once converted the wicks below can easily be user installed.  Email me for details.			$29.95
	DayNa Decker Lamp wick, wick only (plates not included!) for use in altered wick plates (above).  (Plate shown in photo to right.  Click to enlarge the photo.)		$14.95
STUDENT LAMP WICKS      (Illustrated Installation Instructions Included with wicks) What I need to make a wick for a student lamp is the flat width of any remaining wick fragment and/or the outside diameter of the center draft tube, the attachment sleeve, and the inside diameter of the outer wick tube. Measured diameters - with calipers!  "Eyeball guesstimates" or ''it looks like'' are worthless.  YOU are responsible for accurate measurements!
(center draft lamp wick below)
Acme or No. 11 Postal Student; L 6"; 2 1/16" flat			$14.95
Argand lamp with 7/8'’ (0.88") draft tube, 0.045'' very thin wick for Cornelius and Sons (Philadelphia) and other Argand lamps with a similar diameter draft tube.  1 5/16" wide, 7 1/2'' long			$14.95
B&H_Student Duplex Lamp wicks, 1 1/8" wide, 0.075" thick, by the foot for short lengths.			$2.95 per foot
B&H_Student Duplex Lamp wicks, 1 1/8" wide, 0.075" thick, 4 continuous feet.  One traditional way of installing wicks in duplex lamps with a feeder wick was to use 4 continuous feet of wicking to form a "W" shaped wick inside the tank.			$10.95 for 4 feet
Cleveland Student lamp, Small;  1 3/8'' wide, 7'' long, 0.090' thick.			$14.95
Cleveland Student, Large; L 4'';  W 1 7/16'', 0.070'' thick.			$14.95
German Student, large; 3 ½'' L, W. 1 3/16'', 0.068" thick: (wick supplied 8" long) Existing wick fragment would be 1 3/16'' (1.1875'';) wide.			$14.95
German Student, Small; L 4''; 1'' flat; (And lamps marked "C. A. Kleeman, C. F. A. Hinrichs N. Y. Sole Agent."  Outer wick tube, 0.786'';; spiral tube 0.566''; diameter. Wick 0.055'' thick.			$14.95
German Student Lamp Co, Imperial Model.  4.5'' L, 2'' wide.  Draft tube inner ring is 1.065'' diameter, outer ring 1.301'' diameter.  Existing wick fragment would be 2'' wide.  Wick is 0.076" thick.			$14.95
Manhattan, Miller* & Kleeman Student Lamps.   1 1/4''; flat X 4.5''; long. Wick is 0.055'' thick. Existing wick fragment would be 1.25'' wide.			$8.95
Large Manhattan Student Lamp, wick is 5 1/2'' long, 1 15/16'' wide			$14.95
Meyrose & Post student lamp with 3/4'' (0.77'') draft tube & Post & Company American Student Lamp with 7/8'' (0.875") draft tube); also some Argand lamps with 7/8'' draft tube.  Wick is 1 3/8'' x 8'' long, 0.045" thick.    (YOU are responsible for measurements!).			$14.95
Miller Student lamps using Vestal burners used wicks #0S, #1M and #2M. The wick knob was on the burner itself as with other Vestal burners and used a flame spreader.
Miller Ideal #0 Student Lamp using 1 1/8'' wide x 7'' long circular wick (These lamps have a perforated wick sleeve like this > click here.) [For more photos of the burner, click here.]			$14.95
Miller Ideal #1 Student Lamp using 1 3/4'' wide x 7'' long circular wick  (These lamps have a perforated wick sleeve like this > click here.)			$14.95
Custom-made center_draft lamp wicks
1 1/2'' flat width, circular wick, 8'' long, 0.87'' thick, fits over 0.078'' to -.0800'' draft tube.  Fits many odd Brit center draft lamps such as Miller Dresden #1, Young's Court 16'’‘, Veritas & Hinks (some), Otto Muller, many others with draft tube about 0.080'' outside diameter (Measure first).			$14.95
Miller Vestal #2 wicks, 2 7/16'' flat, 7'' long, 0.070'' thickness.			$14.95
Moehring Circular; L 6 ½''; 1 7/16''; flat.  Moehring #3 burner used on Dressel railroad lanterns, 2 3/4'' flat width. Note: Moehring burners first patent date Jan. 17, 1871 fitted on Adams & Westlake center draft lamps designed for wall mounting use wick #0L.			$14.95	email me
Turkey-made lamps often sold on the Russian Market. Turkish lamp with 0.08" draft tube and a thin wick.   Replacement wick 0.076" thick, 8" long, 1 9/16'' wide.			$14.95

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HOW TO MEASURE TO DETERMINE THE WICK SIZE REQUIRED

The diameter of the draft tube determines the wick required by the heater.  The draft tube is easier to measure if the burner is removed, which leaves the draft tube as the only thing protruding from the tank. You can see right through the draft tube to the floor, rug or drip pan beneath the fuel tank (font) so it is easy to identify.

CENTER DRAFT LAMP WICKS_NO_LONGER_MANUFACTURED

Some have substitutions.

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Lamp Wicks:

Center Draft Wicks - many available only from this Wick Shop. #0C, #0S, #0L, #1B, #1M, #1R, #2L, #2R, #2 P&A, #2B, #3L.

Standard lamp wicks and

Kosmos Lamp Wicks

Aladdin Lamp Wicks & parts

Lamp Chimneys:

Center Draft Lamp chimneysin borosilicate glassfrom Junior "Tiny" to Mammoth lamps.  #0M, Rayo Jr., 2 1/2", 2 5/8", 2 15/16", 3 1/8", 4", 4 1/2"

Standard glass lamp chimneys & Kosmos chimneys

Globe Vulcan (Central Vulcan) Chimneys - 16''', 18''', 24''' & 30''' CHIMNEYS AND WICKS

Fabulous "Sans Rival" borosilicate chimney for 14''' Kosmos lamps

Student Lamp Sans Rival Chimney with 1 7/8" fitter!!!

Angle Lamp chimneys

Sonnenbrenner Lamp Chimneys

Lamp Chimneys - Dimension of nominal base diameter by make, model and "line".

Information on lamps:

Aladdin Lamp History

Aladdin Lamp Wicks & Chimneys,

Aladdin - Exploded burner views

Beginning Lamp Restoration

Center Draft Kerosene Lamps
(Photos, information and history, etc)

Center Draft Lamp manufacturers and brand names

Kosmos-Brenner lamps

Photos of restored center draft lamps 

Victorian Era Student Lamps

USE, CARE and WICKING of CENTER DRAFT LAMPS

Early American Metal Font & Specialty Lamps

Flame Spreaders and "Smoke Consumers"from Alex Marrack

• Vulcan, Imperial, Veritas, Belgian, Hinks, Messenger's, Young's Court, etc.

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Registered Design Numbers For British Lamps

GERMAN PATENT LETTER CLUES - DRPs AND DRGMs, 1877 to 1945

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Links to web sites for parts, information and restoration. 

Kindler Wicking For Oil Stoves & Ranges

Kerosene Heaters

Alphabetical list of most kerosene heaters and the proper wick, & cart checkout.

List by wick number and the heaters that fit them. (A helpful guide for buying on eBay)

Measurements needed if you have an unlisted heater.

Care and Maintenance of Kerosene Heater Wicks

Installing Kerosene Heater Wicks - generic for unpinned wicks

Owner's_Manuals & information for many kerosene heaters

Kerosene Heaters - General types, how they work, recommendations for some good ones - and those I would avoid.

Economic Benefits of Kerosene Heaters

Kerosene Heater Safety

Regular maintenance   

Troubleshooting kerosene heater common problems

Breaking In New Kerosene Appliances

Burning Kerosene Heaters at Night

WATER IN KEROSENE causing "dwindling" and poor performance.

Flame Spreader Heaters and Lamps -
A Century of Excellence

Kerosene Heater Carts -
why carry your heater around?

Kerosene Fuel Primer 

Sweet Smelling Kerosene

Kerosene tank cradles (photo) Building a Cradle

HALLER "ORIGINEEL" STOVES

KEROSENE HEATERS MADE IN THE NETHERLANDS

Beatrice Boiling Stoves & Mini kerosene heaters you can make

Sad Iron stoves; Wicks & Installation instructions

Wicking For Oil Burning "WICKLESS" Stoves & Ranges

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When kerosene was invented, it started many new industries, and improved the daily life of your family. Besides better and safer lighting, it created cheaper heat for the homes.

The free-standing round kerosene heater became common. Besides heating a room, the heater most often had a grill stamped into the top, so it could also heat coffee, lunch, or whatever you wished. Well, almost anything.

In summer the kitchen got very hot, but to iron clothes required the wood kitchen stove to be heated. Before electric power there were no fans, no A/C, and no air in the kitchen.

Then someone made a “sad iron stove.” Who made the first one is unknown to me, but they came into wide use.

The base was cast iron, about eight inches long, four inches wide. The bottom had a tin fuel tank, and then a wick burner about four inches wide, made like all other cloth wicks for lamps. The top had a frame to hold the iron, above the heat. This helped to limit the amount of heat and cost.

The little stove was to heat the iron’s bottom. If hot enough, the heavy flat iron held heat for awhile.

With all flat ironing, a second iron would be heating as the first was being used.

These sad iron stoves had to be common, but they have not survived over the years. The metal drives for both World Wars removed many of the old heaters and irons as well. Unlike the pleasant designs in the glass lamps, the sad iron heaters were ugly, so they were not displayed.

The room heaters are common, and unless you have one of those made of brass, they have little value. The better ones came with enamel finishes in blue or gray. The cheapest came with black paint, and rusted away in a short time.

Another way to cook was a glass lamp that on the top had a heavy cast metal plate to support a cooking pot. The glass tank on these was very thick, and eight or more inches wide. Mine has a large finger hole, but when full, it must have taken two hands. The tank had to support a pot full of coffee or food. These also helped keep the heat down in the house. Perhaps it was used on the back porch.

If you find a small tin, not over 1 gallon, with a wood handle and a long, narrow spout, you have a kerosene fuel can. The spout was to refill lamps and stoves. The size was kept small because ladies had to not only carry the can, but pour from it.

The first stores to keep kerosene were the blacksmith’s shops; many of these would slowly change over to what we call gas stations. (Well, when I was younger they were gas stations; now gas is a side line. The sodas and candy have taken over as the main sale item.)

Feed stores and dry good stores also started to sell kerosene. The feed stores would add a small shack away from the barn, and fuel oils were kept there. Feed stores already had a short history due to fires, so the last thing they wanted was kerosene next to the hay.

In the larger cities they started using kerosene lamps as street lights, but that is another story.

Welcome!

This website is an image collection of models of vintage and antique PERFECTION OIL HEATERS.  The images you will be viewing were made possible by several other collectors with their permission. My goal with this website is to have one comprehensive source of the known models of Perfection Heaters.

This is an ongoing project and all submissions are welcome! Please use the contact form if you are interested in participating.

I have been collecting Vintage German & Swiss Kerosene lanterns for several years.During that time, I had the pleasure of meeting a wonderful group of folks, who not only collect Kerosene lanterns, but also Perfection Kerosene Heaters.  It was love at first sight when I spotted my first Perfection Heater.

Kerosene and fire are addicting (in a good way!)

In my search for my first Perfection Heater, I quickly realized I knew nothing about them nor could I intelligently identify all the different models. Some were obvious; others were not. So the journey of learning began and as with most ‘road trips’, you learn so much more along the way.

Once you own a Perfection Kerosene Heater, you must know how to restore it, maintain it and then get maximum enjoyment out of it.

In addition to the images and model numbers, there is also a RESTORATION PAGE and

also a  RESOURCE-LINKS PAGE.

I hope you'll find this website useful in identifying your vintage Perfection Oil Heater.