Shipping costs are worked out during checkout. This should not be done whilst the lamp is lit, or the wick is still hot.Īll items are sent using a second class postal service if you wish to have an item sent first class, please contact me for a quote. This can be done by gripping the wick with tweezers through the filler hole and gently turning it round, rewinding the wick into the wick aperture. If the flame produces smoke, shorten the wick. Use of this lamp is at your own risk we can not take responsibility for accidents or injury caused by the use of this lamp.Įxtinguish the lamp by snuffing it out with a metal spoon.īefore filling your lamp, adjust the wick so that it does not protrude above the edge of the wick aperture.įill the lamp with olive oil through the filler hole in the centre (allow the wick to soak for 1 hour before lighting for the first time). This lamp is not a toy KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. Keep the wick trimmed very short to ensure a clean, bright flame and reduce fire risk. Never use water to extinguish the flame.ĭO NOT attempt to move or pick up your lamp whilst it is lit.Įnsure that there are no flammable materials above or near the lamp.ĭO NOT leave your lamp unattended whilst it is lit. Place the lamp on a stable, non-absorbent and non-flammable surface, far from any sources of heat.Īlways snuff out the flame, never blow it out. Terracotta earthenware with a red slip finishīefore attempting to use your lamp, you must read the operating and safety instructions.ĭO NOT use modern lamp oil or other flammable liquids. As each lamp varies, you may not receive the same one as in the image, but you can be sure that it will be one of a kind due to the variations caused by the firing process. Finally, each lamp is individually hand-dipped in a red slip finish before it is fired. It is then trimmed of excess clay and hand finished before the wick, and filling holes are cut. Every lamp is carefully hand-pressed into a specially made lamp mould, where it is left to dry until it is solid enough to remove. Before attempting to use your lamp, you must read the operating and safety instructions.Įach lamp is made using a process that replicas that of the original Roman potters. The lamp is a fully functional replica that can be used to burn olive oil, just as the original would have done. This type of lamp would have shone out through the dark winter nights across this far northern outpost of the Roman Empire, providing a warming glow in houses, temples, military camps, milecastles and turrets along the length of Hadrian’s Wall. The design of this lamp is based on examples excavated from sites in Britain and throughout the Roman Empire.
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