Lily portable oil (paraffin) heater, c 1890.
Image number: 10186630
Two flat wicks are housed behind a pale blue enamelled cast-iron casing with a removable lid. When this is removed, the heater can be used for cooking. Note the unusual neo-gothic windows. Produced by John Harper and Co, Willenhall.
- Image number:
- 10186630
- Credit:
- Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
- Date taken:
- 20 October 2003 12:07
- Image rights:
- Science Museum
