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Item:235286345389Antique Wild & Wessel Kosmos-Brenner Brevete Brass Oil Lamp Ceramic Base. Wild & Wessel of Berlin in 1865 developed the "Kosmos" burner,
where a flat-wick formed is round. To obtain clean burning, a side draft was used to
induce combustion air to the center of the circle of wick. The side draft burner obviated the need
for a central air shaft through the fuel reservoir, and were easier to
manufacture than centre draft lamps To direct the
air flow properly past the flame, these burners used a pinched, reduced diameter chimney. Emil Wild was granted US patent #303774 on Aug. 19, 1884
for a Kosmos burner with a flame spreader. This burner was in my
opinion the epitome of brilliant design. Sold in the US as the B.B.S."\\\\imperial burner" burner. These lamps were absolutely outstanding burning lamps,
easily putting out as much light as a larger center draft lamp. The base is in good order no chips or cracks Some of the Gold on the base has faded a little This lamp is totally unrestored.
Condition:Used
Condition:some age wear moving parts work but are stiff and need cleaning