Dripping Oil Venus Lamp

In the rare freestanding vintage oil rain lamp the entire piece measures close to 5 feet tall for use as a conversation piece without designating it as.

Dripping oil venus lamp.

A web of fishing line wraps around the center where a sculpture of the goddess venus surrounded by flowers is sometimes found. The oil also had to be changed and the lamp and pump cleaned every year or the oil gets rancid. Apr 3 2017 vintage oil rain lamps. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon.

When you think of a fondue party you think of a venus rain lamp providing subtle illumination on the goings on. Looks very nice i also have a very large rain lamp with a man in it my problem is also i think they used a real thick oil in it or else the oil just thickened in years my problem is how does a person clean the inside top of the lamp i got the oil cleaned out of the bottom but im sure the little holes on the top inside are plugged it wont drip oil the motor runs great so has to be the top. Most often the lamp section is designed to be out of view in the upper hood part of the structure. They worked by using a pump that ran rain lamp oil which was pretty much mineral oil any other kind of oil will gum up the pump over several strands of taut 30 40 lb fishing line to create a slow motion effect of rain.

The motor works to pump oil to the top of the lamp which sends it cascading down the web of fishing line through small holes to create the effect of falling water or rain. See more ideas about rain lamp oil lamps vintage. 1970 s chicago il made mineral oil rain lamp. These bronze tinted plastic liquid pumping sources of illumination were sold by the droves in the era that immediately preceded disco music.

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