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Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Saturday, June 14, 2014
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2010s Hong Kong photos
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Submitted by Iloveoldhk on Sun, 2016-12-04 11:39.

This lamp looks exactly the same as the one I found (and others have seen) at Middle Spur AOP. I did some research after finding a watermark on the glass. It seems they were produced in China during the post war 40s or 50s.

Submitted by tngan on Tue, 2016-12-06 12:46.

Hi There,

This is a common kerosene lamp, quite popular for use in the wild before Flourescent camping lights become popular.  A full tank could last hours.  Easier to handle than those pressurized kerosene lamps but ilumination is poor.

T