BP Lamp 3\" x 10\" Frosted Glass Lamp Chimney #57945 For Sale

3\" x 10\" Frosted Glass Lamp Chimney #57945
This frosted glass lamp chimney with 3\" base diameter fits many styles of kerosene and coal oil lamps and lanterns.
Royal Craft brand lamp chimneys are made with borosilicate glass to resist heat, and to make possible the production of glass lamp chimneys that are light and strong.
These glass lamp chimneys can be used for all types of non-electric lamps and lanterns. Use these lamp chimneys on Oil, Coal, or Kerosene style flat wick lamps.
This chimney features frosting from the base to 3/4 of the way up the chimney. The frosted glass diffuses the light produced by the lamp, and produces a nice warm glow. This frosted chimney is also a good pick for electrified lamps, making the light bulb less noticeable.
Over the years people have tried different techniques to soften the light coming from table lamps and lanterns by applying a \"frosting\" to the glass lamp chimney that encloses the source of illumination. Generally speaking, three types of frostings have been used over the years with varying degrees of success. Two inexpensive techniques are acid etching and cold-paint. Both work well in subduing harsh light but both finishes are quite fragile and cannot be cleaned without scratching or discoloring the \"frost\". If your source of illumination is a kerosene burner, you will find that cleaning the soot from your frosted chimney without damaging the finish is almost impossible. On the other hand, sandblasting is a vastly superior method compared to acid etching or cold-paint. A sandblasted finish will not scratch and may be cleaned vigorously without marring the surface of the glass. If handled carefully, our sandblasted borosilicate glass chimneys should last indefinitely even on a kerosene lamp.