Justpeachythanku
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- May 2, 2023
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Does anyone have any idea what this might be? I am certainly perplexed.
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It has a hole where the wick is coming through on it. It has a very soft wick, almost cottony. The glass is solid.Does it have a vent hole near the top of the glass? That wick looks nearly new.
I'm not sure it can float, but I imagine I can put it in a bucket and see.Floating candle
I believe you are right. Thank you!It is an alcohol lamp of the type used by jewelers, assayers. chemists and glassworkers, often in conjunction with a blowpipe.
Do an image search for "alcohol lamp" and you will find many examples.