oil-lamp clock
Oil-lamp clocks, also known as lamp clocks or silent clocks are a type of clock consisting of a graduated glass reservoir to hold oil - typically whale oil, which burned cleanly and evenly - supplying the fuel for a built-in lamp. Oil lamps were used for time keeping as early as the 15th Century. • Illustration — 18th Century oil-lamp clock
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Oil-lamp clock is a oil lamp or clock.
Oil lamp clock on display at the Clock Museum in Zacatlán, Puebla, Mexico
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