Betty lamp

American  

Or betty lamp

noun

1. an Early American lamp, consisting of a shallow, covered basin filled with oil, tallow, etc., providing fuel for a wick housed in a teapotlike spout, and often hung by a hook or suspended from a chain.

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Etymology

Origin of Betty lamp

First recorded in 1890–95

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Betty lamp

Then came the Betty lamp, a shallow receptacle, in form either circular, oval, or triangular, and made of pewter, iron, or brass.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Northend, Mary H.