CENTER-DRAFT LAMP WICKS
Note that virtually all of the lamps below
(except a few "0" size lamps) use a flame spreader!

#0L - #0 size 1 1/4" x 8'' Center Draft Circular (tubular) wick (0.065" thick). For full size "0" size lamp fonts and those lamps requiring a longer and thicker wick.  For   Photo of wick below.   (Photos of lamps using wick #0L - see Photo Album)  $8.95 @ [Note: Miller Ideal #0 Student Lamp wicks are 1 1/8" flat measure - this wick will not fit them.] 

 #1R - 1" Rayo Jr. Center Draft Circular wick (tubular) (1 9/16" flat x 8" long, 16 "line"').  For Rayo Jr., B&H Jr. lamps and other circa 1900 lamps which use a thick 1" wick - the Lempereur & Bernard (L&B) Brevette (not 20'''), Hasag Adonis, and lamps made in Turkey and Russia with a draft tube of 0.089" and a thick wick; draft tube 0.086" and a thin wick use a custom made wick.  (This is not a Miller #1  nor is it a 20''' Belgian - see below.) Photo below  Measurements below.  Photo of Rayo Jr. lamp.  $12.95 @ (Sewn to fit properly)

#1M - Miller #1 (Standard thickness). Center Draft Circular wick (1 7/8" flat x 7 7/8" long, 1" diameter center draft tube, 0.082" thick).  Juno #1; No 1 Rochester, No 1 Trenton, Yale, Haida and Bristol, Meriden Bronze Co Junior Bristol. Miller's Vestal #1, Miller "Ideal" No. 1 Student Lamp, No 1 junior Royal; B&H No.1 Junior and others with a 1" draft tube but require a thinner wick than 20''' European lamp such as the L&B Brevette.   $10.95 each

Best 20''' wick

#2L

#2L - Rayo 1 1/2" diameter wick (2 1/2'' flat, 7 1/2" long, 0.082'' thick). THIS WICK IS custom made, NOT A HATTERSLEY WICK. Miller, Juno, New Juno; Rochester, & other center draft lamps with an inside wick sleeve, draft tube approx 1.4'' diameter. B&H, Gaskell, Factory, Parker, Gladstone, Pittsburgh, Bristol, Aurora, New Aurora No 2, Ansonia, Hipwell, Meyrose, Connecticut, Day Light, Keystone, Wheeling, Haida, Princeton, Victor, Wellington, U. S. Trenton, Yale, M&W 97, New Rochester, Rival, Hugo Schneider, The American Eureka Lamp Co., Rayo 22 and many "GWTW" lamps. 14" Star locomotive headlamp. NOT FOR Miller Vestal #2 (Too thick: The Vestal has the wick knob in the burner. Vestal wick click here).  (Click here for Installation help.) For draft tube about 1.400'' to 1.480'' in diameter.  Measurements below. (Photos of lamps using wick #2L)   $12.95

#2 P&A

#2-P&A - 1 1/2" Center Draft wick for P&A Royal lamps; (2 5/8" flat by 8 3/4" long, 0.102" thick). Magnet, Naugatuck; No. 2 Electric; Globe Incan. #3; Waterbury #2; Mayrose #2; Fostoria and Consolidated with P&A burners;  Handlan Caboose lamps with center draft burners made by P&A.  P&A used a thicker wick than B&H and Miller to promote a brighter white light with less wick exposure and consequently longer wick life with greater capillary action.  Measurements below.  Custom wick. $14.95

#2B

#2B - 1 1/2" - 30'''.  (2 1/2" flat measure). Slightly thicker and 1 1/4" longer than the Rayo wick above, for B&H Radiant #5 (the only B&H model using this wick); Miller Liberty (measure first!), Dresden #2 & #3, Miller 2/0.; Plumwood #2 & #3. These fit Belgian 30''' and Veritas 30''' & 100 cp lamps perfectly both in diameter and thickness.  Nominal 1 1/2" circular wick, 8 3/4" long (2 1/2" flat). 30 "line"'.  Special tight weave so it will not tangle in the gearing.  Wick gap: central draft air tube 1 1/4" - 1 1/3'' in diameter, outer wick tube approx. 1 3/4" diameter. Slightly smaller diameter than #2L because the extra thickness is on the inside of the wick.   Photo below  Measurements below.   (Chimneys here - note that the Belgian 30''' and Veritas 30''' lamps have chimney bases approximately 3'' in diameter, an easy way to differentiate whether you have a 20''' or 30''' lamp.) (See wick #2R below.)

#2R

#3L

#3L - 2 9/16" Store Lamp. Center Draft Circular Wick. For lamps such as Rochester Lamp Co #3, Bradley & Hubbard #89, 92, 95 & 96, Miller #3, Juno #3, P&A Banner #3, Empress #3, #3 Bristol Brass Mammoth and Standard (Globe Incandescent #2) store lamps.  Measured flat, wick is approx 4 3/16" wide and 8" long and fits draft tubes 2.5'' diameter. See photo below.  Measurements below.  (Photos of lamps using wick #3L)  Store lamp chimneys 4'' base diameter here & here. (Mammoth lamp 4/1/2" chimneys here.)  $13.95

#0L

#1M

#1S

#2L

#3L

Wick thickness and weave is incredibly important.  Victorian era lamp manufacturers were in intense competition to produce lamps with the greatest possible light output per fuel consumption, and their methods of achieving that were different.  Miller designed the easiest wick replacement system and brilliantly designed flame spreaders to achieve a tall, white light from a thin wick.  P&A used a nominal 1 1/2" diameter wick on their Royal burners which was thicker on theoutside of the wick to induce greater capillary action and thus produce a fine white light with the same draft tube measurements as a Miller or B&H. The L&B "Belgian" 30''' lamp used a nominal 1 1/2" diameter wick with the extra thickness on theinside of the wick, requiring a smaller diameter draft tube.  The Belgian 30''' design was so superb that is was copied by B&H's Radiant #5, P&A's Plumwood, and Miller's Dresden #2 & #3, Liberty 2/0 and Empress #3.  The L&B Belgian 20''' wick is 1 1/4" diameter (with a dense weave) and thicker on the outside of the wick than standard #1 wicks, and was copied by B&H Radiant #4, P&A Banner Electric, Hinks and Veritas.  The Success wick is diameter in diameter and thinner than the Belgian 20'''.  The Rayo Jr. used a thick 1" diameter wick (0.083").  None of these wicks are interchangeable!  (I measure wick thickness with Ames Thickness Gauges.)

Wicks which are too thin do not fill the wick gap; the wick itself can burn down the wick tube, and if not put out in time can cause a fire/explosion in the font.  The wick on the right is an example - a thin Miller #1 used in a Success lamp - and the wick was burning down the wick tube toward the fuel! 

My wicks are designed to ensure the same capillary action as original factory wicks - and thoroughly tested by lamp experts in a variety of lamps. 

Click to see where to measure

WICK No.

WICK DIAMETER NOMINAL DIMENSIONS

Width, Pushed FLAT

THICKNESS, approximate

0.055''

0.065"

0.083"

3/4"

0.073"

0.085"

0.080"

0.102"

0.092"

0.082"

0.111"

0.116"

0.113"

Lamp Type

Draft Tube OD

OW Tube ID

Requires
Wick #

Chimney

Sub OK *

Baby Rochester (2) (3)

0.443"

1 1/8" x 5.5"

Nutmeg

Globe Vulcan 14'''

0.640"

2.04" x 10"

New Rochester Jr.

0.677"

1.60" - "0" Jr.

Tiny B&H

0.693"

1.60 - "0" Jr.

Tiny Juno

0.696"

1.60" - "0" Jr.

No

Ditmar's "Arde"

0.726"

1.475"

Hinks Coronation Hand Lamp

0.775"

1.89" (48mm)

No

Veritas Reading Lamp

0.780"

1.75" but 1.880" chimney will fit.

Rayo Jr.

0.880"

2" X 8"

Yes

Miller Juno Jr.

1 1/32"

2" X 8"

No

P&A Royal Finger Lamp Size #1

1.09"

2" X 8"or 2" X 6 ¾"

No

Miller Vestal #1

1.035"

2.00"

Radiant No. 4

1.072"

2 1/2"

Miller #1

1.085"

2.110"

Dresden/Liberty #1

1.075

2.5"

No

Liberty (Meriden Bronze)

1.02"

2.5"

L&B Belgian 20'''

1.085"

2.5"

No

B&H Radiant #4

1.160"

2.5"

No

Success Stand Lamp #2

from 1.06'' to 1.178"

2.3875  or - 2.5"

No

L&B Belgian 30'’‘

1.400"

2 15/16"

Miller Dresden #2

1.433"

2 15/16"

No

B&H Radiant #5

1.38"

2 15/16"

No

Banner w/Twist Raiser (a few at least)

1.400"

2 5/8"

P&A Royal #2

1.401"

2 5/8"

No

Master Stand #2

Rayo

1.432"

2 5/8"

Consolidated

1.420"

2 5/8"

New Aurora

1.450"

2 5/8"

Parker #2 insert fount

1.437"

2 5/8"

No

Veritas 30'''

1.444"

3.15"

No

The Rochester #2

1.447"

2 5/8"

No

Rochester Store 1st model 1886

2.500"

4"

No

Globe Incandescent #2

2.518"

4 1/2"

No

B&H #89, 96

2.500"

4 1/2"

No

A MORE COMPLETE LISTING OF OBSCURE LAMPS - Wick Available above.

OXL- 1 1/4" flat; 7 3/4" long
Kleeman Student Lamp
Manhattan Student Lamp

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OL- Miller Short - 1 1/4" flat; 6 1/4" long - Trim-to Length 5 ½"
B&H Mini
Baby Victor
C. T. Ham Mfg. Co. Steam Engine       Headlight Trim-to 4"
Cleveland Safety Library or         Student lamps

Little Jewel
Little Midget
Little Prince
Little Royal Little
Trenton
Miller #0
Rochester Jr
Trenton Jr.
Young America

OL - Miller Long - 1 1/4" flat - 8" long
Miller "Home" - Trim-to Length 7"
Miller #0 - Trim-to Length 7 ½"
Miller #0 "Acorn" - Trim-to Length 8"

Miller #0 "Vestal" - Trim-to Length 7"
Miller Student Lamp - Trim-to Length 6 1/2"
Tiny Juno; Trim-to Length 6 1/2"
Tiny Miller Removable - Trim-to Length 7"

#1R - Rayo Jr. - 1 11/16" flat - 8 ½" long
Rayo Jr.

B & H Jr.
Lempereur & Bernard (L&B) Brevette

#1L - #1 Miller - 1 7/8" flat - 8" long
Belgian #1; Trim-to 8"
Bristol #1; Trim-to 6 ½"
Perfection Student; Trim-to 4 ½"
Haida Jr.; Trim-to 6 ½"
Liberty #1; Trim-to 8"

Meteor #1; Trim-to 6"
Miller #1; Trim-to 6 1/2"
Niagara #1; Trim-to 7 ½"
Perfection Student; Trim-to 4 ½"
Rochester #1; Trim-to 6 ½"
Trenton #1; Trim-to 6 ½"
Yale #1; Trim-to 6 ½"

#1BS - Success - 2" flat - 8" long
Pittsburgh Lamp & Brass Co.
(P. L. B. & G Co.) Success Lamp
Hinks Annular
B&HNo 4 Radiant lamp

Mammoth Perfection Student; Trim-to 4"
No 1 junior Royal
L&B Belgian 20``` lamp (#1BT)
Plume & Atwood #1 Finger Lamp
Veritas 20''' table lamp

#2L - Rayo - 2 ½" flat - 7 1/2" long

Ansonia #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Aurora #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Bristol #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Connecticut #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Day Light #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Gladstone #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Hipwell #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Hugo Schneider
Keystone #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
M. & W. #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
M&W 97
Meteor #2; Trim-to Length 7 ½"

Meyrose #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Miller #2; Trim-to Length 7 ½"
Niagara #2; Trim-to Length 7 ½"
Parker #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Pittsburg #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Princeton #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Rayo 22
Rival #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Rochester #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
     & New Rochester
S. Trenton; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Yale #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Victor #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
Wallace and Sons No 2
Wheeling #2; Trim-to Length 6 ½"

A MORE COMPLETE LISTING OF OBSCURE LAMPS - Wick Available above.

OXL- 1 1/4" flat; 7 3/4" long
Kleeman Student Lamp
Manhattan Student Lamp

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

OL- Miller Short - 1 1/4" flat; 6 1/4" long - Trim-to Length 5 ½"
B&H Mini
Baby Victor
C. T. Ham Mfg. Co. Steam Engine       Headlight Trim-to 4"
Little Jewel

Little Midget
Little Prince
Little Royal Little
Trenton
Miller #0
Rochester Jr
Trenton Jr.
Young America

#2 P&A - 2 5/8" flat - 8" long

Extra heavy - P&A Royal wick
Royal #2 
Plume & Atwood Banner Electric with twist wick raiser - measure draft tube for 1.400" diameter.

Banner; Trim-to Length 6 ½"
P&A Plumwood store lamp
Handlan Caboose lamps (center draft)
Naugatuck
Tuxedo

#2B - 2 ½" flat - 9" long

Belgian 30''' lamp
B&H Radiant#5

Miller's Dresden, Empress, Liberty (Need to be cut halfway between the line on the wick and the top and the side slit up to fit the wick carrier which is exactly the same as on the Standard Miller Juno lamp.)

Ariel 30'’‘; Blitz 30'’‘; English Sun or Marvel 30'’‘; Trilux 30'’‘;Venus or Viking 30'’, and Young's Court 30.

#3L - 4 3/16" flat - 8 ½" long

Ansonia #3
Banner #3
Bradley & Hubbard #3, 86, 89 & 96
Bristol #3 (Mammoth)
Drummond Electric
"Genuine Mammoth" (Pitkin & Brooks)
Gladstone #3
Keystone #3
Lux Dux #3
Mammoth Globe  Incandescent No 2

Mammoth Haida
Meteor #3
Meyrose #3
Miller #3
Monarch #3
Rochester #3
Parker #3
Pittsburg #3
Standard Store Lamps
Wheeling #3
Victor #3