Seashell oil lamp

Abstract

The idea of closing the open mouth of a seashell for the purpose of creating an oil lamp or oil candle. The idea is new on it's own. The method used is to inject liquid resin into a chocked or shimmed positioned shell to create a permanent closure of the open end once the resin has hardened. Then the addition of a wick assembly through a hole made into the newly created sealed chamber to create a self contained oil or fuel burning lamp or candle. No method has ever been applied to sea shells for this purpose. The patent should first be granted on the merits of the idea and the method second. Some shells do not require the injection of resin to close the open mouth. Like the Nautilus shell pictured above a much smaller hole is closed permanently with a simple patch or small ball of glue.

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