FALL’S PATENT LAMP.

Evening Star, Issue 3934, 4 October 1875, Page 3

FALL’S PATENT LAMP.

Some short time oinco we republished from tho ‘ Riverine Herald’ an account of atrial which had been made at Kchuca of a new lamp, invented by Mr John Faul, of Wil-liamson-street, Sandhurst, intended as a night light for a river steamer. The trial on that occasion was moat satisfactory, and we hear that the lamp is highly spoken of among those interested in tho river navigation. It would be surprising it such were not the case, for last evening a lamp similar in every respect was exhibited by Mr Faul in the Camp Reserve, in the presence of a largo party of gentlemen, all ol whom expressed their unqualified sivcioLotion with its capabilities. This lamp threw a ILht along one of the main pathways in the Reserve for a distance of about 200 yards At 160 yards small print in a new paper was clearly rend, and at a further distance still the time could be distinctly made out on a s:. all watch. Ve have no hesitation in saying that Mr Faul has succeeded in producing an article which wiil meet ail tho require np nts of the river steamers ou their night trips. The light is chiefly thrown forward, but radiates to considerable diatanc. s to both the right and 'eft Its effect on the water will no doubt be much greater than on lend but the lamp would lie of great use in many instances ashore. It is highly worthy of itteulion, and we shall be g' eatly mistaken if it is cot applied to many othrr pur poses besides that for which it has been fir-1 usel, and originally intended by the mven tor. Air Faul has taken stops to secure a patent an I he well deserves to be protected in order that he may :eup tho fruits of hiand ingenuity Wo have bee; shown tho specifications forwarded to the Pat' nt office, but, for obvious reasons, we cannot at piesont make use of them. We

■■■■•■■ ;'.■■•-■ ■ * ■ •» ■- fr .V. V..- ■ ■* <■■ i' - . c ... ■.. ’ •■--• • ‘f. meusious, the _ .mzc Lviuai-oui Mt f , Ov **ft. It has a glass front, with reflectors of peer.liar producing'a blinding brillianoy panful,to the eyes at a short distance in front lof the lamp. The font containing the oil is placed behind the reflectors, and the bottom is freely ventilated in order to coo] the oil in its passage to the burner, The lamp opens at the back for the purpose of attending to the supply of oil. The supply pipe from the font to the burner contains a porou-? substance, through which the oil gently ami gra iually oozes, no as to ensure n stead v flame. The whole apparatus, which is simple in the extreme, is caaii,-’ cleaned and repaired. It is thought by those capable of judging that the consumption of oil will be comparatively small. One. of these lamps, us'"wo have abcadysaid, has been in uso on board a Murray steamer, and has given the highest satisfaction. Thai shown last night is one of two ordered ;Vr another steamer which Mr Paul has juat completed. Two others have been cun structed as exhibits in the Melbourne and Philadelphia Exhibitions. vir Paul deserves great credit for the invention, and we have no doubt it will prove profitable to him, as the lamo may bo applied to a variety of purposes, and might, we are satisfied, be used to advantage by sea-going vessels. We understand that the attention of the agents of the P. i.nd (). Company has been called to them, and that a gentleman connected with the company been to Echuca on put pose to eram.ne the lamp m use in a steamer belonging to that port, and has expressed himself highly satisfied wdh its efficiency. We may hear yet. perhaps, of Mr Paul’s patent making its appearance on the Suez ( anal, where, we believe, strong lights a;o required of nights.