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Clear glass vessel with a narrow neck sized for a wick holder, shown empty
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Liquid-fuel lighting

Oil Lamp / Candle Holder

A glass oil lamp vessel, where a fiberglass or cotton wick draws liquid paraffin up to a flame that burns above the reservoir rather than in it.

Liquid fuel, not waxWick draws from a reservoirFuel spills, wax does not
Stock status
In stock
Lead time
2–3 weeks
FOB price / pc
$0.40 - $0.75
MOQ
2,000 pcs
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Final availability, dimensions, materials, assembled components and commercial terms are confirmed against the selected drawing and approved sample.

Fuel stays liquid

A tipped lamp releases everything at once

Neck holds the wick assembly

Interface is the defining dimension

Clean fuels for indoor use

Liquid paraffin over lamp kerosene

Oil Lamp Vessel profile

The one product here whose fuel is liquid at rest, which changes the entire risk picture.

Liquid fuel, wick assemblies & stability

Five ways an oil lamp differs from a candle in the same glass.

A candle carries its fuel as a solid that is only liquid near the flame. An oil lamp holds a reservoir of liquid fuel at room temperature, drawn up a wick by capillary action. That difference means a tipped lamp releases its whole fuel load, so closure, neck fit and stability are handled far more conservatively than on any candle vessel.

01

The whole fuel load is mobile at all times

Knock over a candle and a little liquid wax leaves the pool. Knock over an oil lamp and the entire reservoir can run out, next to a flame. That single difference is why lamp vessels are specified with wide, heavy bases, why the wick holder has to seat firmly, and why the format deserves more conservative treatment than its appearance suggests.

02

The neck is an interface, not a rim

A wick holder — a metal or ceramic collar carrying the wick and closing the reservoir — sits in or on the neck. Its diameter and the way it is retained are the defining dimensions of the vessel, and a holder that merely rests in place rather than threading or clamping is the difference between a lamp and a spill waiting for a knock.

03

Fuel choice is an indoor air quality decision

Refined liquid paraffin lamp oils burn with little odor or soot, while less refined fuels smoke and smell. The vessel does not control that, but the product it is sold with does, and a decorative lamp filled with the wrong fuel produces a sooted glass and a complaint that arrives at the packaging supplier first.

04

Capillary rise limits how tall the lamp can be

The wick has to lift fuel from the reservoir to the flame by capillary action alone, and there is a practical height beyond which it cannot keep up, especially as the level falls. That places a real limit on vessel proportions, and a tall decorative lamp can burn beautifully when full and starve when half empty.

05

Sealing matters between uses, not just during them

Lamp oil evaporates and its vapor is flammable, so a lamp stored full with an open wick loses fuel and fills a cupboard with vapor. A cap or snuffer that closes the wick opening between uses is part of the product rather than an accessory, and its absence is the reason many decorative lamps are sold empty.

06

The reservoir has to be filled without wetting the outside

Fuel spilled on the outer wall burns where it was never meant to, so the neck geometry has to admit a bottle or funnel cleanly and shed drips back inside. It is a filling detail with a direct safety consequence, and it is judged by filling a real unit rather than by looking at a drawing.

Application guide

Two pieces of glass, one flame between them.

An outer vessel around a central cylinder creates a chimney that shelters a flame from drafts and turns it into a steady column of light. Both parts get hot, and both are handled. These are development directions confirmed with the intended light source.

Oil Lamp / Candle Holder used for steady flames on a dining or terrace table in a table lighting setting

Table lighting

Steady flames on a dining or terrace table

For a light that has to stay lit through a meal outdoors or beside an open window, where an unshielded candle would gutter. The outer glass shields the flame while the central cylinder holds it upright, giving a calm light that does not flicker every time someone walks past.

  • Test the flame against a draft
  • Confirm the light stays steady
  • Check both parts when hot
Oil Lamp / Candle Holder used for restaurants, hotels and events in a hospitality setting

Hospitality

Restaurants, hotels and events

Venues run these across many tables and reset them between services, so staff handle hot glass, refill fuel and clean soot repeatedly. Ease of separating the two parts, and how readily soot cleans off the inner cylinder, decide whether the piece survives service.

  • Confirm the parts separate when warm
  • Test soot removal from the inner glass
  • Assess handling during a reset
Oil Lamp / Candle Holder used for sculptural lighting for interiors in a design pieces setting

Design pieces

Sculptural lighting for interiors

The nested-glass composition reads as architectural rather than decorative, which suits interiors where a candle would look ordinary. Because both pieces are visible and refract each other, optical quality in each has to be judged as an assembly, not separately.

  • Review the two pieces assembled
  • Confirm optical quality in both
  • Judge the piece unlit as well

Applications describe design directions. Fuel use, burning, heat, safety, handling and distribution outcomes are confirmed for the selected program.

Common questions

Oil Lamp Vessel questions

Liquid fuel changes the risk picture completely.

Why treat an oil lamp more cautiously than a candle?

Because the fuel is mobile at all times. Knock over a candle and a little liquid wax leaves the melt pool; knock over a lamp and the entire reservoir can run out beside a flame. That is why lamp vessels get wide, heavy bases and firmly retained wick holders rather than the treatment a similar-looking candle vessel would receive.

What defines the neck dimension?

The wick holder. A metal or ceramic collar carrying the wick sits in or on the neck and closes the reservoir, so its diameter and retention method are the defining dimensions of the vessel. A holder that rests in place rather than threading or clamping is a spill waiting for the first knock.

Can we make a tall decorative lamp?

Within limits set by capillary rise. The wick lifts fuel to the flame by capillary action alone, and beyond a certain height it cannot keep up, particularly as the level falls. A tall lamp can burn beautifully when full and starve when half empty, so proportions are checked at low fuel level rather than at full.

How is the reservoir filled without wetting the outside?

With a neck sized for a funnel, which is a design decision rather than an afterthought. Lamp oil left on the outside of a lit lamp is a genuine hazard, so the filling interface has to make a clean fill easy for someone doing it at home.

Next step

Send us the Oil Lamp / Candle Holder brief.

Tell us the product, fill volume, closure preference and destination market. We will come back with the matching drawings, available configurations and a sample plan before anything is quoted.

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  • 01Send the briefProduct, volume, closure and market
  • 02Get the optionsMatching drawings and configurations
  • 03Approve the sampleConfirm the pack before production