I found a truly hideous table lamp at the dump last week. The bottom half of it combined with this huge #3 burner will make a very nice reading lamp.  The burner is quite a nice one and came from Lehman's a wonderful source for kerosene lamp burners, chimneys and just about anything else you'll need.

This lamp was built before I had created this website so these are the only pictures I have of the construction process.  The components of this lamp are all steel which solders very nicey if you use a good flux but really needs a coat of paint to look good.  In this case I used a Krylon gloss black fast drying enamel and intend to add decoration in the form of decals in the British canal boat art "Rose and Castle" style.

This lamp also has a couple of 12 bulbs for use when there is power.  I'll put a switch in the brass collar that supports the shade and then run a cloth covered cord to a suitable connector.