Lamp trimmer
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lamp-trimmer-271-13908781
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Lamp trimmer
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Lamp trimmer was a specialist position on board ships that involved maintaining oil lamps. In the days when light came from burning oil in lamps, a vessel at sea needed crewmen to constantly care for the lamps. This care involved trimming the wick, which drew the oil up from the storage reservoir, so that the flame would be clean and bright. Lamp trimmers also refilled the reservoirs, which held enough oil for several hours of burning, but not enough to start a major fire if the lamp were to be
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2023-02-22T04:28:39Z
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