Like in the movies when they explore a cave or a pyramid and they have that handheld fire torch. How we’re those able to stay lit for so long?
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They usually didnt exist like that its largely movie myth.. well they did last an hour or two at best.. they were also like 1-2kg in weight and quite top heavy… so getting a torch to last a movies playtime is doable…but wasn’t really a thing across history.
Usually stuff like torches were covered in rags and said rags would have something like pitch or fat as a fuel. It’s effectively a candle made from fat… except you don’t have a wick but instead a wrapped bandage with fat.
Stuff like tiki torches have a little reservoirs and a wick to pull up more fuel.
Most people in ancient times used oil lamps for the most part…which is why those last longer. Take a dinner plate. A wick. Light it. Raise the flame up away from it. Now you have a burning wick which keeps pulling more oil… Basically a simple oil lamp common in the middle east for instance. The typical stereotypical genie lamps are effectively the same but elegant.
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