Whale Oil Container

In one of the rooms at the bottom of the lighthouse stairs, a container was kept to hold the whale oil to fill the lanterns.

In the mid 1930s, the lighthouse power source was changed from oil to electricity. This made it easier on the crew, since they didn't have to climb the 114-step spiral staircase to replenish the oil and wipe the soot off the prisms and windows caused by the oil flame.