I am familiar with only two types of kerosene heaters. One type I think is sometimes called a "bullet heater", which has an electric blower blowing through the tube and an electric arc ignition system. It is made to heat large areas, such as warehouses. This heater atomizes the fuel by spraying it through a nozzle.
The other type of kerosene heater I am familiar with is a camping stove, which you pressurize by pumping up the tank. It then sprays fuel out of a tiny orifice, atomizing it. You can light this type of heater with a match.
In both cases the fuel is turned into a spray before it is lit. How do the kerosene heaters you used to light work?
“How do the kerosene heaters you used to light work?”
It was over 70 years ago. I looked on the internet but can’t find a similar.
As I remember, there was a reservoir that had to be heated. I had to fill the reservoir and warm it up by burning newspapers. Once warm, it could be lit.