Michael Boyd Dyott was born in England in 1823. From passenger and immigration lists, he arrived in Philadelphia with his family on the ship Delaware on November 29, 1829 having made the journey from Liverpool, England. His family settled in the Kensington area of Philadelphia.

Michael B. Dyott's patent number 37,281 (1-6-1863). This burner also incorporates the fluted burner cone he patented on March 23, 1863, pat. no. 37,956.

M.B. Dyott was engaged in business with Wilson Kent for some time, likely from the 1840's through the early 1850s, trading as M.B. Dyott & Kent at No. 64 South Second Street in Philadelphia. They were wholesale and retail dealers and manufacturers of Dyott's Patent Pine Oil Lamps, Chandeliers, Fluid, Solar, Lard & Oil Lamps, Candelabras, &c, &c.