Did any of your previous work experience contribute to what you do today? Years ago, when I worked at a high-end lamp store as a salesman here in the East Bay for nearly four years, I watched the ...

This video showcases the restoration of a rare vintage Wonder Lantern from France, dating back to the 1950s, acquired from a ...

In this video, I restore a 1950s vintage French railroad lamp found at a flea market. The process includes rust removal, ...

Times are tough to be in the antiques restoration business. Since 1951, Aladdin Lamp and Shade Co., at 118 Monticello Ave., in Jersey City has specialized in the restoration of antique lamps, lights, ...

As a child, Brian Allen idolized Caractacus Potts, Dick Van Dyke’s eccentric inventor in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. “The fact that he had all this stuff in his house and he would just take ...

The lamp doctor is now on call. Kate Elkins, a 20-year professional in the lamp industry has launched the Lamp Doktor in Carlisle. Elkins has partnered with Bedford Street Antiques at 44 N. Bedford St ...

A small crowd at the Clark County Antique & Collectible Show gathered around Charles Tovar as he used a paintbrush to swirl clear liquid onto an old oil painting. The Forest Grove, Ore., art restorer ...