Antique oil lamp identification can be a bit tricky, considering there are many reproduction antique lamps on the market. The thing is, a genuine antique oil lamp can sometimes be quite valuable, so ...

Our expert breaks down the best vintage-style hurricane and oil lamps for both form and function through rainy days and dark nights. Q: We just went through eight long days without power, and the ...

Few people stayed up at night in the years before 1800 because there were so few sources of light. An open fire, a candle or a rush dipped in oil could be lit. Then whale-oil lamps became popular.

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Because of their aesthetic forms, robust materials, and the nostalgic memories to which they refer, old objects often please many people and, from time to time, end up returning to fashion. In the ...

At the turn of the 20th century, electricity was a new phenomenon, and electric lights were a marvel in the mountains of western North Carolina. Electricity first came to Hendersonville in 1903, and ...