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Nineteenth Century Lighting

Nineteenth Century Lighting
Author: H. Parrott Bacot
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1987
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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A survey of candle powered lighting devices used in Northern Europe, the British Isles, and the United States. Focus is on domestic lighting situations, with some from the public sector.


19th Century Elegant Lighting

19th Century Elegant Lighting
Author: Gerald T. Gowitt
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2002
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780764315145

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Nineteenth century lamps are showcased through the use of color photos, old etchings, and period lighting catalogues. Provides brief histories of the better known manufacturers and valuable information on heights, shade ring fitter diameters, and value ranges. Also includes types of lighting fuel, terminology, manufacturer's marks, and how to identify reproductions. An essential reference for all collectors of lighting and fine art.


Disenchanted Night

Disenchanted Night
Author: Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1995-12-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520203549

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Wolfgang Schivelbusch tells the story of the development of artificial light in the nineteenth century. Not simply a history of a technology, Disenchanted Night reveals the ways that the technology of artificial illumination helped forge modern consciousness. In his strikingly illustrated and lively narrative, Schivelbusch discusses a range of subjects including the political symbolism of streetlamps, the rise of nightlife and the shopwindow, and the importance of the salon in bourgeois culture.


Disenchanted Night

Disenchanted Night
Author: Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1995-12-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520203542

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Wolfgang Schivelbusch tells the story of the development of artificial light in the nineteenth century. Not simply a history of a technology, Disenchanted Night reveals the ways that the technology of artificial illumination helped forge modern consciousness. In his strikingly illustrated and lively narrative, Schivelbusch discusses a range of subjects including the political symbolism of streetlamps, the rise of nightlife and the shopwindow, and the importance of the salon in bourgeois culture.


19th Century Patterned Art Glass Chamber Lamps

19th Century Patterned Art Glass Chamber Lamps
Author: Ron Gibson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Glass kerosene lamps
ISBN: 9781574325935

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Between 1890 and 1920 the best kerosene lamps made were being manufactured by three of the premier lamp and glasshouses of the day: The Consolidated Lamp & Brass Company; The Pittsburgh Brass, Lamp & Glass Company; and The Fostoria Glass Glass Company. This book is the first to authenticate all of the patterns in art glass chamber lamps as well as to authenticate which manufacturer produced which patterns and when. It tells the history of each manufacturer as well as provides a compilation of over 300 full-color photos and over 100 black and white photos. 2009 values.


Antique Lamp Buyer's Guide

Antique Lamp Buyer's Guide
Author: Nadja Maril
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Lamps
ISBN: 9780764308543

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Many basic questions confronting antique lamp buyers, from "Where do I look for a manufacturer's signature?" to "How do I distinguish reproductions from originals?" are answered here. Using color photographs and catalogue illustrations, a wealth of information is presented including buying or selling old lighting, restoration issues like rewiring, practical uses for fixtures originally made for gas or oil, and restoring and protecting metal finishes.