Think how difficult it was before 1800, when you had to have light to work at night and there were only candles or several kinds of oil lamps. By the 1850s, it was easier. There were kerosene lamps, ...

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 ...

Kerosene lamps provide ambience from an earlier century. They serve as a light source safer and more powerful than an open candlestick. In the past, they were used on trains and horse-drawn carriages.

Kerosene lamps provide ambience from an earlier century. They serve as a light source safer and more powerful than an open candlestick. In the past, they were used on trains and horse-drawn carriages.

Some of them date back to the 1940s. If you love rummaging through thrift stores and antique malls, vintage home decor is probably your style. Finding a treasure trove of pieces is exhilarating, but ...

Lighting has a funny way of setting the mood—and sometimes, setting your bank account a little higher than expected. Antique lamps and vintage light fixtures aren’t just beautiful—they’re highly ...

This septuagenarian lantern buff has a collection of more than four score century-year-old traditional lamps, which includes antiques from Germany, Hungary, Austria, US and UK. Padmanabha, a radio ...

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 ...

An antique kerosene chandelier was re-dedicated at the morning service on Sunday at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ in Dublin. It was discovered last year in the bell tower and has been fully ...

SAN DIEGO — There is some controversy in the Kensington neighborhood over its antique street lamps. The city of San Diego plans to replace more than 50 of the street lights, because officials said the ...