Popular Art Deco Lighting

Popular Art Deco Lighting
Author: Herb Millman
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780764320439

Art Deco lighting from homes and public spaces presented in over 590 color photos, including accent and figural radio lamps, boudoir lamps, table and desk lamps, overhead and wall lighting, and floor lighting produced by Consolidated Glass, Lightolier, Lincoln, Moe Bridges, Williamson, Frankart, Nuart, and Chase. The text provides values in the captions for the lighting displayed.

The Book of Non-Electric Lighting

The Book of Non-Electric Lighting
Author: Tim Matson
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2008-06-17
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0881507946

Tim Matson surveys an often overlooked aspect of independent living—firelight. In this completely revised and updated classic, Matson describes in lively detail all the elements of firelight—beginning with an explanation of the lighting system he developed from his Vermont home. • The romantic history and modern molding of candlepower • Traditional kerosene lamps • The versatile Aladdin • Liquid propane (LP) gas lights • Kerosene and gas pressure lanterns (the Coleman) • Incandescent mantle safety • The "Return of Firelight" from glass-fronted hearths and stoves In addition, Matson shows how to select, assemble, install, and safely maintain these non-electric sources of light. This guide will be indispensable for vacation homes, camps, boats, RVs, independent homesteads—and anywhere in a blackout.

Making Great Lamps

Making Great Lamps
Author: Deborah Morgenthal
Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-12
Genre: Lamps
ISBN: 9781579902636

From the basics of wiring a lamp through fitting a shade, learn how to transform virtually any object into a unique source of light. Use simple raw materials, or salvage those old neglected lamps with a modern makeover. Plus tips for choosing the perfect shade, and the pros/cons of various light bulbs. "Lamps that will attract attention even when the light is off."--"Good Housekeeping."

Young House Love

Young House Love
Author: Sherry Petersik
Publisher: Artisan
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1579656765

This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

Light From Many Lamps

Light From Many Lamps
Author: Lillian Watson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1988-01-15
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0671652508

A classic treasury of inspiration featuring hundreds of passages and quotations—selected from the wisdom of the ages—offering invaluable insight and guidance on the challenges of daily life. Here are not only the best of the world’s most inspiring thoughts and ideas, but the stories behind them: how they came to be written and what their impact has been on others. A storehouse of inspired and inspiring reading, it is a collection of brief, stimulating biographies as well. There are selections from John Burroughs, Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, William Cullen Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Shakespeare, Hippocrates, Confucius, and many others. A distillation of the greatest thoughts, ideas, and philosophies that have been handed down to us through the ages, this is a book to turn to over and over again—a book of moral, spiritual, and ethical guidance—an unfailing source of comfort and inspiration for all.

'50s TV Lamps

'50s TV Lamps
Author: Calvin Shepherd
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9780764306013

Nearly 400 color photos explore the many forms of TV lamps. In the early days of television, people attempted to protect themselves from the new machines with creative lamps that provided back light that was believed to protect the eyes. These lamps took on fantastic forms and sometimes doubled as vases or planters.

TV Lamps

TV Lamps
Author: Tom Santiso
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: TV lamps
ISBN: 9781574321289

The arrival of television sets in the American home during the 1940s brought about a fear that extensive viewing in a dark room of such a small TV screen would cause eye damage. Yet too much direct light would diminish the picture quality. Thus, television lamps were born. This pictorial guide sheds light on a collectible that was in its full glory between 1948 and 1958. Depicting people, birds, animals, vehicles, and others objects, television lamps are most often ceramic, some almost porcelain quality. Ceramic lamps as well as those made of plaster, chalk, glass, metal, and wood are showcased in this colorful book. Readers and collectors will admire the more than 350 full-color photographs and the exquisite forms and shapes displayed in these whimsical lighting devices that sometimes doubled as planters.

Oil Lamps 3

Oil Lamps 3
Author: Catherine M. V. Turo
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2018-12-21
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781635610697

This informative and stunning book is the capstone in Catherine Thuro's three-part series on oil lamps. Focusing on trimmings, the jaw-dropping variety of models, and likely placement in the home, this book celebrates the convergence of appliance and art in the Kerosene Era.

New Lamps for Old

New Lamps for Old
Author: Aurobindo Ghose
Publisher: Pondicherry : Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1974
Genre: India
ISBN:

Oil Lamps

Oil Lamps
Author: Catherine M. V. Thuro
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2019-02-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781635618433

Near the turn of the twentieth century, the mass production of affordable lighting forever changed how we work, play, and live. This tectonic shift is directly related to the availability of cheap petroleum-based oil and the refinement of the kerosene lamp. Author Catherine Thuro devoted years of research to compiling a record of these formerly ubiquitous lighting devices. Oil Lamps is her first masterpiece: a comprehensive, invaluable resource. With over 1,000 lamps shown in detailed studio photographs, clearly reproduced illustrations from catalogues and trade journals, this book is the definitive visual compilation of kerosene lamps and accessories. The clear photography is also matched by detailed and engaging explanations about the origins of lamp styles. Thuro places the kerosene lamp in cultural and historical context, discussing the revolutionary large-scale production of these luminaries, the wide array of raw material used, and the far-reaching consequences of a society literally brought into the light on a massive scale. For both historical and comparative information, this is a must-have reference for collectors.