New Lamps for Old

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

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

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is presented including buying or selling old lighting, restoration issues like rewiring, practical uses for fixtures originally made for gas or oil, and restoring and protecting metal finishes.

Old Lamps and New

Old Lamps and New
Author: Ruth Little
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1964
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

OLD LAMPS AND NEW RESTORING AND DECORATING, by Ruth Little. If you wish to re-decorate a lamp for modern day use or to paint a reproduction, you will find many & varied ways in which to do so. The instructions on the decoration of glass, as well as the colors to be used & the firing thereof, are plainly & simply written. The book contains pictures of 40 beautiful lamps in color, both antique originals & decorated by the author, as well as numerous black & white illustrations. Ruth Little, 2255 '34' Street, Lubbock, TX 79411, (806) 744-5162.

Great Art Glass Lamps

Great Art Glass Lamps
Author: Martin M. May
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780764318085

Collection of 235 Victorian glass-shadded lamps made by the four top manufacturers, Tiffany, Duffner & Kimberly, Pairpoint and Handel. Provides a brief history of each company and original prices of the lamps. Also includes the 1906 Duffner & Kimberly lamps catalog.