Archives: February2010

• Early American lamp

  This style is a favorite and many old oil lamps, pewter or brass candlestick or even old stone jars may be wired. The important thing is to have them of the right height for the place in which they are put: eighteen to twenty inches for decorative effects as here –higher for reading depending on the table used. The lamp illustrated here is typical of early oil lamps. The fluted brass column with a base of marble supports a glass [...]