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Fragrance Lamps - The Evolution

When you need a lamp in a room, you are probably needing more lighting. However, you will also find that many will use a lamp to add to the dcor, and then the lighting is just a bonus. If you are looking for a lamp, you will want to know about fragrance lamps as well.

Fragrance lamps aren't new. In fact they were patented by Maurice Berger way back in 1898 in Paris. Let's take a stroll down memory lane and discover fragrance lamps then & now.

In the earlier part of the 1900s the Berger Lampes were sold to French institutions like hospitals and mortuaries where hygiene was of the utmost importance. That's because they had the ability to purify the air. In the early days they used methyl alcohol as their fuel. The formaldehyde smell given off was very unpleasant.

In 1927 Berger sold to Faillot who changed to ethyl alcohol which has an apples scent. This much less unpleasant scent meant consumers were much more interested in the lamps and their fragrances. Faillot was a creative fellow and began dealing with many of the famous bottle designers like Lalique, Galle, and Baccarat which increased consumer demand even more. By the 1930s more than 20,000 lampes a year were being sold.

BY 1973 production has reached 80,000 on the fragrance lampes and exports were on the rise. The lamps continued to gain popularity in the 1990s and many other fragrance lamp manufacturers have entered the market.

Today these lamps are a large part of the home fragrance and scent market. And your choices in lamps are truly endless! You can purchase many lamp styles online for great prices. So why not spend a little time shopping for that perfect lamp....

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