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Kerosene Lamps - Add Them to Your Collection

A lamp is more than a light. It is also something that can decorative and add flare and style to any space that you use it in. That is why the style and the type of lamp is so very important. If your lamp does not fit in the dcor, dont try to make it go anyway. Keep reading for more on kerosene lamps.

Over the years the world has seen all kinds of lighting from candles and whale oil lamps of ancient times to the modern light fixture. Collecting kerosene lamps has become a popular hobby for many. Perhaps it's that unforgettable beauty that captures the heart of so many.

Before 1850 the lighting that was available was very inefficient. Since 3000 BC candles have been a staple lighting source. Then came kerosene a refined liquid fuel. Lamp makers around the world were quick to provide full lines of lamps that could utilize this new fuel source.

Not only did they come up with lamps that were functional, they began designing lamps that were truly decadent and so elegant. Many of these lamps were works of art. What's really great is that many of these lamps have survived. A testament to their durability and quality.

Kerosene didn't last too long replaced first by gas lamps in the larger cities and then by electricity in the early 1900s. In fact kerosene lighting had the shortest run in history.

That makes these lamps all that much more collectable because they were produced for such a short period of time. A large portion of these lamps were made during the Victorian era. Not only were they made in all styles and sizes they were also made from all kinds of materials from the most utilitarian to the most Royale.

One very popular style of light was made for maritime applications and it was called a Gimbal lamp....

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