Antique Victorian Student Lamps - Types Makers Dates / Rare Illust Hardback Book

Description

Lavishly illustrated in color and black-and-white, this comprehensive book provides an in-depth pictorial survey of
STUDENT LAMPS OF THE VICTORIAN ERA
.   By Richard C. Miller and John F. Solverson, Antique Publications, OH, 1992.
The authors have drawn on their extensive collections of standard and miniature “student lamps” to bring this highly informative volume to the reading public.  These antique kerosene-burning lamps are presented in great detail with cutouts from Victorian catalogs, beautiful color photographs, and schematic drawings.  Chapters include the origins of the student lamp, student lamp manufacturers, glass and metal fabricating companies, component parts, decoration and finishes, restoration, repair and conversion, the appurtenances such as shades, chimneys, flame reflectors, sleeves, porcelain fonts and bases, and more.  Attention is given to notable lamps by Tiffany, Handel, Edward Miller, Revere and other makers and styles.  The last chapter deals with various patents issued. Written by experts on Victorian lighting and miniature lamps, this book will make a fine addition to the permanent reference library of collectors, dealers, and historians of antique lighting devices and fixtures.
8.5” x 11.2” hardback book with  dust cover in very good condition.  176  pages.
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