Author : Edward R. Turner
Publisher : Hartley & Marks Publishers
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 24,91 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780881791983
Nothing is quite as beautiful as the Japanese lamp or lantern. Edward Turner gives both novice and experienced woodworkers the ability to create remarkable lighting devices including bedside, overhead, freestanding, and outdoor lamps. All designs come with detailed instructions and rich color photographs. Projects are rated, with something for every level of ability.
Author : Ham, C.T., Manufacturing Co., Rochester, N.Y.
Publisher :
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 38,74 MB
Release : 1896
Category : Lamps
ISBN :
Author : Tim Matson
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 34,75 MB
Release : 2008-06-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0881507946
Tim Matson surveys an often overlooked aspect of independent living—firelight. In this completely revised and updated classic, Matson describes in lively detail all the elements of firelight—beginning with an explanation of the lighting system he developed from his Vermont home. • The romantic history and modern molding of candlepower • Traditional kerosene lamps • The versatile Aladdin • Liquid propane (LP) gas lights • Kerosene and gas pressure lanterns (the Coleman) • Incandescent mantle safety • The "Return of Firelight" from glass-fronted hearths and stoves In addition, Matson shows how to select, assemble, install, and safely maintain these non-electric sources of light. This guide will be indispensable for vacation homes, camps, boats, RVs, independent homesteads—and anywhere in a blackout.
Author : Arthur H. Hayward
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 22,62 MB
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0486170160
This fascinating text presents what is probably the largest selection of antique lamps illustrated anywhere — 647 in all. Included are "Betty" lamps; petticoat and tumbler lamps; pierced tin lanterns; candle lanterns; more.
Author : Lillian Watson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 24,1 MB
Release : 1988-01-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0671652508
A classic treasury of inspiration featuring hundreds of passages and quotations—selected from the wisdom of the ages—offering invaluable insight and guidance on the challenges of daily life. Here are not only the best of the world’s most inspiring thoughts and ideas, but the stories behind them: how they came to be written and what their impact has been on others. A storehouse of inspired and inspiring reading, it is a collection of brief, stimulating biographies as well. There are selections from John Burroughs, Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, William Cullen Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Shakespeare, Hippocrates, Confucius, and many others. A distillation of the greatest thoughts, ideas, and philosophies that have been handed down to us through the ages, this is a book to turn to over and over again—a book of moral, spiritual, and ethical guidance—an unfailing source of comfort and inspiration for all.
Author : Arthur H. Hayward
Publisher :
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 50,6 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Lamps
ISBN :
Author : Maryellen Driscoll
Publisher : Quarry Books
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 28,76 MB
Release : 2001
Category :
ISBN : 9781610594752
Fifteen stylish lighting projects are presented in 100+ photos, step-by-step instructions, templates patterns, tips & techniques.
Author : Thomas W. Small
Publisher :
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 20,61 MB
Release : 2017-07-31
Category :
ISBN : 9780692909201
A survey of imported and domestic kerosene mantle burners and lamps sold in America in the 1896 to 1935 time period. Includes details on patents, burner and lamp construction, selling firms, and the persons and families behind these businesses.
Author : Dennis A. Pearson
Publisher : Schiffer Book for Collectors
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,67 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780764328763
The first photographic investigation of the history, companies, people, places, uses, prices, and the kerosene lanterns themselves. Some of these lanterns are so rare they have never been photographed before. Each lantern is described in detail, over 200 photos and illustrations, over 30 color photos. Detailed restoration information, American and foreign lanterns, railroad lanterns, and lots of barn lanterns. Collecting tips, newly revised quick reference prices, and the Universal Value Calculator. The author is an antiques restorer with over 25 years of lantern collecting experience.
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : R&c Publishing
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 41,62 MB
Release : 2016-01-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780997022827
This is Book 8 in The Non-Electric Lighting Series. The series as a whole is aimed at people who want to survive whatever Mother Nature throws at us
