19th Century Patterned Art Glass Chamber Lamps Identification & Value Guide - Hardcover

Gibson, Ron

9781574325935: 19th Century Patterned Art Glass Chamber Lamps Identification & Value Guide

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1574325930 ISBN 13: 9781574325935

Publisher: Collector Books, 2009

Between 1890 and 1920 the best kerosene lamps made were being manufactured by three of the premier lamp and glasshouses of the day: The Consolidated Lamp & Brass Company; The Pittsburgh Brass, Lamp & Glass Company; and The Fostoria Glass Glass Company. This book is the first to authenticate all of the patterns in art glass chamber lamps as well as to authenticate which manufacturer produced which patterns and when. It tells the history of each manufacturer as well as provides a compilation of over 300 full-color photos and over 100 black and white photos. 2009 values.

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About the Author:

Ron Gibson is the owner of The 19th Century Lighting Co. and has been in the antique lighting business since 1972. Victorian Patterned Art Glass Chamber Lamps has been his passion most of his entire life. He opened one of the first premier Victorian Bed & Breakfast Inns in the Midwest, The Victorian Villa Inn, in Union City, Michigan, in 1982. He is well known as "The Lampman."

Review:

Any collector of chamber lamps will appreciate a fine guide to the patterned art glass lamps presented in 19th Century Patterned Art Glass Chamber Lamps. Color photos of such lamps pack every page, while catalog inserts, discussions of features and the latest values make this a specific lamp collector's dream. Any library catering to lamp collectors needs this. -Midwest Book Review

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