Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 749.63
EAN: 9780873494168
ISBN: 0873494164
Label: Krause Publications
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: June 01, 2002
Publisher: Krause Publications
Studio: Krause Publications
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Editorial Review:Product Description:Readers will be enlightened by the comprehensive information they'll find in this all-new collector's guide from America's most trusted source, Antique Trader[registered]. There are thousands of types of lamps and lighting devices that have been produced over the past 200 years and this new book brings together current pricing information on all the major varieties. Detailed descriptions of 2,000 items, highlighted by more than 300 black and white photos, will provide background on everything from primitive Betty lamps and whale oil lamps through the great variety of Victorian kerosene lamps, as well as colorful and unusual lighting from the first half of the 20th century.
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This book follows the general form of most antique guides like Miller's and Carter's with lots of pictures and a guide to price. However rather than include an image of each piece roughly 70% of the lamps are only described in words not illustrated. "Candle lantern, tin, upright square form w/the sides composed of vertical tin strips originally enclosing three panes of glass, square tin base and top w/pierced conical cap & large ring handle." No image. Now imagine trying to identify a lamp you have ...
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