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Author: Catherine Thuro
Publisher: Collector Books
Category: Book

List Price: ~~$39.95~~
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

7 reviews
Sales Rank: 367722

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 8.4 x 0.9

ISBN: 1574320971
Dewey Decimal Number: 748
EAN: 9781574320978

Publication Date: July 1999

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Good source of history! January 6, 2009
I wish it was a little easier to understand the pricing guide it contains. I can understand why they have multiple books as this contains a lot of interesting information on oil lamps.

5 out of 5 stars

A great study of Oil Lamps October 17, 2007
A great study of Oil Lamps and will be looking forward to other publications and updates from Catherine Thuro. A wonderful display of illustrations and photos.

5 out of 5 stars

Oil Lamps: The Kerosene Era in North America by Catherine Thuro July 24, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This is an updated printing of the original book. I have the older one and it was nice to review the new updated information. This is a great book for any oil lamp collector, and it has a very reasonable discounted price. Betty Lonsdale, Florida

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent History and Details July 10, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

One book can't possibly cover every manufacturer, even the big names. However Thuro has provided history, research and extraordinary detail to offer well over 300 pages of pictures, descriptions, old advertising and assorted information that educates the individual on oil and kerosene lamps from North America.

Of particular interest the author delves into specific new patents such as adding handles or modest change in designs to demonstrate how improvements were made over the years. Thuro covers railroad lighting, ships lamps, whale oil lamps and provides an excellent chronological history of lighting as it progessed through the years.

In addition to dozens of color and black/white photographs, the author provides drawings and old advertisements to give the reader detailed information on dates and lamp design. Values are updated to 2004 but with the changing markets these become fluid rapidly. For education, collecting and identification this book will serve most collectors and dealers well.

1 out of 5 stars

Oil Lamps: The Kerosene Era in North America July 9, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

This book was a big disappointment. I have several Bradley & Hubbard kerosene lamps, and there is not one word about them in this book. Bradley & Hubbard were one of the largest manufacturers of kerosene lamps during the 19th century, and are very popular with collectors today. The Smithsonian has a collection, with a curator and a web site, of B & H lamps and other items made by them. Strangely, there is one brief mention (with a photo) of a Rayo lamp, and the author fails to mention Rayo lamps were made by Bradley & Hubbard for the Standard Oil Co. I was considering buying Oil Lamps II by the same author, but I'm afraid it would be a disappointment also.

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