Colonial and Early American Lighting Over 550 diagrams and drawings

Over 550 diagrams and drawings

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Colonial and Early American Lighting Over 550 diagrams and drawingsBeginning with the rushlight holders used by the earliest settlers and ranging up to the elaborate chandeliers of the Federal period, this book is a unique coverage of the fascinating story of lamps and other lighting devices in America. The selection of lighting devices from the American Colonies begins with the "Betty" lamps which were similar in function and design to the oil, wax, and fat burning lamps of antiquity. Rounding out the material on