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Miniature Lamps
Frank Smith
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Description for Miniature Lamps
Hardcover. Num Pages: 285 pages, 630 b/w illus. BIC Classification: WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 824.
Miniature oil and kerosene lamps, some as diminutive as 2 1/2 inches high, are direct descendants of prehistoric lamps using animal fat and other oils. Since the miniatures which have been preserved are so small that they cannot have provided adequate reading light, their intended function remains somewhat obscure. Miniature lamps might have found uses in sickrooms, for dispelling a child's "bogeyman," or as parlor courting lamps making a suitable compromise between the requirements of propriety and romantic aura.
Miniature oil and kerosene lamps, some as diminutive as 2 1/2 inches high, are direct descendants of prehistoric lamps using animal fat and other oils. Since the miniatures which have been preserved are so small that they cannot have provided adequate reading light, their intended function remains somewhat obscure. Miniature lamps might have found uses in sickrooms, for dispelling a child's "bogeyman," or as parlor courting lamps making a suitable compromise between the requirements of propriety and romantic aura.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
285
Place of Publication
Atglen, PA, United States
ISBN
9780916838447
SKU
V9780916838447
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
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