Antique oil lamp identification can be a bit tricky, considering there are many reproduction antique lamps on the market. The thing is, a genuine antique oil lamp can sometimes be quite valuable, so ...

Few people stayed up at night in the years before 1800 because there were so few sources of light. An open fire, a candle or a rush dipped in oil could be lit. Then whale-oil lamps became popular.

Hoping you can help me identify who made the attached lamp. My great-grandfather, Daniel Ripley, was a glassmaker in Pittsburgh. I bought this oil lamp on eBay, where it was listed as a Ripley oil ...

Our expert breaks down the best vintage-style hurricane and oil lamps for both form and function through rainy days and dark nights. Q: We just went through eight long days without power, and the ...

While excavating a massive Roman cemetery in the Netherlands, archaeologists discovered an unusual oil lamp that may depict the ancient god of wine. The "filling hole," where oil would have been ...

My mother gave me this beautiful cup and saucer that I believe are Meissen. The cup has no handle and is 3 inches wide by 2 inches tall. The saucer-bowl is 5 inches wide and 1-1/4 inches tall. They ...