The Plume Atwood Manufacturing Company

Hiram W. Hayden, an original partner of HB&H, contended that the new companys name matched the existing companys name too closely. A legal battle ensued and Hiram prevailed. In 1871, Holmes, Booth and Atwood became Plume and Atwood Manufacturing Company. The Plume was David Scott Plume, the treasurer of the new company.1The company was incorporated … Read more

Kerosene Lighting Revolution A Brief History

Specialising in Oil Lamps, Kerosene Lamps and Antique Lighting This term refers to a wide range of kerosene lamps that usually had a glass, spelter or Redware (pottery) stem section. The base was generally cast iron and the font could be any one of a vast number of designs. In North America, this period also … Read more

ancient clay oil lamp

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History of Lamps and other Lighting Instruments

Some of the other type of lamps that were stepping-stones in the development of electrical lamps are fluorescent triphosphor lamps, metal halide, high-pressure sodium lamp and dichroic extra low voltage lamp. Last decades of the 18th century saw the first commercial use of coal gas for lightning the house. Coal gas was transported to the … Read more

vintage tin oil lamps

VINTAGE CARBIDE ACETYLENE CYCLE & MOTORCYCLE LAMP MIDLAND OIL COMPANY TIN CAN Congo, Democratic Republic of the – COD Antique vtg 19th C 1840s American Tin Lantern W/ Original Whale Oil Lamp Burner Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) – FLK Vintage Tin Kerosene oil Lamp with burner unchecked My1077 vintage oil can French parrafin tin lamp … Read more

Oil Lamps used in Lighthouses

The most widely used lamp in light houses until 1812 was the spider lamp, which had a shallow brass pan as a reservoir and four to eight adjustable solid round wicks (without chimneys) that surrounded the pan. In 1781 Aime Argand, a Swiss physicist, produced a cylindrical wick design that increased the supply of air … Read more

Architectur

The base of this banquet lamp is cast in four sections and has four foliated and scrolled feet. The spaces in between feet are filled with pierced scroll and leaf designs. An onyx column surmounted by a cast Corinthian capital and a pierced brass cup supports the font holder. The ornamentation on the font holder … Read more

Ancient Egypts Economy Lesson for Kids

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What Ancient Egypts economy was based on

What was ancient Egypts main building material? Why was Egypts named Kemet in the ancient times? 3200-2300 BC – dynasty I-IV – Old Kingdom 2300-2050 BC – dynasty VII-XI – First intermmediate period 2052-1775 BC – dynasty XI-XII – Middle Kingdom 1775-1575 BC – dynasty XIII-XVII – Second intermmediate period 1575-1085 BC – dynasty XVIII-XX … Read more

What Was the Economy Like in Ancient Egypt?

What Did Ancient Egyptian Farmers Wear? What Items or Tools Were Used to Mummify People in Ancient Egypt? Ancient Egyptian farmers wore loin cloths made of linen, crafted from softened and beaten flax fibers that were spun into thread. Sandals were only worn fo…Full Answer Why Is Deflation Bad for the Economy? There is little … Read more

Economy During the Ancient Egyptian Times

Ancient Egyptian Religion Beliefs and Afterlife As you know, the way of the world has changed in the way of trading. The ancient Egyptians depend on the way of trading as there way of money. They had many farms and growing livestock to trade for their tools to make their food. This also means the … Read more

Where were the fertile lands in ancient Egypt located

On which continents were ancient Kush Egypt and Canaan located?Canaan was located in the Middle East, Kush was located in northenSudan (Africa), and Egypt is in Affrica (just north of Sudan)How and why were the Ancient Egyptians able to grow crops in fertile lands?there are able to because they had the right amount of sunlight … Read more