Explore the timeless beauty of Ancient Lamps, where history meets craftsmanship. From intricately designed oil lamps to early candlestick holders, each piece tells a story of ancient civilizations and their artful lighting solutions.
away in 1911 and Nathaniel Bradley in 1915. The company continued on through the 1930s and was purchased by theCharles Parker Company, also of Meriden, Connecticut, in 1940. The Parker Company was quite diversified in its product line, also producing an extensive line of lamps and high-end chandeliers. Parker operated its acquisition as the Bradley … Read more
Etched Glass Font Oil Lamp with Etched Shade English Brass Stem Banquet Lamp with Shade You might also enjoy looking at some of the banquet kerosene lamps we have in our collection or have previously sold How to. Guides English Silver Plate Banquet Lamp with Shade How to. Guides Large Figural Lamp with Shade c.1870s … Read more
Early U.S. research and development was driven by the continuing need for an inexpensive replacement for illuminating oils in rural areas. In 1846, the Canadian chemist Abraham Gesner found that, from distilled coal came kerosene, which had an obvious practical value as an illuminant. Meanwhile, Thomas Edison was also at work on an incandescent lamp. … Read more
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SB-logo on the rear of the wick-knob. Inventors of the Kosmos-burner, and major manufacturers of lamps, burners and glass parts in their own premises. The ships cord-logo can be found on the rear of the wick-knob. In the first half of the 19th century, lamp smiths of Paris were worldwide famous. Later, most improvements in … Read more
The exhibition in the Museum gallery holds archaeological finds coming from the systematic excavations of the American School of Classical Studies in the area and dated from the Neolithic to the Post-byzantine and Ottoman periods. The Museum exhibition is organized in chronological and thematic units that reveal aspects of the public and private life in … Read more
TheDendera lightis a motif carved as a set of stone reliefs in theHathor templeatDenderain Egypt, which superficially resemble modernelectric lightingdevices. Afringe hypothesissuggests that the Dendera light depicts advanced electrical technology possessed by theancient Egyptians; however, mainstreamEgyptologistsview the carvings as representing instead a typical set of symbolic images fromEgyptian mythology. These depict adjedpillar and alotus flowerspawning … Read more
Boys schools, started in the Middle Ages as an alternative to Church schools and giving free education to some boys. [A-tik-a] The region around Athens. Raised decoration on a soldiers helmet, like a ridge. On Greek helmets, the crest was made of stiff horsehair. In a law court, the people who listen to evidence and … Read more
A beloved Bloomington holiday tradition, the Chimes of Christmas is an annual IU Jacobs School of Music production featuring the IU Wind Ensemble, Trombone Choir and all 125 members of the Grammy-nominated Singing Hoosiers. This concert is one of the most popular holiday celebrations in town and…Learn more Music is the heartbeat of Bloomington, the … Read more
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Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. 2. 8 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : Pausanias, Description of Greece 4. 33. 3 : Pausanias, Description of Greece 8. 36. 10 : Her [the Sibylla Herophiles] tomb is in the grove of [Apollon] Sminthios with these elegiac verses inscribed upon the tomb-stone :–. . . I am … Read more
It is a way, I suppose, to keep us focused on the idea that todays immorality is far worse than yesterdays. But that all sexual art before the time of Christ represents a sacred union is, nevertheless, a lie. The picture above is the type of fresco many of the higher Roman class would have … Read more