The Rushlight Club

Links to Other Lighting Sites

• Aladdin Knights 
  A rich resource for collectors of antique coal-oil and electric Aladdin lamps.
• American Antiquarian Society
  National Research Library of American History.
• Chester County Historical Society
  Chester, PA, a source for information on local American history.
• Corning Museum of Glass
  Old and new glass, processes and everything about glass.
• Edward Miller & Company Lamps
  Stuart Driver’s Australian website about E. Miller lamps. Information and photos, include the Tiny, No.0 lamps through the No.3 Mammoth lamps.
• Fairy Lamps
  A wealth of information on fairy lamps, particularly those marketed by Samuel Clarke, in the United Kingdom.
• Henry Ford Museum
  Wonderful collections.
• The Historical Lighting Society of Canada 
  Preserving oil-burning lamps of a by-gone era.
• International Coleman Collectors Club 
  Provides information about collecting, restoring and preserving vintage Coleman products. Identification and dating information is available.
• The Kerosene Lantern Connection
  featuring information about Kerosene Lantern companies.
• The Magic Lantern Society (of Great Britain)
  International organization for Magic Lantern entheusiasts.
• The Magic Lantern Society of the United States and Canada
  North American organization for Magic Lantern entheusiasts.
• Museum of American Glass
  The largest museum in the country dedicated to preserving the history of glass made in the United States.
• National Association of Aladdin Lamp Collectors Inc.
  The NAALC sponsors the yearly Aladdin “Gathering” and some regional lamp show.
• Night Light – Miniature Lamp Collectors Club
  Focus on kerosene-era miniature lamps.
• Philadelphia Athenaeum
  Special collections library founded in 1814 to collect historical American materials.
• Shelburne Museum
  37 buildings that are home to vast collections of fine and decorative arts, paintings, folk sculpture, weathervanes, decoys, quilts, toys, dolls, circus memorabilia and more.

• A-Bit-Of-Antiquity
  Aladdin and other fluid lamps and parts.
• Allen’s Antique Lighting
  Chris & Cindy Allen’s broad selection of lighting for sale.
• The American Gas Light Gallery 
  The internet home of gas lighting expert Dan Mattausch, including a link to Dan’s article “David Melville And The First American Gas Light Patents,” originally featured in The Rushlight.
• Authentic Designs
  Reproduction antique lighting.
• The Burner Book
  This site by Jeffrey Smith is for collectors of antique kerosene lamp burners. Most of the burners on this site are single flat wick examples from 1858 to 1916. Information about these burners can be found here by searching for the names of burners, patents, patentee’s, dates, manufacturers, features, etc.
• HalsLampPost
  Hal Post’s site showing a variety of safety, carbide, oil and candle mine lighting and mining artifacts.
• Joan Bogart – Antique Lighting
  High Style 19th C. lighting.
• JPTinsmith
  Joel Paradis’ site containing a variety of early reproduction solar and argand lighting, plus reproduction glassware.
• Lumière de l’oeil, Paris
  Virtual museum tour of early gas, Argand, solar, round-wick and Welsbach mantle lighting. Wick knob identification; chimney and wick information.
• Mining Artifacts & History
  This site contains considerable information on mine lighting.
• Montano’s Antique Glass
  Repair of antique and collectible glass, crystal and china.
• Mr. Vesta’s Home Page
  Interested in match safes?
• Oil Lamps
  Russian site dedicated to early lighting. Beautiful photos. Note: Select Language
• Old Time Lamp Shop
  Good photos and descriptions of many types of early lamps and accessories. Excellent Resource!
• Pennsylvania Globe Gaslight
  Modern gas lighting.
• Quality Lighting
  Full-service antique lighting, preservation, replication, and design specialists.
• The Rams Horn Studio – Lighting page 1
  Over a dozen pages of lighting from very early to center draft lamps (many photos).
• Richard Miller Lamps
  Fine quality antique lighting. Reference books on lighting.
• Schiffer Books
  Many books on early lighting and antiques.
• Werner Pempel’s Website (Germany)
  Werner Pempel’s focus was on petroleum lamps made of Meissen porcelain and there is an excellent page on wick knob identification. Select option “DSR” from the home page. (this link uses Google Translate)
• Wooden Shoe Antiques
  Electric, kerosene and Aladdin lamps
• Upton Studios
  Conservation specialists for metal finishes of antique lamps and chandeliers.
• Yankee Craftsman
  Huge collection of restored antique lighting

Other Websites Related to Lighting (New Chimneys, Wicks, etc.)

• Antique Lamp Supply
  Antique-style lighting and lamp parts.
• B & P Lamp Supply
  Parts and accessories for antique oil and kerosene lamps.
• GoodPickin’s Aladdin Lamps
  Aladdin, Coleman Ker-O-Lite and misc. lamps & supplies.
• Imperial Lighting Co.
  Aladdin lamps, parts, accessories; restoration parts, wicks and chimneys.
• Miles Stair’s Wick Shop
  Great source for wicks and chimneys for all center-draft lamps.
• W. T. Kirkman Lanterns Inc.
  Oil Lamps, lanterns, replacement parts and glass.

Other Websites, not specifically related to lighting

• Lehmans’s Hardware
  Lamps, Lanterns, Candlemaking, lamp parts and supplies.

If you would like the Rushlight Club to link to your lighting website or have a recommendation for a link, please e-mail the Rushlight Club’s website manager. webmaster@rushlight.org