Links to Other Lighting Sites
Clubs and Informational Resources:
- 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.
Lighting Websites:
- 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.)
Websites, Not Specifically Related to Lighting
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
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