Fairy Lamps, Elegance in Candle Lighting

by Bob Ruf and Pat Ruf

Book Overview

Candle powered "fairy lamps" made Victorian and Edwardian homes glow with light, and make modern collectors glow with nostalgia. Over 800 lamps made from 1880 through the 1930s are shown in full color in this new book. The lamps range from the simplest examples given out with boxes of candles to the most extravagant chandelier assemblages made for lords, rajahs, and royalty. As part of the fascinating history of lighting devices and fuels, this work...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088740975X
• ISBN13: 9780887409752
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 11.3"