Antique Cinnabar Button

Antique Cinnabar Button

Illustrations of Ostrich and feather plumes from a French magazine, 1887

Illustrations of Ostrich and feather plumes from a French magazine, 1887 

Light bulb, Electric World April 22, 1893

Light bulb, Electric World April 22, 1893

58 Illustrations, lamps and lighting through the ages

Lighting through the ages. Antiquity: 1. Prehistory. - 2-3. Egyptian - 4-5. Assyrian. 6-13. Roman. - 14-15. Carthaginian. - 16-17.Merovingian period. - Middle age and modern times: 19-20. 11th century. - 21. 12th century. - 22. 13th century. - 23-24. 14th century. - 25-26-27.15th century. - 28. 16th century. - 29. 17th century. - 30-31. 18th century. - Contemporary period: 32. (original) Argand lamp. - 33-34. (Antoine Quinquet's improved) Argand lamp. - 35. Stephenson (Geordie) lamp (mines). - 36. Street light. - 37. Davy lamp. - 38. Air-fed wick lamp (theatre). - 39. Railway lamp. - 40. Carcel lamp. - 41. Gasifier. - 42. Auer (gas) lamp with gas mantle. - 43. Gas street lighting (regular burner). - 44. Gas street lighting (high intensity burner). - 45. Auer (petrol) lamp. - 46. (Air-fed) petrol lamp. - 47. Incandescent (electricity). - 48. Lighthouse (electricity). - 49. Mine lamp (electricity). - 50. Incandescent (electricity) [street light]. - 51. Arcl light (electricity). - 52. Acetylene lamp (burner). - 53. Acetylene lamp (bycicle). -54. Acetylene lamp (lamp). - Japan: 55. Street light. - 56. Transportation (rickshaw). - 57. Lantern for funerals. - 58. Portable lantern.

Chandelier, 1890

Chandelier, 1890

Chinois, an elaborate lamp shade early 20th century

Chinois, an elaborate lamp shade early 20th century

*some might call it a lampshade, but I see a really nice dress for a paper doll!

Photograph, Hungarian cards

Photograph, Hungarian cards

Photograph, Silver King camera

Photograph, Silver King camera

Photograph, furniture reglets in wood box

Photograph, furniture reglets in wood box

Photograph, electrical device

Photograph, electrical device

Photograph Hasselblad camera

Photograph Hasselblad camera

Photograph, trumpet mouth piece

Photograph, trumpet mouth piece

Photograph, Hungarian dress snaps

Photograph, Hungarian dress snaps

Photograph, typewriter eraser

Photograph, typewriter eraser