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- The REFERENCE BOOKS are listed alphabetically by SUBJECT.
- To view the book list sorted by AUTHOR, click here.
- Most of the books on Glass make substantial references to lamps, shades, or chimneys.
- We also have a GLOSSARY of TERMS used to describe lamps, their component parts, and condition. The Glossary currently contains over 125 terms, the majority of which are Illustrated!
| BOOK SECTION - EARLY LIGHTING ^ top of page |
- Caspall, John, Fire & Light in the Home - Pre 1820, 1987, Antique Collectors' Club
- Cooke, Lawrence S., Lighting in America, From Colonial Rushlights to Victorian Chandeliers, 1984, The Main Street Press
- Curtis, J. Arthur, Lamp Collector's Handbook, 1969, Barnacle Wharf Trading Co.
- Gould, Mr. & Mrs. G. Glen, Period Lighting Fixtures, 1928, Dodd, Mead & Company
- Hayward, Arthur H., Colonial Lighting, 1927, Little, Brown and Company
- Hebard, Helen Brigham, Early Lighting in New England, 1620-1861, 1964, The Charles E. Tuttle Company
- Hough, Walter, Collection of Heating and Lighting Utensils in the United States National Museum, Reprinted 1981, The Rushlight Club
- Rushlight Club, The, Early Lighting: A Pictorial Guide, 1979, The Rushlight Club
- Rushlight Club, The, Patented Lighting, A Special Issue in Honor of the United States Bicentennial, 1976, The Rushlight Club
- Rushlight Club, The, The Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Rushlight Club, 1932-1957, 1957, The Rushlight Club
- Schrøder, Michael, The Argand Burner, It's Origin and Development in France and England 1780-1800, 1968, Odense University Press
- Smith, Elmer, Early Lighting, 1975, Applied Arts Publishers
- Thwing, Leroy, Flickering Flames, A History of Domestic Lighting Through the Ages, 1958, The Charles E. Tuttle Company
- Thwing, Leroy, Old Lamps of Central Europe and other Lighting Devices, 1963, The Charles E. Tuttle Company
- Wells, Stanley, Period Lighting, 1975, Pelham Books Ltd.
KEROSENE & WHALE OIL ^ top of page
- Barlow, Raymond E. and Joan Kaiser, A Guide to Sandwich Glass, Kerosene Lamps and Accessories, 1989, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
- Barlow, Raymond E. and Joan Kaiser, A Guide to Sandwich Glass, Whale Oil Lamps and Accessories, 1989, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
- International Guild of Lamp Researchers, The, The Rayo Kerosene Lamp, 1998, The International Guild of Lamp Researchers
- Lafferty, James R., Sr., "The Phoenix", 1969, by the author
- Lister, Valerie, Trading Places - Robert Hitchcock and Richard Mott Wanzer, 2000, Historical Lighting Society of Canada
- Miller, Richard C. and John F. Solverson, Student Lamps of the Victorian Era, 1992, Antique Publications
- Meadows, Cecil A., Discovering Oil Lamps, 1995, Shire Publications Ltd.
- Russell, Loris S., A Heritage of Light, 1968, University of Toronto Press
- Smart, William Silver, Kerosene Lamps: Confessions of an Oil Lamp Addict, 1980, Smart Enterprises
- Thuro, Catherine M.V., Oil Lamps, The Kerosene Era in North America, 1976, Collector Books
- Thuro, Catherine M.V., Oil Lamps II, 1983, Collector Books
- Thuro, Catherine M.V., Oil Lamps 3, 2001, Collector Books
- Wolfe, John J., Brandy, Balloons, & Lamps - Ami Argand, 1750-1803, 1999, Southern Illinois University Press
GENERAL LIGHTING ^ top of page
- American Heritage Catalog Collection, Lamps and Other Lighting Devices, 1850-1906, 1972, The Pyne Press
- American Heritage Catalog Collection, Pennsylvania Glassware, 1870-1904, 1972, The Pyne Press
- Freeman, Larry, Light on Old Lamps, 1944, Century House, Inc.
- Freeman, Dr. Larry, New Light on Old Lamps, 1968, Century House, Inc.
- Graff, John Filson, Jr., The Lamp Collectors Guide, 1996, John Filson Graff, Jr.
- Greguire, Helen, Carnival in Lights (carnival glass lamps), 1975, Helen Greguire
- Hough, Walter, The Development of Illumination, 1902, Reprinted 1992, The Rushlight Club
- Leflet, Herbert, Index of Early U.S. Lighting Patents: 1836-1901, 1997, The Rushlight Club
- Maril, Nadia, American Lighting: 1840-1940, 1989, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
- Perry, David H., Out of Darkness, A History of Lighting, 1969, Rochester Museum and Science Center
- Poese, Bill, Lighting Through the Years, 1976, Wallace-Homestead Publishing Company
- Raycraft, Don and Carol, Early American Lighting, no date, Wallace-Homestead Book Company
- Terranova, Jerry and Douglas Congdon-Martin, Antique Cigar Cutters & Lighters, 1996, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
- Woodhead, E.I., et. al., Lighting Devices in the National Reference Collection, Parks Canada, 1984, Minister of Supply and Services, Canada
MINIATURE LAMPS ^ top of page
- Delmore, Mrs. Edward J., Victorian Miniature Oil Lamps, 1968, Forward's Color Publications
- Hulsebus, Marjorie, Miniature Victorian Lamps, 1996, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
- Hulsebus, Marjorie, Price Guide for Miniature Lamps, 1998, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
- McDonald, Ann Gilbert, Evolution of the Night Lamp, 1979, Wallace-Homestead Book Company
- Smith, Frank R. & Ruth E., Miniature Lamps, 1968, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
- Smith, Ruth, Miniature Lamps - II, 1982, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
- Solverson, John F., Those Fascinating Little Lamps, 1988, Antique Publications
ALADDIN & ANGLE LAMPS ^ top of page
- Courter, J.W., Aladdin, The Magic Name in Lamps, 1997, J.W. Courter
- Courter, J.W., Angle Lamps, Collectors Manual & Price Guide, 1992, J.W. & Treva Courter
- Hodson, Allin, Aladdin Kerosene Lamps in Australia, 1999, Hyde Park Press
LANTERNS ^ top of page
- Black, Linda Lee Young, Lantern Enlightenment, 1982, Craftsmen Photo Lithographers
- Hobson, Anthony, Lanterns That Lit Our World, 1991, Golden Hill Press, Inc.
- Hobson, Anthony, Lanterns That Lit Our World, Book Two, 1997, Golden Hill Press, Inc.
- Unknown, Collectible Lanterns, 1997, L-W Book Sales
- Wood, Neil S., Collectible Dietz Lanterns, L-W Book Sales
FOREIGN & IMPORTED ^ top of page
- Cuffley, Peter, A Complete Catalogue and History of Oil and Kerosene Lamps in Australia, 1973, Pioneer Design Studio Pty. Ltd.
- Kreuzer, Anton, Schönheit Der Petroleumlampen, 1990, Universitätsverlag Carinthia (Germany)
- Unknown, Early Twentieth Century Lighting by Sherwoods Ltd. of Birmingham, 1989, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
GAS LIGHTING ^ top of page
- Allen, Cynthia and Christopher, Antique Lighting of the Nineteenth Century, Volume I, The Lighting Fixtures of C.H. McKenney & Co., 1999, Antique Light Publishing Company
- Allen, Cynthia and Christopher, Antique Lighting of the Nineteenth Century, Volume II, The Lighting Fixtures of W.C. Vosburgh Company, 1999, Antique Light Publishing Company
- Allen, Cynthia and Christopher, Antique Lighting of the Nineteenth Century, Volume III, The Lighting Fixtures of Mitchell Vance & & Co., 1999, Antique Light Publishing Company
- Gledhill, David, Gas Lighting, 1999, Shire Publications Ltd
- Myers, Denys Peter, Gaslighting in America, A Pictorial Survey, 1815-1910, 1978, Dover Publications, Inc.
- North British Association of Gas Managers, Light Without a Wick: A Century of Gas-Lighting, 1792-1892, 1892, University Press, Glasgow
- Rees, Terence, Theatre Lighting in the Age of Gas, 1978, The Society for Theatre Research, London
- Unknown, Picture Book of Authentic Mid-Victorian Gas Lighting Fixtures, 1984, Dover Publications, Inc.
MINING ^ top of page
- Clemmer, Gregg S., American Miner's Carbide Lamps, 1997, Westernlore Press
- DuPont, Michel C. and Gil LeBois, Les Lampes de Mine, 1994, Couriot (French Text)
- Ellis, Amabel Williams and Euan Cooper Willis, Laughing Gas and Safety Lamp: The Story of Sir Humphry Davy, 1954, Abelard-Schuman, Inc.
- Fox, Robert L., Husson Miner's Lamps Manufactured in Oshkosh, 1985, self-published
- Pohs, Henry A., Early Underground Mine Lamps, 1974, Arizona Historical Society
- Pohs, Henry A., The Miner's Flame Light Book, 1995, Flame Publishing Company
- Wilson, Wendell E., Frog Lamps, 1982, The Rushlight Club
- Wilson, Wendell E. and Ted Bobrink, A Collector's Guide to Antique Miners' Candlesticks, 1984, The Mineralogical Record Inc.
FAIRY LAMPS ^ top of page
- Anthony, T. Robert, 19th Century Fairy Lamps, 1969, Forward's Color Publications, Inc.
- MacSwiggan, Amelia E., Fairy Lamps, Evenings Glow of Yesteryear, 1962, Bonanza Books
- Ruf, Bob and Pat, Fairy Lamps, 1996, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
- Tibbetts, Dorothy, Clarke's Fairy-Lamps, 1951, Mission Press
GLASS ^ top of page
- Bredehoft, Neila & Tom, Hobbs, Brockunier & Co. Glass, 1997, Collector Books
- Heacock, William, et. al., Harry Northwood - The Early Years, 1881-1900, Antique Publications
- Heacock, William and William Gamble, The Encyclopedia of Victorian Colored Pattern Glass Book 9, 1987, Antique Publications
- Innes, Lowell and Jane Shadel Spillman, M'Kee Victorian Glass, Five Complete Glass Catalogs from 1859/60 to 1871, 1981, Dover Publications, Inc.
- Murray, Melvin L., Fostoria, Ohio Glass II, 1992, Melvin L. Murray
- Stevens, Gerald, Glass in Canada, The First One Hundred Years, 1982, Methuen Publications
- Unknown, Victorian Pattern Glass & China Book, 1990, Arch Cape Press
MISCELLANEOUS ^ top of page
- Alsford, Denis B., The Friction Match - A Brief History, unknown
- Bacot, H. Parrott, Nineteenth Century Lighting, Candle-powered Devices: 1873-1883, 1987, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Dolson, Hildegarde, The Great Oildorado - The gaudy and turbulent years of the first oil rush: 1859-1880, 1959, Random House
- Grant, Ellsworth Strong, Yankee Dreamers and Doers, no date, Pequot Press
- Little, Ruth, Old Lamps and New - Restoring and Decorating, 1964, Brack Publishing
- Koch, Robert, Louis C. Tiffany's Glass Bronzes Lamps, 1971, Crown Publishers, Inc.
- Moss, Roger W., Lighting for Historical Buildings, 1988, The Preservation Press
- Smythe, J. Herbert and F. Victor Christy Lamplighters All! A History of the Lamp Business, 1958, Rosenthal & Smythe, Inc.
- The Bristol Brass Corporation, Bristol Fashion (History of the Bristol Brass Corp. 1850-1950), 1950, The Bristol Brass Corporation
| CATALOGS & REPRINTS ^ top of page |
- The Plume and Atwood Manufacturing Company (circa 1906), J.W. Courter Enterprises
- Dietz & Company Illustrated Catalog, 1860, 1982, American Life Foundation
- Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co., #46, June 1888, 1995, Historical Lighting Society of Canada
- Edward E. Miller & Co. Illustrated Catalog of Lamps And Cigar Lighters, 1881, 1976, Fairweather Antiques
- Lamps, Chandeliers and Lamp Goods, Portions of an old trade publication by Jim and Sheri Van Es
- Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company, Catalog No. 13, circa 1890?, Antique and Colonial Lighting
- The Light that Never Fails (Angle Lamp Catalog Reprint), J.W. Courter
- The Rochester Lamp Co., 1891-92
- Catalog of O'Brian, Thomas & Co. London, 1995, The Rushlight Club
- Fostoria Glass Company, 1901, Collector Books
- The Central Glass Company Catalog of 1878
- Rayo Lanterns, circa 1900's?
- A Few Words about the Celebrated B&H Lamps circa 1890's
- Tubular Square Lamp, circa 1890's
- Rayo Lamps, circa 1900?
- The Non-Explosive Kerosene Lamps (Perkins & House), circa 1871 - original advertising pamphlet
- Reuser & Co. Nieuwehaven 159, Rotterdam, circa 1880 - original advertising booklet - oil and gas lamps
- 1897 Sears, Roebuck and Co. Catalogue No. 104, 1968, Chelsea House Publishers
- Starr, Fellows & Co.'s Illustrated Catalog of Lamps, Gas Fixtures, &C., 1856, photocopy of original catalog
- The Charles Parker Company Illustrated Catalogue No. 16 of Parker Lamps, c. 1880's, photocopy of original catalog and price guide
- Consolidated Lamp & Glass Company, 1902, photocopy of original catalog
- F.H. Lovell & Company, 1868-69, photocopy of original catalog
- F.H. Lovell and Company - Railroad, Marine Lighting Appliances and Fixtures, circa 1916, 1983, The Rushlight Club
- F.H. Lovell and Company, circa 1895, 2000, Norman Jones
- Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co. Illustrated Catalog of Kerosene Fixtures, 1883-84 2001, David Broughton
- Important Glass & Lamp Auction, May 19, 2001, Auction Catalog, James D. Julia Inc.
- The Oil Lamp Collection of Catherine M.V. and Carl Thuro, Session I - May 2 & 3, 1989, Auction Catalog, Richard A. Bourne Co. Inc.
- Collection of Rare and Early American Lamps, Etc. Auction Catalog, The Walpole Galleries, New York, February, 1925
- Macbeth, How to Manage Lamps, ca. 1901,, Reprinted by The Rushlight Club, 1982
- The Evolution of Artificial Light, ca. 1893, Reprinted by The Rushlight Club, 1986
- The Diamond Light - The Akron Lamp Company, Reprinted by The Rushlight Club, 1986
- Light and Fire Making, ca. 1898, Reprinted by The Rushlight Club, 1987
- One Big Lamp to Hang in the Store and No More, ca. 1890, Reprinted by The Rushlight Club, 1987
- Standard-Gillett Lamps, Reprinted by The Rushlight Club, 1988
- Saxonia - Incandescent Kerosene Lamp, ca. 1908, Reprinted by The Rushlight Club, 1988
- Pyrol Alcohol, ca. 1908, Reprinted by The Rushlight Club, 1989
- Perfection at Last - Columbus Lamp Company, Reprinted by The Rushlight Club, 1989
- The Little Lamp That Lights the World, Reprinted by The Rushlight Club, 1990
- Rayo Lamps and Lanterns, Standard Oil Company, ca. 1912, photocopy of original catalog
- Lanterns, Street Lamps, Etc., C.T. Ham Manufacturing Co., 1887, photocopy of original catalog
- C.T. Ham Manufacturing Co., 1891, photocopy of original catalog
- Lanterns and Lamps, Catalog No. 4 , C.T. Ham Manufacturing Co., 1893, photocopy of original catalog
- Automobile and Motor Truck Lamps, C.T. Ham Mfg. Co., 1913, photocopy of original catalog
- Tubular and Railroad Lamps and Lanterns, Catalog No. 10, C.T. Ham Manufacturing Co., 1914, photocopy of original catalog
- Tubular Lanterns, The Winfield Manufacturing Co., 1906, photocopy of original catalog
- Better Lanterns and Lamps, The Berger Manufacturing Co., 1910, photocopy of original catalog
- Sta-Lit Trade Mark, The Warren Stamping Co., 1916, photocopy of original catalog
- Commercial, Railroad and other Lanterns, R.E. Dietz, ca. 1889, photocopy of original catalog
- Dominion Tubular Lamp Company, 1887, photocopy of original catalog
- Limited, Banner Specialties - Lanterns, Lamps, Burners, Ontario Lantern & Lamp Co., 1914, photocopy of original catalog
- Lanterns, Tinware..., Peter Gray, ca. 1880's, photocopy of original catalog
- Illustrated Catalog of Lamps & Lanterns, Western Railroad Lamp and Lantern Manufactory, 1886, photocopy of original catalog
- Rushmore Automobile Searchlights, Rushmore Dynamo Works, 1909, photocopy of original catalog
- Prisco Lanterns and Metal Ware, Pritchard Stamping Company, 1915, photocopy of original catalog
- Locomotive Headlights...Lamps and Lanterns of all Descriptions, Steam Gauge and Lantern Co., 1882, photocopy of original catalog
- Locomotive Headlights, Railroad and Tubular Lanterns, Steam Gauge & Lantern Co., 1883, photocopy of original catalog
- Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co., 1906, The International Guild of Lamp Researchers CD-ROM,
- Kaestner and Tobelmann (Germany) Catalogue #2, The International Guild of Lamp Researchers CD-ROM,
- Kaestner and Tobelmann (Germany) Catalogue #7, The International Guild of Lamp Researchers CD-ROM,
- Schreiber & Neffen (Vienna...glassmaker), 1895, The International Guild of Lamp Researchers CD-ROM,
- Theil & Bardenheuer (Germany), 1923, The International Guild of Lamp Researchers CD-ROM,
- S.P. Catterson & Sons (UK), 1928, The International Guild of Lamp Researchers CD-ROM,
- R. Ditmar-gebr. Brunner, 1908, The International Guild of Lamp Researchers CD-ROM,
- Wild & Wessel 50th Anniversary Book, 1894, The International Guild of Lamp Researchers CD-ROM,
- Charles A. Starr - Illustrated Catalog of Lamps, Chandeliers, Brackets, &C., 1861, reprint of original catalog
- Lamps, Fostoria Glass Company, ca. 1900, Reprint
- Esrobert - Lamps for the Office, original pamphlet (similar to Emeralite lamps), 1923
- The Jefferson Company, The Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass & Glass Co., 1920
- The Charles Parker Company and the Bradley & Hubbard Division., unknown
- Gillinder Glass: Story of a Company, Wheaton Cultural Alliance, Inc., 1994
- Read and Write with Emeralite, pamphlet, 1916
- Handel Lamps and Fixtures, The Handel Company, 1905
- Glassware Catalog No. 25, Gillinder & Sons, Inc, reprinted by Hillcrest Books, Spring City, TN , 1974
- Five Early Victorian Kerosene Lighting Catalogs, Volume 2 - Historical Lighting Reprints, 2003, David Broughton
- The Emil Dreyfus Collection, October 23, 1979, Auction Catalog, Robert W. Skinner, Inc.
- Atterbury & Company, Catalogs of 1872, 1874 & 1881, photocopy of original catalogs
- The Hiram L. Piper Company, Limited, Catalogue No. 37, original catalog
- The Hiram L. Piper Company, Limited, Catalogue No. 39-A, original catalog
| PRICE GUIDES ^ top of page |
- Aladdin Collectors Manual & Price Guide, various editions, J.W. Courter
- Price Guide for Miniature Oil Lamps "According to Battersby", 1979, Dorla Battersby
- Price Guide for Miniature Lamps Combining Book I & Book II, 1982, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
- The Accurate Price Guide for Miniature Lamps I and II, 1988, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
- Value Guide for Miniature Lamps, 1994-95 Revision, John F. Solverson, Frank McWright & Robert Culver
| CLUB NEWSLETTERS ^ top of page |
- Flickerings - The Quarterly Newsletter of The Rushlight Club
- The Rushlight - The Quarterly Publication of The Rushlight Club
- HLSC FONT & flame - The Quarterly Publication of
The Historical Lighting Society of Canada - The Illuminator - A quarterly lighting publication designed, written and produced for the
HLSC by Catherine Thuro, 1987-89.
- The HLSC Contact, now published semi-annually, is the current HLSC newsletter.
- Fairy Lamp Newsletter - published quarterly, is the current Fairy Lamp Club newsletter.