74 pages of text and B&W photos. $20 US cover price, plus $2.33 Media Mail to US, $3.76 "First-Class International" to Canada, $8.80 "First Class International" to England & central Europe. Mail rates to other countries will need to be calculated as needed. Individual copies will be also be available from the Author (Neil McRae) in England, and the book will be distributed there by BASE CAMP. To order in the US, send $22.13 (US funds) check, MO or PAYPAL [PLEASE see Paypal instructions at botttom of page!]...Sorry, NO credit cards) to:
Publications Department G, The International Guild of Lamp Researchers,
Lamplighters Farm, 10111 Lincoln Way West, St. Thomas, PA 17252-9513, USA
If you wish the current addendum to the PLC (17 printed pages), please see below!
THE LAMP COLLECTORS GUIDE, Second Edition
A multi-part "Dictionary" of Kerosene, Gasoline, Gas, Acetylene and Alcohol fueled Lamps, Burners, Chimneys and other "renewables" from the US and Europe ca. 1870 to 1950. The Second Edition is about THREE times the length of the first! Cross-referenced, illustrated with catalogue images.Designed for easy identification of brands, sizes, fuels, and especially appropriate consumables. A brief lighting history and key historical points included.
- The book is in 17 Sections (many are completely new, and all are heavily revised):
- Introduction
- Lamp Brands (type/fuel, manufacturers, origins, consumables)
- General information section
- US Burner Brands (details, consumables)
- US kerosene Burners (pre-1890, with type, manufacturers, origins, consumables)
- UK & European Burner brands
- Early burners (image section)
- Central Draft flame spreader images with maker identification
- Wick knob design images (mostly European) with maker identification
- Lamp Chimneys (sorted by "type")
- Lamp Chimneys (sorted by fitter)
- Interlude: catalogue and ad images
- Chimney logos
- Chimney images (catalogue pictures)
- Burner Images (catalogue and photos)
- Lamp term dictionaries
- Chicago Pressure lamp makers
Review from Light International V1, #1:
"This thoroughly researched work contains page after page of
lamp-comparison charts, lists and specifications of "renewables" in
[nine] sections enabling collectors to identify old lamps and lamp
parts. All brands appear in alphabetical order, and include many lamps [and burners] not previously documented....The material covered here is truly monumental! The real benefit to lamp collectors is to find all the information in one place!"
Although "encyclopedic" in scope, the book is more a DICTIONARY
than an encyclopedia. There is information listed on a huge variety of
lamps and burners from the period, but there is little "text". The Lamp
Collectors Guide is designed to be a tool for identification and
restoration, and NOT a complete study of every lamp, burner, etc, ever
made. The emphasis is on the burners and their accoutrements. The author has tried NOT to duplicate comprehensive texts on
individual brands and types of lamps like pressed pattern glass fonts.
So this is NOT a book with a lot of DETAILED information on Aladdins, or Coleman, or Night Lamps, although they ARE covered with emphasis on the burners and consumables. If you wish a book on the Aladdin, buy IT! But if you are a collector of antique liquid fueled lighting, and wish a reference book to identify and perhaps assist in restoring an artifact, The Lamp Collectors Guide is the best available place to look!
Available from the Author:
US: Cost $30 US funds, plus $2.47 Media mail;
Canada: Cost $30 US Funds, plus $6.40 via "First-Class International" Postage.
England, Europe : Cost $30 US funds, plus $13.60 "First-Class International" Postage
Check, Money or PAYPAL [PLEASE see Paypal instructions at botttom of page!] order ONLY...I cannot handle credit cards!
John F. Graff, Jr., Dept. G, Lamplighters Farm,
10111 Lincoln Way West, St. Thomas, PA 17252-9513, USA
E-mail: fgraff@comcast.net
TLCG II Update publication!
UK and European burner section
This section of The Lamp Collectors Guide, Second Edition got admittedly short shrift during the second edition editing. I have been hounded by several collectors, and as a result, what was 11 pages as printed is now 46 pages long! We have included every burner (side and center draft) we can find listed in the Guild Library catalogs. Yes, there are still some gaps in specifications, like original makers, chimney and wick specs, so there is still some detective work to do. But I think the collectors of European burners will be pleased with this section, sold as a supplement to the published book. It is bound the same way as the book, so if you have a local printer with "comb" binder capability, you can substitute these pages for what is presently in the book.
Available from the Author:
US: Cost $11 US funds, plus $1.48 First Class postage in the US.
Canada: Cost $11 US Funds, plus $2.24 via "First-Class International" Postage.
England, and central Europe: Cost $11 US funds, plus $5.40 "First-Class International" Postage.
HLC Members: Your club is selling this book! Support your club, and buy from them.
Sorry for the fuss, but to be sure of postage, everyone but US, Canada & the UK should contact me (best by e-Mail) for Postage.
Check, Money order or PAYPAL [PLEASE see Paypal instructions at botttom of page!] ONLY, US funds ONLY...I cannot handle credit cards!
John F. Graff, Jr., Dept. G, Lamplighters Farm,
10111 Lincoln Way West, St. Thomas, PA 17252-9513, USA
E-mail: fgraff@comcast.net
More Light on Angle Lamps
This new publication, More Light on Angle Lamps by Bill Courter, features the various burners used over the range of years the lamps were made, and other detailed information about these fascinating lamps not found in any previously printed source. Helpful to both beginning and advanced collectors...yes, even an advanced Angle Lamp collector will learn from Bill Courter's latest publication.
This is an 18 page booklet (8.5 x 11"). Price is $10 plus please contact Bill at "brtknight@aol.com" for postage postage. Check or Money order with order to: Bill Courter, 3935 Kelley Rd., Kevil, KY 42053
Note there are TWO books from Australia in this section!
James Hinks & Sons, Ltd.
Birmingham and London
Lighting Catalogue
Produced from photocopy of a large size original by
Eric Webb and Allin Hodson of Australia.
- 132 pages on good quality clay-coat paper, spiral bound. Black & White images.
- Original has some pieces cut out.
- This printing sized to A4 paper, and everything available has been included.
- Catalogue dated post-1901 from internal clues (commemorative lamp for the Relief of Mafeking& Boer War, 1900, and citing of a 1901 Patent).
This project was undertaken in 2002 by two Australian collectors, working from a photocopy of an original. They did not attempt a reprint , as it simply made no economic sense to duplicate the original size and format. What they did do was make available at an acceptable quality and affordable price material that has NOT been previously available, and should not be lost.
Yes, there are some problems with the original that was copied. A previous owner scissored out portions of pages. The original copier of the catalogue chopped the margins on some of the pages. An early printing was missing one numbered page, but it, and several others have been found and added to the present printing.
But enough of what s wrong with it. What is RIGHT is that it is 128 pages of complete lamps of all kinds, plus shades and globes, founts and accoutrements. What good is that? How DO you identify a Hinks lamp for sure? Collectors have next to no reference material available from when Hinks was independent. With this catalog, you have several identification options. There are several pages of distinctive founts (glass and metal) and globes that were used in complete lamps. Can t find that particular Hand Lamp, Wrought Iron Table Lamp, Brass Table Lamp, Brass Pillar Lamp, Brass Banquet Lamp, Reading Lamp, Wrought Iron Bracket, Brass Bracket, Wrought Iron Hanging Lamp, Wrought Iron Hall Lamp, Brass Hall Lamp, Brass Harp Lamp, Brass Hanging Lamp, Billiard Light, Wrought Iron Floor Lamp (fixed and extendable), Tin Street Lamp, Back Lamp, Japanned Tin Lantern, Drum Stove (that s what I found flipping page to page)? Then go back and look at the component parts like the founts. It appears that many of the founts were used for years in various combinations, so although this is certainly dated reference, positive identification of later (and perhaps earlier) Hinks lamps can be made from the component parts.
This catalog recreation will likely be more valuable to British collectors than North American ones. Hinks was good about marking their burners, so identification is only occasionally a problem with rebrands. But the lamps they made over a 40 some year period are not often marked, and the Hinks Duplex burner was applied to lamps of many makers, which makes positive identification of LAMPS difficult. This book isn t cheap, and postage from Australia is not only slow, but expensive. But do not simply disregard this volume based on purchase price. You are not likely to find the material in this catalogue elsewhere at ANY price. If you are an info junkie like me, you will buy this book!
ORDER FROM:
Eric Webb, 204 Whatley Crescent, Maylands, Western Australia 6051
(Eric is reachable by phone for questions during shop hours, Wednesday thru Friday from 10 AM to 5 PM, and Sundays 1 PM to 5 PM, WA time (GMT plus 8 hours& Eastern Std time is GMT minus 5 hrs, so a 13 hour difference) at 61-8-9272-4531, or by fax at that number anytime (automatic receive). He does NOT have Internet available.
Per copy cost (bank drafts or international money orders in Australian $ only): These postages are likely NOT valid in 2007!
- Shipped to US: $25.50 Aus ($20.15 US) plus $20.50 Aus airmail and packing (as of Mar 10, 2005, the exchange was 1 $Aus = $.79 US; for comparison, this was approx $36 US total)
- Shipped to Great Britain: $25.50 Aus (¤ 10.46) plus $30 Aus airmail and packing (as of Mar 10, 2005, the exchange was $1 AUS = ¤ .41 GBP; for comparison this was ¤ 22.75 Sterling total)
Wholesale orders are available (minimum of 6).
There is a combined price "bundled" offer for these two Australian publications below.
Please note that surface mail is only a bit cheaper, but takes forever, so this option was not considered above.
Eric is able to handle VISA payments, and as the exchange rate is automatic, this may be the easiest way to handle payment. VISA card information can be verified by phone only. See shop phone hours above.
Aladdin Kerosene Lamps in Australia
By Allin C. Hodson
- 203 pages, sewn and Perfect bound in A4 size
- copyright 1999, self published
American Aladdin collectors are perhaps aware of the bakelite Aladdin founts, some on very tall stems that appear at the Gathering, or on e-Bay, and are given better than passing reference in the second edition of the big book , Aladdin, the Magic Name in Lamps. There is just enough information on these lamps there to be tantalizing, and judging from the prices the lamps bring, this brief familiarity has made them rather desirable. Readers probably realize the bakelite fount was made in England originally, and then, in quite a different shape, in Australia by the Sydney branch of The Mantle Lamp Company, trading as Aladdin Industries Ltd. The interest in these bakelites has sometimes masked the fact that, prior to their introduction, a large range of metal fonts was made. These fonts were made in brass, copper, steel and combinations of these metals, and were painted in lacquers. Aladdin was a pioneer in the use of these finishes in domestic metalwork.
The thing that first attracted me to Allin s book (the product of 6 years work& the sort of thing that happens to a collector when the bug bites bad!) was the images of these graceful and tall stemmed banquet (in Australia, called family ) lamps. Several years later, I had the opportunity to buy one from an Australian mate, and did so with some joy. Of course, I have a variant 1630 not shown in the book (or catalogues either as it turns out), but I had a wonderful time looking for it, and ultimately writing Allin to ask what I had. [The generic reference to this series is at the bottom of p.105 and top of p.106.] The book is a treasure trove of different Aladdin products: the model 16 burner, two or three generations of bakelite, bakelite with wooden columns and brass components painted to match the plastic, design variations in metal founts, shades of all sorts and even pressure lanterns.
Some of the Australian-sold product was American-made, some British, and a wonderful variety was home grown. I don t think anybody can say they know Aladdins without having studied AKLIA the way they study ATMNL. The book, in my opinion, is that good! There are no color pictures amongst the 250 plus photographs and diagrams, but then there are few glass lamps that need the color section Bill Courter included. With e-Bay making markets world-wide, we can no longer afford to ignore legitimate foreign product like these. I have a pretty good collection of American Aladdins, but the collection would never be complete without the Silky Oak 1630 Family Lamp that lives in the tavern room.
Why s he telling us about this NOW? you ask. I ve known about the book for years. Perhaps so, but did you BUY one? If not, you re missing a big chunk in your lamping education!
ORDER FROM:
Eric Webb, 204 Whatley Crescent, Maylands, Western Australia 6051
(Eric is reachable by phone for questions during shop hours, Wednesday thru Friday from 10 AM to 5 PM, and Sundays 1 PM to 5 PM, WA time (GMT plus 8 hours& Eastern Std time is GMT minus 5 hrs, so a 13 hour difference) at 61 (08) 9272-4531, or by fax at that number anytime (automatic receive). He does NOT have Internet available.
Per copy cost (bank drafts or international money orders in Australian $ only): These postages are likely NOT valid in 2007!
- Shipped to US: $30 Aus ($23.70 US) plus $20.50 Aus airmail (as of Mar 10, 2005, the exchange was 1 $Aus = $.79 US; for comparison, this was $39.90 US total)
- Shipped to Great Britain: $30 Aus (¤ 12.30) plus $30 Aus airmail (as of Mar 10, 2005, the exchange was $1 AUS = ¤ .41 GBP; for comparison this was ¤ 24.60 Sterling total)
Wholesale orders are available (minimum of 6).
There is a combined price "bundled" offer for these two Australian publications below.
Please note that surface mail is only a bit cheaper, but takes forever, so this option was not considered above.
Eric is able to handle VISA payments, and as the exchange rate is automatic, this may be the easiest way to handle payment. VISA card information can be verified by phone only. See shop phone hours above.
NOTE: SPECIAL BUNDLED DEAL!
Bundled offer when included together with The Hinks 1902 catalogue reprint:
- Shipped to US: $46 Aus ($36.35 US) plus $36 Aus airmail (as of Mar 10, 2005, the exchange was 1 $Aus = $.79 US; for comparison, this was $64.78 US total)
- Shipped to Great Britain: $46 Aus (¤ 18.90) plus $42.50 Aus airmail (as of Mar 10, 2005, the exchange was $1 AUS = ¤ .41 GBP; for comparison this was ¤ 36.29 Sterling total)
The 1896-97 Falk, Stadelmann & Co. Catalogue #53
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Reprinted 2002 by The Historic Lighting Club (in the UK). 9 1/2 x 12", 400 pages photocopies.
This weighty tome contains a huge amount of product information, starting with and proceeding through chimneys and lamp glass, burners, hand lamps, lanterns, table lamps, hanging lamps, stoves and heaters, a lengthy gas section, and even some electric and household items. As John Claypole said in his review in Light International, "a vitual mine of historic information no [lamp] collector should be without." I join John in congratulating HLC for reproducing this massive catalog!
The cost of the reprint is £45 or US$72 and Airmail postage and packing £12.5 or US$20. As no international Postal insurance is available, the club is unable to accept any liability for postal losses. Payment can only be in Sterling (payable to Historic Lighting Club) or US$ (payable to Nigel Reynolds). Cheques or cash, in notes (perhaps disguised by card), should be sent to:
Harold Potter, 1 Pinfold Cottages, Back Lane, Little Haywood, Stafford ST18 0UL, United Kingdom.
Another option: Pay on line via PAYPAL via our chairman, Alex Marrack. E-mail Address: Alexmarrack@aol.com
ANNOUNCING
Light and Heat From Hydrocarbon Appliances
Portrait of an Industry
By Dr. Hermann U. Lahde
This is a valuable reference written as a labor of love by the
late Dr. Lahde to share his extensive knowledge and experience
in the development of kerosene lamps, lanterns, heaters and
stoves. He explains the principles of hydrocarbon burners that
have provided light and heat for millions of people around the
world; and, he challenges engineers to continue improvement of
hydrocarbon burning appliances.
Dr. Lahde was born and educated in Germany. He held a Ph.D.
from the Technical University of Berlin. He worked for Ehrich
& Graetz from 1926 to 1945 prior to coming to America. He and
Fritz Graetz hold two US patents. Dr. Lahde worked for Aladdin
Industries, Inc from 1947 to 1960 and for American Thermos
from 1960 to 1966. He retired and wrote this book, never
published in his lifetime.
The book has 206 pages in 20 chapters covering the basics of
fuels and combustion, wicks, wick burners and mantles, lanterns,
stoves, and gasolene appliances. It is a technical reference.
The book is a copy of a hand-typed manuscript. 7 introductory
pages about Dr. Lahde and a 7 page appendix have been added.
The appendix is a translation (courtesy of Ursula and Heinz
Baumann) of a 1941 Ehrich & Graetz booklet with photos of Albert,
Adolf and Max Graetz. There are more than 288 detailed line
drawings to illustrate Lahde's writing.
Light & Heat From Hydrocarbon Appliances, hardbound blue cover,
8 1/2 X 11" format, four pounds, $60.00 plus please contact Bill at "brtknight@aol.com" for postage
Available from: Guild, c/o J.W. Courter, 3935 Kelley Rd., Kevil, KY 42053.
ANNOUNCING
Volume 1- Historical Lighting Reprints
The Best
Bradley and Hubbard
Catalog Ever, reprinted!!
The 1883 -1884 Bradley and Hubbard Kerosene Fixtures Catalog is one of the finest lamp catalogs in existence, perhaps second only to the 1860 Deitz catalog. This catalog captures Bradley and Hubbard at their peak in terms of quality and diversity of offerings.
Every kerosene lamp collector and researcher, as well as those involved with historical properties, and students of domestic design, will want one of these reprints. Publication date is mid-July, 2001.
This reprint is available from the owner of the original. Please go to B&H REPRINT for more details, access to sample pages, and ordering information. PLEASE mention the Guild when ordering!
ANNOUNCING
Volume 2 - Historical Lighting Reprints
Five Early Victorian Kerosene Lighting Catalogs
Published in June 2003 and includes five catalogs never before reprinted. A must-have reference for those interested in lamps of the 1868 to 1883 period. These catalogs illustrate about 420 lamps and parts. About one-third are in color and there is a wonderful full-color cover. For the first time you will be able to see the links between companies like Bradley and Hubbard, Tucker, J.C. Ives and Union Glass. Also included is information on the companies, the catalogs, additional ephemera, patent information, a price guide, and a cross reference showing lamps which occur in multiple catalogs, including the 1883 Bradley and Hubbard catalog published as Volume 1 of the Historical Lighting Reprints.
-- Two Tucker Manufacturing Company catalogs of wonderful, early hanging, bracket and stand lamps, including many spectacularly illustrated in color!. The c1868 catalog contains 58 color pages, and the c1875 catalog contains 40 pages. Tucker was later acquired by Bradley and Hubbard.
-- A ca 1872 J.C. Ives catalog of 52 pages, including a color cover and original price list. Many terrific burners and shades.
-- A ca 1875 Union Glass Company catalog of 40 pages.
-- A ca 1883 Manhattan Brass Company Catalog of Perfection Student Lamps with 14 pages.
The reprint is printed on high quality, coated stock. The size is 8.5 by 11 inches, perfect bound, with a full color soft cover.
Every kerosene lamp collector and researcher, as well as those involved with historical properties and students of domestic design, will want one of these reprints. This valuable reference is available only from the publisher and select antique dealers - not available through any bookstores. The number of copies is limited.
Hundreds of lamp enthusiasts have already ordered their copies - Order Your Copy Now. Please go to Volume 2 - Historical Lighting Reprints for more details, access to sample pages, and ordering information. PLEASE mention the Guild when ordering!
ANNOUNCING
Volume 3 - Historical Lighting Reprints
Four 1880's-90's Lighting catalogs
Published in July 2005, here are four more catalogues never previously reprinted! Lots of stuff of interest to serious lampers in this one, and useful identification information for ALL lamp collectors:
-- an Adams & Co. catalog in color - showing rare lamps such as the Temple and Vase.
-- an E. Miller catalog (including two sets of instructions for operating Miller round wick lamps),
and catalogs from two important.retailers:
-- George Bassett (NYC) and
-- Pitkin and Brooks (Chicago).
Lots of round-wick lamps - hanging, banquet, figural, and piano. Just about every type of lamp in use in America at the time. Even four or five pages of lanterns.
Volume 3 is big - 248 pages, price guide, covers the 1885 to 1895 period. Same good quality as the previous volumes. Regular price is $40. Mention that you saw this on the Lamp Guild website and get a discount!
Many sample pages and more information at Volume 3 - Historical Lighting Reprints . Please mention the Guild when ordering...there IS a discount!
More (the last two are LONG out of print) lamp books.
Suggestion: Get them while they are available! (PLEASE deal with the seller direct! They are NOT in stock at Lamplighters Farm, nor does the Guild receive ANY revenue from the sale!)
Available from REMEMBER YESTERDAY, 607 2nd St., Petaluma, CA 94952 (707) 778-1567 (VISA & M/C accepted)
"Oil and Kerosene Lamps in Australia", by Peter Cuffley. $39, including US shipping. An excellent reference going WAY beyond Australia! Excellent lamp and lamping history (very readable!), and images from Miller and B&H US catalogues, among others. HIGH recommendation as basic lamping study book!
"Victorian Lighting, Dietz Salesman catalogue, reprint. $55, including US shipping. Catalogue reprint covers Dietz from about 1860 to ca 1866 publication. BEAUTIFUL reproduction of hand tinted color catalogue pages, and a history of the family and firm. A great example of high-grade commercial printing of the post-Civil War period.
"New Light on Old Lamps", by Dr. Larry Freeman. $28, including US shipping. A somewhat discomboobulated collection of catalogue images, rambling text and almost total lack of organization. But boy, does Freeman include the images! This book is a classic reference source, although it may drive you mildly batty! Is this a poor "review"? Nope, "just the facts, Ma'am!" It's another "gotta have"!
ANNOUNCING
THE TILLEY LAMP CONNECTION
by Cherrill Theobald
This is a 52 pp B & W Illustrated genealogical dissertation researched and written by Cherill Theobald, Great Granddaughter of Frederick Tilley, which traces the Tilley family and business from Victorian beginings to the present day. It was written as a requirement for a genealogical qualification and was not originally intended to be a published work. As such it is not a collectors guide although, on first reading, it did add to my knowledge of the products Tilley made. It is mainly factual without much anecdotal information but it should be of interest to any collector of Tilley lamps and lanterns with an interest in the historical family background of Frederick and William Tilley the inventors of the famous Tilley Lamp. [Review by Neil McRae]
Copies are available from Cherrill at a cost of £11.00 sterling Plus P & H. To order, contact Cherrill via e-mail at
combsford@netscapeonline.co.uk
ANNOUNCING
LAMPENFIEBER
("Lamp Fever") by Mrs. Ulla Heise
This is a brand-new book on gas street lighting. It is full of interesting illustrations: old engravings and paintings, old and recent photographs, catalogue pictures and advertisements. The text is all in German, but if you can't read it, you'll enjoy the images. There are many gas streetlights to see, old and current ones, mainly from continental Europe.
The book costs 78 German Marks plus 7 Marks postage for shipment to the US. For post to other countries, and to place orders, please contact the publisher and order directly from them (The Guild is NOT handling this book).
Faber & Faber Leipzig
[Review and recommendation by M. Ara in Paris.]
ANNOUNCING
Das Gaslaternen-Freilichtmuseum Berlin
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The workshop "Light" in the German Museum of Technology in Berlin (GMTB) has just published the museum's guide named "The Open Air Gas-lantern Museum Berlin. The reader will find detailed information on all 90 lanterns on display, a numbered map, the history of the gas-lantern museum and Berlin's gas street lighting, as well as up-to-date statistics on gas-lighting in Germany and some other countries.
Authors: Hans Heckmann, Herbert Liman and Sabine Röck: all three authors have been active in Berlin's city management in the public lighting department.
ORDERING INFORMATION:
Note: The Guild is NOT handling this book! It must be ordered directly.
Original title: Das Gaslaternen-Freilichtmuseum Berlin
96 pages, price 19.90 Euro + shipment.
Order from:
Museumsshop »Wasmuth«
c/o Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin
Trebbiner Straße 9, 10963 Berlin, Germany
Email: http://www.wasmuth-museumsshop.de/temu/product_info.php?products_id=2039
[Review and recommendation by M. Ara in Paris.]
ANNOUNCING
center-draft Kerosene Lamps 1884-1940
by Bill Courter
Friends, we have been waiting for a book of this scope and quality for years, and it is finally here! I personally think this is the most important and significant book on kerosene lighting produced to date. Is everything you could possibly want to know about center draft lighting to be found in about 450 pages between these covers? Perhaps not, but as Bill notes, if it isn't there, clues to search for it probably are, and this book could be the launching pad for years of research. Bill covers 52 companies, and hundreds of brands. The pages are full of B&W photos showing many aspects and identifying features. YEARS of collecting and research has produced an amazing book, one that I have dipped into probably a hundred times in the 6 weeks that I have had a copy. It is a permanent feature on my desk (along with TLCG II and a printout of the PLC-Coleman Edition). It's rather heavy, but it will be one of those references you should carry with you when you go lamping, or you will probably wish you did!
This book (published by Collector Books) costs $24.95, and is available autographed from the author, Bill Courter (brtknight@aol.com), or at bookstores (at least in the US). For mail orders, add $8.95 Priority Mail shipping in USA. Europe is $37.00 or 2 books for $50.00. Contact author for rates to Canada and other overseas locations.
If you are interested in kerosene lamps, don't miss this one! (Review and recommendation by Fil Graff)
ANNOUNCING
RESTORATION of ANTIQUE KEROSENE & ELECTRIC LIGHTING HANDBOOK
by Richard Dudley, "The Lamp Doctor"
Probably the best way to introduce this book by a Founder Guild member is to use Richard's own Introduction:
"Many of the techniques/solutions given in this book were originally used to respond to lighting questions (almost like "Stump the Chump") that were asked by users on our lighting website. Thie book was written to capture and share the knowledge gained from over 35 years experience in lamp repair/restoration."
Richard has produced a richly varied book, full of images and suggestions. The subjects range from specific repairs to branded lamps, to tips for fixing problem Aladdins, to electrification techniques to repairs to Coleman Quick-Lites and more. Broad ranging? You bet! As an amateur restorer myself, I heartily endorse Richard's lessons.
Please contact Richard Dudley at his website at "A Bit of Antiquity" (www.lampdoctor.com), or at his mailing address: 1412 Forest Lane, Woodbridge, VA 22191 USA for book price and postage to your location.
PAYPAL instructions
What appears to be a very simple method of paying for merchandise is actually a Machiavellian plot by e-Bay to make more money. IF you can pay a bill to a vendor in the same country you live in, and you have the cash in your account to cover it, it won't cost you a cent. BUT: if you pay, and your credit card covers the amount, the SELLER is charged about 5% for your convenience. If there is a currency exchange needed for your local money, there is a 2.5% charge to the SELLER. The Guild and I are tired of eating these charges! As of July 10, 2007, ALL payments to me, or to the Guild, from credit card Paypal balances will carry an 5% of the basic invoice additional fee, and transactions in foreign curriencies that need exchange will be charged 2.5% of the basic invoice. For example, a $10 invoice from a credit card Paypal balance will be charged $.50 (invoice total becomes $10.50), and if your account is in British Pounds, a $.25 currency excahnge will be added. If both apply, then your incoice is $10.75. I am STILL losing money even with the charges, but that's the simplest I can make it to come at least close. IF you neglect to ADD these charges, and Paypal tries to deduct from the basic invoice, I shall simply refuse the transaction. If you wish to try again, I will add another 5% to the invoice to cover the extra bother. YOU know your situation when you place the order, and I will count on your honesty to inform me. :: Fil Graff, Guild Secretary ::
