Family heirlooms were a theme for our collectors this month, including Chinese vases brought home from war, a 1940s alacite lamp, a great-grandmother’s uranium glass tumblers, and a fine-quality ...

Dezeen Showroom: with a distinctive shape and speckled finish that recalls both enamelware and stone, the Mantle lamp by Tala is designed to bring character to dining tables. The British lighting ...

Includes reference notes (pages 393-417) with bibliography (page 418), appendices I-III (pages 419-432), and index. NMAH copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. NMAH copy ...

As long as I can remember, my family has had Aladdin Lamps. My dad called them “coal oil lamps.” All of ours were made by a company called Aladdin, although there were other manufacturers. Before ...

Dezeen Showroom: a portable table lamp designed to enhance the atmosphere of dining environments by mimicking candlelight is among nine new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. British lighting brand ...