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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 29550, member: 44"]Nothing to add to this thread other than to add what Thuro's <i>Oil Lamps 3, Victorian Kerosene Lighting 1860-1900</i>, pp 162-163 pages on Fostoria Parlour Lamps, says about them:</p><p><br /></p><p>"...between 1880-1920, these lamps were very popular and very inexpensive. Some were priced as low as a dollar. They were ... made by many manufacturers. There were so many styles produced that unless examples are found in a catalogue or unless they are signed it is difficult to identify a particular lamp. A few still retain their original paper labels. </p><p><br /></p><p>Many of these lamps that were advertised in mail order catalogues had their metal parts covered with a thin layer of 18k gold. Some had transfer decorations while others were handpainted. The quality varied considerably."</p><p><br /></p><p>Am including a pic of a few in a Fostoria catalog.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]7386[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 29550, member: 44"]Nothing to add to this thread other than to add what Thuro's [I]Oil Lamps 3, Victorian Kerosene Lighting 1860-1900[/I], pp 162-163 pages on Fostoria Parlour Lamps, says about them: "...between 1880-1920, these lamps were very popular and very inexpensive. Some were priced as low as a dollar. They were ... made by many manufacturers. There were so many styles produced that unless examples are found in a catalogue or unless they are signed it is difficult to identify a particular lamp. A few still retain their original paper labels. Many of these lamps that were advertised in mail order catalogues had their metal parts covered with a thin layer of 18k gold. Some had transfer decorations while others were handpainted. The quality varied considerably." Am including a pic of a few in a Fostoria catalog. --- Susan [ATTACH]7386[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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