Antique oil lamp identification can be a bit tricky, considering there are many reproduction antique lamps on the market. The thing is, a genuine antique oil lamp can sometimes be quite valuable ...

The tally (or tallow) lamp was used by miners when underground. It worked by being filled with animal fats or oils, then the textile wick was pushed into the spout. The wick was lit and would burn ...

In the 19th century, a Polish pharmacist invented the kerosene lamp – a device that quickly went on to light up Europe. He also went on to open the first oil mine and kerosene refinery in the world, ...

The residents of Kampung Jelempok here took the initiative to light 1,800 oil lamps in a large-scale display, arranged in ...