Miniature Lamps (Mini Victorian Oil Lamps) by Frank R. Smith, Ruth E. Smith printed on heavy

printed on heavy

and other features that can reveal a common coin to be a rare and valuable variety

Crisp photographs and thorough facts about each candlestick are provided

and vases are shown here in various patterns

and brilliant color photographs

Miniature Lamps (Mini Victorian Oil Lamps) by Frank R. Smith, Ruth E. Smith printed on heavyTable of Contents Miniature oil and kerosene lamps, some as diminutive as 2 1 2 inches high, are direct descendants of prehistoric lamps using animal fat and other oils. Since the miniatures which have been preserved are so small that they cannot have provided adequate reading light, their intended function remains somewhat obscure. Miniature lamps might have found uses in sickrooms, for dispelling a child's "bogeyman," or as parlor courting lamps