Lamps Collection

Fairy Revels
Enchanting illustration showing fairies dancing in a ring underneath a toadstool while pixies, elves and sprites watch and hold lamps. c.1925

Lucas Lamps Advert
A fabulous advertisement for Lucas Lamps We Make Light of our labour

TILLY LAMP
A Model X 246 Storm Lantern Tilley Lamp. Date: 1960s

Tesla Coil - Twain
TESLAs COIL Author Mark Twain holds a loop over a resonating coil : high- tension current passes through his body before it brings the lamps to incandescence

Miners working at the coalface, South Wales
Two miners, stripped to the waist, working at the coalface in a coal seam in South Wales

Miner at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall
Miner at work with a drill underground (below the sea) in Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, which was just about to cease operation. Date: circa 1986

Men playing billiards in a club. Date: circa 1910s

Thames Embankment / Gas
The Thames Embankment, London, on a foggy evening - the lamplighter just lighting the gas lamps

Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, Scotland
View of Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, Scotland. Bell Rock is also known as the Inchcape Rock (made famous by a poem by Robert Southey)

Safety Lamps / 1826
Diagrams showing the workings of Stephensons Lamp (1 - 4), and Davys Lamp (5, on the right)

Open gas street light at Kings Cross
A street view with an open gas street light in the foreground, two high walls to either side of the road, a man walking

Embankment / Lantern Slide
A woman walking along the Embankment on a rainy night with a full moon 1910

Glapwell Colliery, Mining
Miners from Glapwell Colliery, north east Derbyshire, black and dirty from the pit at the end of their work shift. Some carry miners lamps

Draughtsmen at work
Draughtsmen prepare technical drawings for an electronic wiring system, in a large open plan room, with plenty of essential natural light. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Henrik Ibsen / Home / Oslo
HENRIK IBSEN Norwegian dramatist in his study at his home in Oslo

Cleopatras Needle / Slide
Cleopatras Needle on the Embankment by night

Glass Blowing 1930S
A female glass worker blows glass for use in lamps, chemistry equipment, etc

Baker Street underground station, London
A train arrives at Baker Street underground station, London, on the Metropolitan Line: the high roof is needed because the first trains are pulled by steam locomotives. Date: 1881

MYTTON LOSES WINNINGS
English eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) homeward bound one evening from Doncaster falls asleep while counting his winnings - thus many bank- notes were blown away & lost. Date: 1820s

The Five Lamps, Thornaby, Yorkshire
The Five Lamps, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, near Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. Showing Tram Date: 1910s

Marks & Spencer Front
The elegant shop front of a branch of Marks & Spencer Ltd. Date: circa 1910

Royal Ediswan, Edison and Swan United Electric Light Company 1919

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Victorian items 1896
A selection of Victorian household items; twin oil and vinegar bottles, solid silver candlestick holders, ornate mounted hair brush, cut crystal scent bottle, chased silver lamp with burner

Fossil trees in coal mine
Fossilised trees and plants found in a coal mine. Date: C.1870

Albion charabanc, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A group of people on a choir outing in an Albion solid tyred charabanc outside Morses Refreshment Rooms in Dew Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Tunisia - Arab Bazaar
Tunisia - an Arab dealer sitting in his shop, surrounded by his wares (pretty much everything you can imagine) including drapes, rugs, pots, a stuffed baby crocodile, swords, guns

Big Ben / Lantern Slide
Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament

Advertisement for Aladdin safety paraffin mantle lamp from Aladdin Industries Ltd. of Aladdin House, South Street, London. Date: c.1924

Mining Safety Lamps
Safety lamps, invented by Davy in England and modified by Mueseler, in use in a French coal-mine

Interior of the Turkish Baths, Beirut, Lebanon Date: circa 1910s

Milton / Comus / Stars 1634
the Stars That nature hung in Heav n, and fill d their Lamps with everlasting oil, to give due light To the misled and lonely Travailer. Date: First published : 1634

Wellington Inn and The Shambles, Manchester Date: circa 1906

Embankment and River Thames, London
View of the Embankment and River Thames, London, on a misty day, with traffic crossing a bridge. circa 1940s

An operation screened live in a medical lecture
An invention by Mr Herbert A. Silver enabling medical students to watch surgery from the lecture theatre

Osram Light & Family
Advertisement for Osram lamps - Twenty hours for one penny

Thames / Lantern Slide
Thames wharves by night Date: 1910

Advert, William Suggs Patent Gas Burners
Advert, William Suggs Celebrated Patent Gas Burners, Vincent Works, Vincent Street, Westminster, London. 1880

Advert for Maple & Co furniture 1895
Selection of household furnishings. Date: 1895

Trafalgar Square, London on a foggy night - the neon lights on the circular dome of the Coliseum Theatre on St

The Embankment at Night - Base of Cleopatras Needle
The Embankment at Night - Sphinx at the base of Cleopatras Needle. Date: circa 1910s

Football after dark: a match on the first association ground
Playing with a specially made white chrome ball, lit by powerful electric lamps on thirty masts: ladies football teams on the Burnley cricket club ground during a match

Billiards champion with trophy
Billiards champion with the trophy he has won. Date: circa 1910s

Brookes and Whites Clubs, London 1796
Wealthy gentlemen patronise the exclusive Brookes (Whig) and White s(Tory) Clubs, at Pall Mall, London

A Happy Party of Little Motorists. Six young children are taken for a spin in an open-top car. They are all wrapped up warm against the elements. Date: circa 1905

Journalists Type Copy
Journalists at the Daily Mail type up copy

M Orr / Aladdin Buys Lamp
New lamps for old

Westminster / Lantern Slid
A view of Westminster by night

W minster Bridge / Lantern
Westminster Bridge Street by night

Grand ceremonial banquet at the French Court in the 14th century, with entremets (dishes that were served after roasts, vegetables and sweets)

Bethlehem. Shrine of the Nativity. Engraving by Rouargue
Bethlehem. Shrine of the Nativity. Engraving by Emile Rouargue

Lamps, vases and other furniture, 12th and 13th centuries

Philips Industrial X-Ray Service 1939 - Philips Lamps Ltd. Date: 1939

Steamship Antonio Lopez from Compania Trasatlantica Espanola
Spain. Steamship Antonio Lopez, from the Compania Trasatlantica Espanola, owned by the Marques de Comillas

Spain, Madrid. A session of traders and industrialists, in the main hall of the Circulo de la Union Mercantil. Illustration by J. Comba. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, illuminated by Philips bulbs
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, illuminated using Philips lightbulbs Date: 1910s

Advert, Murray, McVinnie & Co, Ironmongers, Glasgow
Advert for Murray, McVinnie & Co, Chandlers and Ironmongers, Mavisbank, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Advert, James Gray & Son, Edinburgh, Scotland
Advert for James Gray & Son, Stove and Grate Makers, Kitchen Ranges, Electric Light Fittings, George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1905

Advert, Gas Switch, The Pneumatic Gas Lighting Co Ltd
Advert for the Gas Switch, a pneumatic distance gas lighter, made by The Pneumatic Gas Lighting Co Ltd, Farringdon Street, London. 1909

Advert for Elkington & Co Victorian items 1895
Advert for Elkington & Co, with eleotro plate household items including; Irish inkstand, vegetable dish, tea and coffee set, case of four serviette rings, salt and spoons, salad bowl and servers

Photographs of Harry Price at Work. Full length photograph of Harry Price seated demonstrating the electrical control under which Rudi Schneider was tested

Mining safety lamps

Miners safety lamps Victorian period

Lighting the Lamps, Jewish Sabbath Eve - The Family Friend magazine March 1874 Date: 1874

Cock Tavern, Great Portland Street / Margaret Street corner
The Cock Tavern - Great Portland Street / Margaret Street corner, London. Publican - Fred Spear. Date: 1910

Advert, Cosmos Lamps, Art Deco design, woman reading Date: 1920s

Advert, Cosmos Lamps

Arab Bazar, Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa. Also pictured on image 13924865. Date: circa 1909

St Mary's Church, Cogges, near Witney, Oxfordshire
St Mary's Church, Cogges, interior view looking east from the north aisle, near Witney, Oxfordshire Date: 1930s

The Eternal Song by Marcel Rieder (1862-1942) - French Painter. Rieder's paintings became notable for their peaceful and intimate interior scenes of rooms lit by oil lamps or electric lighting

Topkapi Palace. Chapel of the relics of the Prophet
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Topkapi Palace. Chapel of the Seraglio. Relics of the Prophet. Engraving by Lemaitre

City Scene
This drawing is an evening city streey scene, motor vehicles are travelling down the side road, witht all street lamps and buildings to each side

City At Night
This oil painting shows a city view, comprising of a cluster of tall buildings, at the base of which exists a yellow tram. Street lamps light the area well, revealing a very busy park area

Maritime - brass gimble lamp, stamped ER COM. 13.5 inches

White Star Line - silver-plated gimbal lamp with engraved flag logo on base. 11.5 inches

Advert, Mazda light bulbs and lamps
Advert, Mazda Light Bulbs and Lamps, with circus clowns Date: 1952

Spain, Madrid. Exhibition of men's clothing, held by the Society of Master Tailors (Sociedad de Maestros de Sastre) La Confianza. It took place at the end of November 1881

S. A. Parker's Advertisement
An advertisement for S. A. Parkers, with an illustration showing three of their lamps. Date: circa 1922

Advert for anglepoise lamp
Advert for Terry's Anglepoise lamp, ideal for use during blackouts. Date: 1940

A decorative lamp and lampshade. The image was accompanied by instructions on how to make the lampshade oneself. Date: 1954

Advert for Osram light bulbs, made by the General Electric Company. Date: 1954

Advert for Terry Anglepoise Lamps - currently unavailable to buy, due to the war. Date: 1943

The First Gaslight in Pall Mall, London Date: 1907

Rochester Lamp Co, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Rochester Lamp Co, United States Section of Universal Exhibition of Paris 1889 Date: 1889

Edison Incandescent Lamps, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Edison Incandescent Lamps and Meters, United States Section of Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

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