Lighting

A Brief History of Illumination - Examines the history of artificial lighting, especially the incandescent bulb.
http://www.algorithm.com/inwit/writings/historyofillumination.html

A History of Light and Lighting - Provides references to people, events and inventions in chronological order, and a bibliography.
http://www.mts.net/~william5/history/hol.htm

The First True Incandescent Light Bulb - Article on the early inventors of the first lightbulbs.
http://www.maxmon.com/1878ad.htm

Collecting Aladdin Lamps - Informative site for anyone interested in the collecting of Aladdin kerosene - oil lamps.
http://www.aladdincollector.com/

Albert Berry Copper - A detailed site that explores the history and work from famous Arts and Crafts metalsmith Albert Berry from his Alaska to Seattle days.
http://www.geocities.com/gonejunkin/albertberry.html

Antique Lamps Net - Devoted primarily to early lamps, including student and table lamps. Also features a history of lighting.
http://www.antiquelamps.net/index.html

Jeff Metzger - Tiffany Collector - Photo gallery of Art Nouveau furniture and Tiffany lamps.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~jmetzger/

Emeralite and Bellova - A complete site featuring photos and a detailed history of H. G. McFaddin and Company.
http://www.emeralite.com

Lightbulbs - Brief article on the invention of the light bulb. From Useless Information.
http://home.nycap.rr.com/useless/lightbulbs/index.html

Mr. Vesta's Home Page - Includes examples of pocket match safes.
http://www.matchsafe.us/

Lights of the Past - A quick survey of kerosene and gas lighting mid-19th century to early 20th century.
http://members.aol.com/Lumiara/homepage.html

Brief History of Lighting in the U.S. - Guide to lighting periods in relation to decorative styles in American history.
http://www.craftsmanoutdoorlighting.com/us-lighting-history.html

Kilokat's Antique Light Bulb Site - For collectors seeking information on antique light bulbs and related items including antique radio tube box art.
http://www.bulbcollector.com

2yr.net - Lightbulb Collection - Pictures and detailed descriptions of antique and vintage lightbulbs. Includes other lightbulb-related things such as lightbulb advertising.
http://bulbs.2yr.net/

Roy's Lamp Collection - This site concerns the hobby of kerosine lamp collecting. Included are photographs and descriptions of a variety of 19th century kerosine lamps.
http://royslamps.home.att.net/

The Steampunk Workshop - Articles with photos detailing the construction and repair of kerosene lamps and techniques for working with brass. Angle Company Lamps are featured.
http://steampunkworkshop.com/kerosene-lamps.shtml

Leaded Lamps.com - Features a photographic gallery of antique stained glass lamps that have been featured in recent auctions.
http://www.leadedlamps.com/

tvlamps.net - Information and history regarding TV lamps of the 1950s. A useful guide for the collector.
http://www.tvlamps.net