American Lighting: 1840-1940
by Nadja Maril
Chronicles the development of American lighting fixtures between 1840 and 1940, highlighting technological advances and changing design tastes through historical images and descriptions.
About This Book
American Lighting: 1840-1940 surveys the evolution of lighting fixtures in the United States over a century of rapid technological and stylistic change.
The volume presents period photographs and descriptions that document the transition from whale-oil and kerosene lamps to gas and early electric lighting.
Readers gain an overview of how lighting reflected broader shifts in manufacturing, domestic life, and aesthetic preferences during the Victorian and early modern eras.
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