Miniature Lamps (Mini Victorian Oil Lamps) by Frank R. Smith, Ruth E. Smith Like Volume I (see Item

Like Volume I (see Item 141)

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Miniature Lamps (Mini Victorian Oil Lamps) by Frank R. Smith, Ruth E. Smith Like Volume I (see ItemTable 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