Antique Lamp Buyer's Guide: Identifying Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Lighting

Many basic questions confronting antique lamp buyers, from Where do I look for a manufacturer's signature? to How do I distinguish reproductions from originals? are answered here. Using color photographs and catalogue illustrations, a wealth of information is presented including buying or selling old lighting, restoration issues like rewiring, practical uses for fixtures originally made for gas or oil, and restoring and protecting metal finishes.