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Antique Oil Lamps – Buy And Sell Antiques For Fun And Profit

Monday, July 27th, 2009 | Author:

Antique Oil Lamps - Collect Them For Fun And Profit

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Looking To Sell Some Antique Oil Lamps You Inherited?

Sunday, May 31st, 2009 | Author:

If you have inherited antique oil lamps or perhaps you have purchased them at an estate sale. There are many antique oil lamp dealers throughout the US who would be glad to assist you. Many times they are looking to add to their personal collection, add stock to their stores, or possibly even assist a client with finding the right lamp not carried in their store. Your call to these dealers will be very welcomed.

One of the best resources I have found on-line is the following video:

Also, if you want to speak to a real person:

Amanda at www.Aladdin-Us.com can either buy your antique oil lamps that are in good condition. She can also assist you in finding someone in her network that may be interested in buying your lamps.

Looking To Sell Some Antique Oil Lamps You Inherited?

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Antique Oil Lamps | Back Online

Sunday, May 31st, 2009 | Author:

Hi Folks,

This past Friday morning my webhosting account was hacked. Yes, some person in Estonia got all of my login details via keystroke logging software (malware). They destroyed the site to a point where I have had to use a back up to restore it. All is much better now and Antique-OilLamps.com is back online!

I was frustrated, for you my visitors because I had just replied to some comments and provided some great resources for reselling lamps you may have inherited or acquired at estate sales.

I will regather that information and repost it here in a couple of days.

In the meantime, feel free to comment about what you’d like to see more of when you visit the site.

Also, if you notice anything major missing since you last visit, I’d appreciate you letting me know. Thanks so much.

Have a great Sunday.

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Antique Oil Lamps History

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 | Author:

Oil lamps are one of, I think, the greatest inventions ever. Sure it seems like a simple and primitive device, but it also was the main provider of something we all have to have so we don’t run into walls or trip and break things we all need, LIGHT.

Antique Oil lamps predate prehistory and have always been used as a source of light. Oil lamps today are primarily used for alternative emergency lighting and mood setters. Other people collect antique oil lamps.

There are several types of fuel that are used with oil lamps. You’ve got olive oil that was the main fuel in the Western nations; people also used extracts like fish oil, nuts, plants, and petroleum. Egyptians were known to use castor oil and India was known to use sesame oil, peanut, or mustard.

Up until around the 3rd c. BC, oil lamps were made using the crude potter’s wheel. After that Greece and Egypt introduced to the world the use of molds to create their oil lamps. That was the primary way to create oil lamps up until the 8th century AD.

Although oil lamps were primarily used for light, they also served for funerary and votive purposes. Old oil lamps also played important roles in religion. Oil lamps bared a significant role in Christianity as lighting the way for the righteous and often buried with dead to light the way for the soul to the hereafter. In India, oil lamps were often kept lit during marriages to keep the evil away.

This being said, if you are able to obtain an antique oil lamp you are most likely also inheriting a rich history of culture from where it derived. It can give insight into the culture and social status of the previous owner or owners. Its nice having things of the old to reflect on and learn from.

Author: Brandon Lyles

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