Other Sites of Interest

Peter Noonan, Purveyor of Oil Lamps

Peter Noonan both restores and sells old lamps. His website has some good illustrations and, at the foot of the homepage, an article on Care and Safe Operation of Oil Lamps. He also sells spare parts.
www.oil-lamps.co.uk

Mike's Electric Stuff

An 'anorak' site, but if you want to know about things like Mercury Arc Rectifiers and Geissler Tubes, Mike's Electric Stuff will tell you.
www.electricstuff.co.uk

The Historical Lighting Society of Canada

The Historical Lighting Society of Canada may be worth exploring, more for its onward links than for the site itself.
www.historical-lighting.on.ca