Storm season is here, and if the power goes out for a long time you may want a light source that doesn't run on batteries. We've shown you once how to build an emergency oil lamp from a can of tuna, ...

A London design consultancy has developed a cheap, clean, and safer alternative to the kerosene lamp. Kerosene burning lamps are thought to be used by over a billion people in developing nations, ...

Collectors of Victorian gadgets tend to specialize, covering every experimental model in one field. In the antiques trade papers, want ads and fan-club conference announcements routinely run for ...

Kerosene lamps that delighted Americans in the last half of the 19th Century provided light and colorful decor. The lamps were manufactured in England, France, Canada and the United States, with the ...