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This brass oil lamp was made in Belgium in the mid to late 19th century. Oil lamps have been found from as early as the 3rd century BCE in Greece. Label Type
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Throughout the 19th century many efforts were made to create a light source that didn’t use a flame. In 1879, Thomas Edison patented the first commercially practical incandescent light.Label Type
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While the use of oil lamps was popular from ancient times into the 1700’s, in
1780 the Argland lamp was invented and replaced this method of lighting. This indicates
that the creation of an object like this in the 19 th century is for the sole purpose of
decoration and celebration of a dying craft.