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内容: All candles, whatever their material, were Indianapolis Colts Jerseys carefully used by the economical colonists to the last bit by a little wire frame of pins and rings called a save all. Candle sticks of various metals and shapes were found in everyNFL Jerseys　house: and often sconces, which were also called candle arms, or prongs. Candle beams were rude chandeliers, a metal or wooden hoop with candle hoklers. Snuffers Football Jerseys　were always seen, with which to trim the candles, and snuffers travs. These were sometimes exceedingly richly ornamented, and were often of silver: extinguishers often accompanied the snuffers. Baltimore Ravens Jerseys
Though lamps occasionally appear on early inventories and lists of sales, and though there was plenty Throwback Jerseys　of whale and fish oil to burn, lamps were not extensively use? in America for many years. "Betty lamps." shaped much like antique Roman Limps, were the earliest form. Hiev were small, shallow receptacles, two New Orleans Saints Jerseys
or three inches in diameter and about an inch in depth: either rectangular, oval, round, or triangular in shape, with a projecting nose or spout an inch or two long. They usually had a hook and chain by which they could be hung on a nail in the wall,　New York Jets Jerseys or on the round in the back of a chair: sometimes there was also a smaller hook for cleaning out the uose of the lamp. They were ftlled with tallow, grease, or oil. while a piece of cotton rag or coarse wick was so placed that, when lighted, the end hung out on the nose. From thu Chicago Bears Jerseys wick, dripping dirty grease, rose a dull, smoky, ill smelling flame.
Phoebe lamps were similar in shape: though some had double wicks, that ts. a nose at cither side. Three betty lamps a Pittsburgh Steelers Jerseys rc shown in the illustration: all came from old colonial houses. The iron lamp, solid with the accumulate? grease of centuries, was found in 4 Virginia cabin: thr rcctanguLir brass Limp came from a Dutch farmhouse: and the graceful oval bra?lamp from a New England homestead.
Pewter was a favorite material for lamps, as it was for all other domestic utensils. It was specially in favor for the Limps Dallas Cowboys Jerseys　for whale oil and the "Porter's fluid." that preceded our present illuminating medium, petroleum. A rare form is the pewter Lamp here shown. It is in the collection of ancient Limps, lanterns, candlcsticks. etc.. owned bv Mrs. Samuel Bowne Duryea. of Brooklyn. It came from a Salem home,