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With his father, James Hinks, he patented improvements to oil lamps, marketing the resultant Duplex lamp. Joseph was born in 1840 in Birmingham, the son of James Hinks, the lamp manufacturer. His father's career was very varied until he hit upon lamp making, and at the time of Joseph's baptism in 1844 was a licensed victualler. [1] [2]
James' son, Joseph, worked for his father from about the time he was 17 and by 1861 he was recorded as a manufacturer in the same terms as his father. [14] [15] By 1862 the business was called James Hinks and Son. A patent was granted to James Hinks in 1863 for "improvements in lamps", and there were subsequent design improvements.
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Lampworking is a type of glasswork in which a torch or lamp is used to melt the glass. Once in a molten state, the glass is formed by blowing and shaping with tools and hand movements. It is also known as flameworking or torchworking , as the modern practice no longer uses oil-fueled lamps .
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After the death of their son, Stanley (Jason London) and Lisa Walters (Meredith Salenger)'s marriage is falling apart, until they are presented with a strange gift – an old oil lamp. Along with the lamp comes a mysterious messenger, Charles Montgomery III (Louis Gossett Jr), who will grant the couple 3 wishes to put things right.
Albatross Cameo Glass Perfume by Thomas Webb & Sons. The company, known originally as the "Crystal King of England," was noted for the high quality of its Cameo glass. Cameo glass is created by a process of etching and carving through a layer of opaque white glass, leaving a white relief design on a darker colored glass body. Some pieces used ...