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  2. Chalkware - Wikipedia

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    Chalkware. Chalkware is an American term for popular figurines either made of moulded plaster of Paris (usually) or sculpted gypsum, and painted, typically with oils or watercolors. [1] [2] They were primarily created during one of three periods: from the late 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century, during the Great Depression, and ...

  3. Tiffany lamp - Wikipedia

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    Table lamp c. 1900–1906. A Tiffany lamp is a type of lamp made of glass and shade designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany or artisans, mostly women, and made (in originals) in his design studio. The glass in the lampshades is put together with the copper-foil technique instead of leaded, the classic technique for stained-glass windows.

  4. Staffordshire figure - Wikipedia

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    Staffordshire figure. Staffordshire figures are a type of popular pottery figurine made in England from the 18th century onward. Many Staffordshire figures made from 1740 to 1900 were produced by small potteries and makers' marks are generally absent. Most Victorian figures (1837 to 1900) were designed to stand on a shelf or mantlepiece and are ...

  5. Sisters discover lamp worth $125,000 on 'Antiques Roadshow' - AOL

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    We figured it would be worth a lot of money considering it was worth around $200 back in 1905, which was a lot of money back then. We then got an update that the lamp is now worth between $250,000 ...

  6. Tensor lamp - Wikipedia

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    A Tensor lamp is a trademarked brand of small high-intensity low-voltage desk lamp invented by Jay Monroe. [ 1][ 2] The lamp was mainly popular during the 1960s and 1970s. [ 3][ 4] The lamp was originally used by doctors and dentists, and later became more widely used. [ 5] Although the first prototype was created in 1959, the lamp was not made ...

  7. History of street lighting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Gas lamps gradually started replacing oil street lamps in the United States, beginning in the first quarter of the 19th century. [ 3] The first street in the world to be illuminated by gaslight was Pall Mall in London, starting in 1807. [ 1][ 5] The first US city to use gas street lights was Baltimore, starting in 1817. [ 4]

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