OVERVIEW
Title: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Business Ephemera: Lighting
Collection Dates: circa 1833-1943 (bulk 1880-1910)
Extent and Forms of Material: .33 cubic feet, including # oversize folders
Scope and Content: This subject category- Lighting-consists of four vertical
document boxes and four oversized folders that contain numerous examples of
business ephemera relating to manmade illumination. The material dates from the
early-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries, although the bulk of the material is
from 1880 to 1910.
Series 1, Manufacturers, Dealers and Distributors of Lighting Fixtures and
Supplies 1833-1943, makes up the largest portion of this subject category. Items are
organized alphabetically by the name of manufacturer, dealer or distributor.
Materials in this section include advertising cards, scraps, trade catalogs, price lists,
pamphlets, labels, business letterheads, bills, receipts, greeting cards, periodical
illustrations, lithographs, printed advertisements, periodicals, newspaper clippings,
broadsides, shipping documents, handbills, premiums, promotional items,
announcements and business cards.
Series 2, Municipal Lighting Companies, 1857-1924, consists of one folder of
items relating to municipal lighting companies dealing with both gas and electric
illumination, and is organized alphabetically by company name. Materials include
bills, receipts, payment slips and announcements.
Series 3, Lighting Associations and Societies, 1887-1921, consists of one folder of
correspondence, pamphlets, brochures and other literature published by national
lighting associations and societies. Material is organized alphabetically by the name
of the organization.
Series 4, Export, Import and Patent Documents, 1851-1886, consists of one
folder of patent certificates and drawings organized alphabetically by the name of
the patent holder, importer or exporter.
Series 5, General Images on the Subject of Lighting, circa 1880-1925, represents
a significant accumulation of illustrations, lithographs and advertisements of lighting
implements and paraphernalia that cannot be linked to a specific inventor,
manufacturer, dealer or supplier. The bulk of this material consists of loose pages of
trade literature, clippings from periodicals, trade cards, and advertisements.
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Series 6, Articles, Brochures and Pamphlets on the Subject of Lighting, 18511930, consists of one folder of miscellaneous articles, clippings from periodicals,
pamphlets and brochures on the general subject of lighting and illumination.
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Series 1, Manufacturers, Dealers and Distributors of Lighting
Fixtures and Supplies, 1839-1940
Acetylene Manufacturing Company, 1911
New York, New York
Adams & Westlake Company, 1911-1912
Chicago, Illinois
Aikman & Company, S. M., 1882
New York, New York
Albany Incandescent Gas Lamp Company, no date
Albany, New York
Albany Stamp Exchange, undated
Albany, New York
Alcohol Utilities Company, The, circa 1910
New York, New York
Allen, Son & Company, R. J., 1883
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Almy & Company, H. S., undated
New York, New York
Alta Manufacturing Company, 1858-circa 1890
Boston, Massachusetts
American Carbon Company, 1898
Noblesville, Indiana
American Electric Lamp Company, The; and Craighead & Kintz
Manufacturing Company, 1885
New York, New York
American Gas Machine Company, circa 1915
New York, New York
Angle Manufacturing Company, circa 1890
New York, New York
Ansonia Electric Company, circa 1890
Ansonia, Connecticut
Anthony & Company, L. D., 1859
Boston, Massachusetts
Archer & Pancoast Manufacturing Company, circa 1850
New York, New York
Archer, Warner & Company, 1854
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Armspear Manufacturing Company, 1927
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New York, New York
Arnold & Company, T. G., 1863
New York, New York
Aubin Portable Gas Works Company, undated
New York, New York
Auto Lighter Company, undated
New York, New York
Automatic Gas Light Company, 1907
Chicago, Illinois
Automatic Lamp Company, circa 1885
New York, New York
Avery & Son, A. H., circa 1870
Gloversville, New York
Babcock & Company, F. W., 1891
Somerville, Massachusetts
Bacon, Edward T., 1872
Boston, Massachusetts
Badger Brass Manufacturing Company, 1908
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Bailey, Banks & Biddle, undated
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bailey, I., 1852
Location Unknown
Bailey Company, The James, undated
Portland, Maine
Bailey Reflector Company, circa 1884
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Baker, Arnold & Company, 1871-1873
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bartlett, J. W., circa 1877
New York, New York
Bassett, George W., 1864
Boston, Massachusetts
Bead Specialty Company, undated
Chicago, Illinois
Beardslee Chandelier Manufacturing Company, (1908-1917)
Chicago, Illinois
Bellaire Stamping Company, undated Bellaire, Ohio
Benner Brothers, circa 1880)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Benner & Hallowell, 1882)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Berkshire Electric Company 1887)
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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Beseller, Charles, undated
New York, New York
Best Street Light Company, The
Canton, Ohio (1900-1903)
Birdsey & Company, E., 1861
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Blackman, E., 1890
New York, New York
Bloom & Company, S. M., undated
Hagerstown, Maryland
Bly, Charles L., undated
Boston, Massachusetts
Booth, Peck and Barlow, 1864
New York, New York
Boston Faucet Company, undated
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Incandescent Lamp Company, 1894
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Lamp Company, 1882
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Safety Vapor Stove Company, undated
Boston, Massachusetts
Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company, The, 1886
Meriden, Connecticut, and New York, New York
Brady, F. J. 1896
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bray & Company, George 1886
Leeds, United Kingdom
Bridgeport Brass Company 1895
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Briggs & Company 1860-1863
Boston, Massachusetts
Brown & Barker 1845
Providence, Rhode Island
Brown & Helme 1854
New York, New York
Brundige, Rufus M. 1867
New York, New York
Brunswick-Balke-Callender Company, 1903
No location
Bryant Park Electric Lamp Company, The circa 1930
New York, New York
Buffalo Specialty Company 1910
Buffalo, New York
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Buffalo Steam Gauge and Lantern Company 1878
Rochester, New York
Buffalo Union Lantern Works 1864
Buffalo, New York
Burke, Geo. H. 1860
Boston, Massachusetts
Burnet Company, The, undated
New York, New York
Burrell’s Sons, D. 1883
New York, New York
Butler & Brother, John 1850
Brooklyn, New York
Callender & Pierce c. 1860
New York, New York
Carleton, William 1856-1865
Boston, Massachusetts
Carton, John 1863-1866
Utica, New York
Cary & Young, undated
Newark, New Jersey
Case, L. R. (1865)
New York, New York
Cassidy & Son Manufacturing Company No date
New York, New York
Central Oilgas Stove Company No date
Boston, Massachusetts
Chicago Calcium Light Company 1896
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Manufacturing Company undated
Chicago, Illinois
Clarke’s undated
No location
Cleveland Non-Explosive Lamp Company 1872
Cleveland, Ohio
Coleman Lamp Company undated
Wichita, Kansas
Merchandising display for “Daylite” lamps
Colt Company, J. B. 1909)
New York, New York
Colt & Whittelsey c. 1850)
New York, New York
Conde, A. B. 1901)
Delmar, New York
Consolidated Electric Lamp Company undated
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Danvers, Massachusetts
Consolidated Lamp & Gas Company 1929
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Co-operative Electrical Supply House, undated
Chicago, Illinois
Cornelius & Baker, 1866-1871
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cornelius & Company, undated
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cornelius & Rowland, 1892
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cornelius & Sons 1873-1875)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Corban, J. S., undated
Plainville, Connecticut
Covell, C. H., undated
New York, New York
Covell & Company 1867)
New York, New York
Cox, J. & I. 1833)
New York, New York
Cox, P. & A. undated
No location
Craighead & Kintz Manufacturing Company and the American Electric
Lamp Company, The, 1885
New York, New York
Crystal Carbon Company, The (1886)
Cleveland, Ohio
Crowther & Wray undated
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dana Manufacturing Company undated
Boston, Massachusetts
Dardonville, H. 1858
New York, New York
Day, Edwin B. 1859
Providence, Rhode Island
Daylight Burner Company undated
New York, New York
Detroit Engine Works 1911
Detroit, Michigan
Devoe & Raynolds Company, Incorporated 1928
No location
Dewald & Company, L. 1870
No location
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Dewey, F. O. 1860-1890
Boston, Massachusetts
Dewey, Jr., S. B. 1865
Rochester, New York
Dietz, Brother & Company c. 1844
Brooklyn, New York
Dietz Company, R. E. 1882-1941
New York, New York
Correspondence
Dietz Company, R. E. 1893-1940
New York, New York
Brochure, pamphlets and catalogs
Dignan, J. W. undated
Trenton, New Jersey
Dikeman, Weed & Company, Ira 1850
New Haven, Connecticut
Dinanderie Francaise 1907
Paris, France
Broadside advertisement
Dodge, E. P. 1850-1854
Boston, Massachusetts
Donaldson & Young 1868
New York, New York
Donnell & Company, J. F. 1886
New York, New York
Doran, J. & J. undated
Albany, New York
Doty Light Company (c. 1875)
New York, New York
Downer Kerosene Oil Company (c. 1870)
Boston, Massachusetts
Dressel & Company, George C., 1892
New York, New York
Dressel Railway Lamp Works 1914
New York, New York
Duffner & Kimberly Company, The (1906)
New York, New York
Dyott & Kent Manufacturers, M. B. (1851)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Economic Lamp Company, 1912
Boston, Massachusetts
Economy Light Company (No date)
Kansas City, Missouri
Edison United Manufacturing Company, The, c. 1881
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New York, New York
Edwards, George (c. 1845)
New York, New York
Edwards Parlor Lamp Stove Company undated
Chicago, Illinois
Electric Gas Lighting Company, The (c. 1888)
Boston, Massachusetts
Electric Gas Lighting Company (c. 1880)
New York, New York
Elmor & Welch’s (c. 1862)
No location
Empire Lamp Company, Ltd undated
New York, New York
Evans & Company, T. G. undated
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Everett & Company, James undated
New York, New York
Farmer, Edward I. undated
New York, New York
Fay Gas Fixture Company undated
St. Louis, Missouri
Fay, H. A. (1882)
Concord, Massachusetts
Fellows, Hoffman & Company, C. H. undated
New York, New York
Fisher, Bruce & Company undated
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fleming, William (c. 1870-1881)
Troy, New York
Fletcher & Brothers (1852-1861)
Providence, Rhode Island
Fletcher Brothers & Company (1861-1866)
Boston, Massachusetts
Fletcher Manufacturing Company (1866)
Boston, Massachusetts
Flinn & Breneman (No date)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ford Manufacturing Company (1890)
Chicago, Illinois
Fostoria Glass Company undated
Moundsville, West Virginia
Fox Brothers & Company (1908)
New York, New York
Franklin Institute. The (1885)
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Frink, I. P. (1869-1893)
New York, New York
Gallagher & Company, L. P. (1894-1895)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Galy, H. (1889)
Paris, France
Gary & Company (1880)
Petersburg, Virginia
Gavett, Andrew J. (1858)
Boston, Massachusetts
General Electric Company (1898-1923)
Harrison, New Jersey, and Schenectady, New York
Correspondence, product catalogs, published articles and pamphlets,
and promotional material
General Electric Company (c. 1925)
Harrison, New Jersey, and Schenectady, New York
The Blue Carton Book, an advertising and sales guide for General
Electric agents
General Electric Company’s National Lamp Works, The (1914)
Cleveland, Ohio
Over-sized advertisement
Gibson, Shaw & Company (1879-1883)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gilbert & Parker (No date)
Springfield, Massachusetts
Gill Brothers & Company (1895)
Steubenville, Ohio
Gill Glass Company, Incorporated (c. 1920)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gleason Manufacturing Company, E. P. (1880-1901)
New York, New York
Glenny, Sons & Company, W. H. (1874)
Buffalo, New York
Globe Carbon Company (1892)
Ravenna, Ohio
Globe Gas Light Company (c. 1895-1915)
Boston, Massachusetts
Gold Car Heating and Lighting Company (1904)
New York, New York
Gooding & Gavett (1868)
Boston, Massachusetts
Goodwin & Stillman (No date)
Boston, Massachusetts
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Graves Electrical and Machine Works, The W. D. (1896)
Cleveland, Ohio
Gray & Sons, Petert (1908)
Boston, Massachusetts
Graybill & Company (c. 1880)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gregory Manufacturing Company (No date)
New York, New York
Guth Company, The Edwin F. (1923-1927)
St. Louis, Missouri
H. B. & H. Packed Safety Lanterns (No date)
No location
Hackenberg & Vorse (c. 1890)
Milton, Pennsylvania
Broadside advertisement
Haley-Stewart Electrical Company, Incorporated (No date)
Atlanta, Georgia
Ham Manufacturing Company, C. T. (c. 1900)
Chicago, Illinois
Hammer & Company (1870)
Bradford, Connecticut
Handel Company, The (1911)
Meriden, Connecticut
Harrington, E. S. (1854)
Boston, Massachusetts
Harrold, George W. (1872)
Rochester, New York
Havens, Jr., Morton (1907)
Albany, New York
Hawley & Company, H. Q. (1855)
Albany, New York
Haynes & Company, D. F. (1877)
Baltimore, Maryland
Hektograph Manufacturing Company, The (No date)
New York, New York
Hewitt, W. M. (c. 1889)
Peachton, Ohio
Hicks & Smith (1884)
New York, New York
Hinrichs, C. F. A. (1876)
New York, New York
Hitchcock Lamp Company (c. 1880)
Waterton, New York
Holden, Stephen B. and Luther I. (No date)
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Boston, Massachusetts
Hollings & Company, R. (c. 1880-1887)
Boston, Massachusetts
Holmes, Booth & Haydens (1861-1878)
Boston, Massachusetts
Holmes, W. D. (No date)
Boston, Massachusetts
Holtzer Cabot Electric Company, The (No date)
Brookline, Massachusetts
Home Supply Company (1914)
Kansas City, Missouri
Homer & Company, William P. (1857-1860)
Boston, Massachusetts
Hood & Company, H. (No date)
New York, New York
Hooper & Company, Henry N. (1849-1853)
Boston, Massachsutts
Hopkins, Stephen (1875)
Auburn, New York
Hopson & Shepard (1875)
Utica, New York
Horn & Brannen Manufacturing Company, The (1923)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Horn, Edwin B. (1854-1857)
Boston, Massachusetts
Hudson, M. A. (No date)
Syracuse, New York
Hurd, Benjamin L. (1852)
No location
Hutchins, G. & C. P. (1860)
Providence, Rhode Island
Iden & Company (c. 1890)
New York, New York
Incandescent Lamp Company (c. 1886)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Irish Manufacturing Company (1914)
Cleveland, Ohio
Ives’ Patent Lamp Company (No date)
New York, New York
James, S. R. (1875)
Schenectady, New York
Jarves & Cormerais, G. D. (1854-1858)
Boston, Massachusetts
Johns-Manville Company, H. W. (1908-1909)
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New York, New York
Johnson, V. S. (No date)
Chicago, Illinois
Johnston, Brothers (1865)
London, United Kingdom
Jones & Company, E. F. (1858)
Boston, Massachusetts
Jones, McDuffee & Stratton (1882)
Boston, Massachusetts
Kasschau Manufacturing Company (c. 1890)
New York, New York
Kelly Lamp Company (1881)
Rochester, New York
Kelly Lamp Works (1872-1873)
Rochester, New York
Kern Incandescent Gas Light Company (1902)
New York, New York
Kerosene Utilities Company (c. 1900)
New York, New York
Keystone Lantern Company (1903)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Keystone Safety Gas Machine Company (1875)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
King & Sons, William (1883)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Kinsman, John (1872)
Portland, Maine
Kitchen & Company, George H. (1861)
New York, New York
Kitson Light Foreign Supply Company (1905)
London, United Kingdom
Krause, Ingham & Hiester (c. 1895)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lamp and Brass Works of W. J. Gordon (1887-1888)
Cleveland, Ohio
Latham & Company, E. B. (1904)
New York, New York
Lawrence Gas Fixture Manufacturing Company (No date)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lees Manufacturing Company, The (1898)
Westport, Connecticut
Leonard & Sons, H. (c. 1895)
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Liberty Lamp & Shade Company (No date)
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New York, New York
Lichtenstadt, P. (1865)
New York, New York
Lightning Lamp Company of New York (1884)
New York, New York
Lighting Mart (c. 1945)
Westwood, New Jersey
Lightolier Company (1923-1924)
New York, New York
Lightolier Company (1940)
New York, New York
Lindner & Remig Manufacturing Company (c. 1865)
New York, New York
Lindsay Light Company (1937)
Chicago, Illinois
Lloyds, Fosters & Company (1839)
No location
Locke, Craigie & Company
New York, New York
Lyon, C. E. (No date)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Lyon & Healy (No date)
Chicago, Illinois
Lyons, Carroll & Company (1896)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Macleod & Company, Walter (1907)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Manhattan Brass Company (1904)
New York, New York
Mantle Lamp Company of America, Incorporated (1930-1940)
Chicago, Illinois
Correspondence and price lists
Mantle Lamp Company of America, Incorporated (1919-1940)
Chicago, Illinois
Product catalogs and broadside advertisements
Mantle Lamp Company of America, Incorporated (1919-1940)
Chicago, Illinois
Product directions, pamphlets and cards
Mantle Lamp Company of America, Incorporated (c. 1890)
Chicago, Illinois
Broadside advertisement
Mantle Lamp Company of America, Incorporated (c. 1915)
Chicago, Illinois
Broadside advertisement
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Marshall, E. D. (1874)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marvin, Edwin R. (No date)
New York, New York
Massachusetts Gas Company (No date)
Boston, Massachusetts
Maxcy, Sawyer & Company (No date)
Portland, Maine
May’s Electricians, S. (No date)
New York, New York
McKenney & Company, C. H. (1888)
Boston, Massachusetts
McLeod & Reardon (1881-1882)
Troy, New York
McNell, J. N. (1860)
Wheeling, West Virginia
Meriden Britannia Company, The (c. 1880)
Meriden, Connecticut
Meriden Malleable Iron Company, The (c. 1880)
Meriden, Connecticut
Merrill & Company, R. S. (1854-1861)
Boston, Massachusetts
Messenger & Sons, Thomas (1835)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Metropolitan Lighting Fixture Company, Incorporated (No date)
New York, New York
Michigan Chandelier Company (1926)
Detroit, Michigan
Milburn Company, Alexander (1910-1915)
Baltimore, Maryland
Milhender Electrical Supply (1925)
Boston, Massachusetts
Miller & Company, Edward (1900-1904)
Meriden, Connecticut
Miller, George O. (No date)
Tonawanda, New York
Miller & Sons (1886)
London, United Kingdom
Miskey, Merrill & Thackara (1868-1870)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mitchell, Bailey & Company (No date)
New York, New York
Mitchell, Vance & Company (1876-1883)
New York, New York
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Modern Lighting Company (1917)
New York, New York
Moe-Bridges Company (c. 1915)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mooney & Company, James (c. 1894)
Bangor, Maine
Moore, J. B. (1890)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Munroe, William (1864)
New York, New York
Munsig, William (1853)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Muran Company, L. E. (1937)
Boston, Massachusetts
Murphy, T. J. (No date)
New York, New York
Napoleon Gas Burner Manufacturing Company (c. 1860)
New York, New York
National Carbide Sales Corporation (No date)
New York, New York
National Electric Company (1890-1891)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nernst Lamp Company (1903-1906)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
New Era Gas Machine Company (1876)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New Incandescent Gas Lighting Company (No date)
Holburn, Massachusetts
New Lamp Chimney Manufacturing Company (No date)
New York, New York
New Light (1894)
Newark, New Jersey
New York Calcium Light Company (1886)
New York, New York
New York Central Railroad Company (1856-1870)
Albany, New York
New York Electric Company (No date)
New York, New York
New York Electric Brush & Ozone Company (No date)
New York, New York
New York Lamp Company (1876)
New York, New York
New York Lantern Company (1882)
New York, New York
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New York, New York
New York & Ohio Company (1897)
Warren, Ohio
Newcomb, T. (1907)
New York, New York
Over-sized brochure illustrating views of nighttime illumination of
New York City; views include Herald Square, Madison Square
(several), Sixth Avenue from 42nd Street, Delmonico’s and Fifth
Avenue from 45 Street and the New York City skyline from the North
River and the East River Bridge Tower
Newell, Caldwell & Coffin (1852)
Boston, Massachusetts
Norcross, Mellen & Company (1881)
Boston, Massachusetts
Ohio Electric Works (No date)
Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio Lantern Company (No date)
Tiffin, Ohio
Osler, F. & C. (1859)
London, United Kingdom
Otis & Streeter (1852)
Lynn, Massachusetts
Oxley & Enos Manufacturing Company (1895)
New York, New York
Palmic Sperm Works (1883)
New York, New York
Park & Wood (No date)
Boston, Massachusetts
Parker Company, Charles (c. 1959)
Meriden, Connecticut
Patent Mechanical Lamp Company (c. 1895)
New York, New York
Paull’s Leader (1853)
[Research name of manufacturer]
Peaslee Gaulbert Companies (1896)
Louisville, Kentucky
Peirce, M. W. (1861)
Boston, Massachuesetts
Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Company, The (1882-1891)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Perfected Inverted Gas Burner Company undated
Buffalo, New York
Perkin’s & House’s (c. 1872)
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Pettit, C. B. (No date)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Pettit Protection Oil Company, C. B. undated
New Orleans, Louisiana
Phoenix Manufacturing Company (c. 1888)
Newark, New Jersey
Pierce & Company, S. P. (1875)
Syracuse, New York
Pittsburgh Brass Company (c. 1890)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass & Glass Company undated
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Lamp, Brass & Glass Company (c. 1915)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Broadside advertisement
Pittsfield Electric Company (1894)
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Plume & Atwood Manufacturing Company, The undated
Boston, Massachusetts
Porter, H. (1849)
Boston, Massachusetts
Porter & Company, John (No date)
Boston, Massachusetts
Porter, William (1856)
New York, New York
Porter’s Sons, William (1874-1883)
New York, New York
Potter, N. F. (1856)
Providence, Rhode Island
Prescott, F. M. (c. 1898)
New York, New York
Presto-O-Lite Company, Incorporated (1914)
New York, New York
Princess Assorted Lamps (No date)
No location
Providence Steam and Gas Pipe Company (1851)
Providence, Rhode Island
Puffer & Kelley (1850)
Boston, Massachusetts
Pyle-National Electric Headlight Company (1902)
Chicago, Illinois
Quaker City Chandelier Company (1875)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Radiant Light Company (No date)
Prairier Du Chien, Wisconsin
Ratcliff, J. & E. (1859)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Raton Electric Light & Power Company (No date)
No location
Rice & Miller (No date)
Bangor, Maine
Ridgway Refrigerator Manufacturing Company (No date)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Roberts, James H. (No date)
Boston, Massachusetts
Robin Company, J. I. (1905)
Brooklyn, New York
Robinson & Company, F. W. (1859)
Boston, Massachusetts
Robinson, G. & S. (1859-1862)
Albany, New York
Rochester Kerosene Lamp Manufactory (1877)
Rochester, New York
Rochester Lamp Company (1893-1897)
London, United Kingdom
Roller Lamp Burner Company (No date)
New York, New York
Rorke & Company, Edward (1885)
New York, New York
Rose Manufacturing Company (c. 1910)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Royce & Marean (1895)
Washington, D. C.
Russell & Company, Henry (1880)
New York, New York
Russell & Company, J. (No date)
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Sangster & Sons, H. (1853)
Buffalo, New York
Schaum, John P. undated
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Scheetz, R. (1892)
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Scott, H. Clay undated
New York, New York
Scovill Manufacturing Company (1938)
Waterbury, Connecticut
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Sears Roebuck & Company (1937)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Shaw, William F. (1846-1847)
Boston, Massachusetts
Shelby Electric Company, The (1902)
Shelby, Ohio
Shepard, R. M. (1885)
Hudson, New York
Shoemaker Brothers (No date)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Shupp & Company, Irvin (1881)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Siedenbach & Enburg undated
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Simmons, George H. (1877)
North Bennington, Vermont
Simmons Company, John (c. 1890)
New York, New York
Sklar Company, Morris (1920)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Smith & Bullard (1867)
Boston, Massachusetts
Smith, Son & Company, J. P. (c. 1875-1879)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Smith & Tarbell (1854)
Boston, Massachusetts
Spalding, R. H. (1852)
Boston, Massachusetts
Splicker, W. & H. (No date)
Baltimore, Maryland
Splitdorf Wire Company (No date)
New York, New York
Springfield Gas Machine Manufacturing Company (c. 1880)
New York, New York
[Also file under Gilbert & Baker Manufacturing Company]
Standard Oil Company (No date)
No location
Stanwood & Company, Henry B. (c. 1880)
Boston, Massachusetts
Star Electrix Company, The (1891)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Star Head Light Company, The (1891-1915)
Rochester, New York
Sterling Electrical Manufacturing Company (No date)
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Steam Gauge & Lantern Company (c. 1895)
Syracuse, New York
Stearns’ Manufacturing Company (No date)
No location
Stetson & Company, S. A. (1856-1865)
Boston, Massachusetts
Stevens, J. F. (c. 1867)
Washington, D. C.
Stock & Son (c. 1870)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Storrs Mica Company (1902)
Matteawan, New York
Story, A.G. (No date)
New York, New York
Stout-Meadowcroft Company, The (1886)
New York, New York
Stoutenburgh, William E. (1844)
New York, New York
Swasey & Company, E. W. (c. 1890-1905)
Portland, Maine
Swasey & Company, E. W. (c. 1890)
Portland, Maine
Broadside advertisement
Swasey & Company, E. W. (c. 1890)
Portland, Maine
Broadside advertisement
Swivelier Company, Incorporated (c. 1940)
New York, New York
Sylvania Electric Products, Incorporated (1943)
No location
Taylor, E. B. (No date)
Richmond, Virginia
Taylor Manufacturing Company, The (1872)
New Britain, Connecticut
Thayer & Chandler (1925)
Chicago, Illinois
Thomas, M., & Sons (c. 1850)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thomas Manufacturing Company, The (No date)
Dayton, Ohio
Thomas Manufacturing Company, The (No date)
Dayton, Ohio
Broadside advertisement
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Thomason & Company, T. (1859)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Thomson-Houston International Electric Company, c. 1895
New York, New York
Tiffany Studios (1914)
New York, New York
Tirrill’s Gas Machine Company (1890)
New York, New York
Todhunter, Incorporated (1929)
New York, New York
Toldeo Pressed Steel Company, The (1928)
Toldeo, Ohio
Tompkins, Peter (1871)
Batavia, New York
Tongue & Brothers Company, Incorporated, R. E. (1938)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Advertising bulletin
Turner & Company, N. W. (c. 1860)
Boston, Massachusetts
Union Carbide Company (1905)
Chicago, Illinois
Union Supply Company (c. 1895)
Chicago, Illinois
United Gas Improvement Company (c. 1905)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States Battery Company (c. 1900)
New York, New York
United States Electric Lighting Company (1883)
New York, New York
United States Glass Company (No date)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Universal Electric Stage Lighting Company (1912)
New York, New York
Universal Fixture Corporation (No date)
New York, New York
United States Glass Company (No date)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Usona Light Company (1906)
New York, New York
Victor Manufacturing Company (No date)
Jersey City, New Jersey
Vitrite and Luminoid Company (c. 1886)
New York, New York
Vose & Company, P. H. (No date)
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Wahle Company, Albert (c. 1920)
Atlanta, Georgia
Wakefield Lighting Fixtures (1911)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wallace & McAffee (c. 1890)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Walworth & Company, J. J. (1871)
Boston, Massachusetts
Walworth Manufacturing Company (No date)
Boston, Massachusetts
Wanzer & Company, Manufacturers, R. M. (No date)
Hamilton, Ontario
Warner, Miskey & Merrill (c. 1860)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Weidener, A. J. (1886)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Weidener, A. J. (c. 1885)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Over-sized catalog page
Wellington Scientific Vacuum Lamp Company, The (1886)
New York, New York
Wells Light Manufacturing Company (1901-1903)
New York, New York
Welsbach Gas Lamp Company (c. 1899-1909)
New York, New York
Westland Safety Lamp Company (No date)
No location
Whitin & Sons, P. (1848)
Boston, Massachusetts
Whitney Brothers (1863)
Boston, Massachusetts
Whitney Glass Works, The (No date)
Boston, Massachusetts
Whitney & Tappan (1865-1870)
Boston, Massachusetts
Wilheim & Neumann (No date)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Whitney Telephone Manufacturing Company (1867-1879)
Buffalo, New York
Will, Albert (No date)
Rochester, New York
Williams, Brown & Earle (No date)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Williams, Irvin A. (1863-1872)
Utica, New York
Williams, William B. (1862-1869)
Boston, Massachusetts
Williamson, L. A., Company (1910)
Boston, Massachusetts
Williamson & Company, R. (1907)
Chicago, Illinois
Winfield Manufacturing Company, The (No date)
Warren, Ohio
Wingrave, Jr. & Company, J. (1869)
Chicago, Illinois
Witters & Company (1864)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wood, Greene & Company (1860)
Boston, Massachusetts
Woodworth & Company, C. R. (No date)
New York, New York
Wright, I. C. (No date)
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Wright, James T. (1871-1872)
New York, New York
Wrigley, Jr. & Company, William (c. 1900)
Chicago, Illinois
Wyman & Tyler (1862-1863)
Boston, Massachusetts
York & Boothby Company (c. 1920)
Portland, Maine
Young & Company, Daniel (1890)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Series 2, Municipal Lighting Companies, 1857-1924
Albany Board of Underwriters,1894
Albany, New York
Albany Electric Illuminating Company, 1903-1905
Albany, New York
Albany Gas Light Company, 1870
Albany New York
American Lighting Company, 1903
Baltimore, Maryland
Boston Gas Light Company, 1903
Boston, Massachusetts
Camden Power and Light Company, 1895
Camden, New Jersey
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, 1908
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Cleveland Vapor Light Company, 1903
Cleveland, Ohio
Edison Light and Power Company, 1893
Albany, New York
Electric Gas Lighting Company, The, 1887
Boston, Massachusetts
Hartford City Gas Light Company, 1857
Hartford, Connecticut
Municipal Gas Company of Albany, 1912
Albany, New York
Peoples Gas Light Company of Cleveland, 1880
Cleveland, Ohio
Raton Electric Light and Power Company,undated
No location
Utica Gas & Electric Company, 1924
Utica, New York
Vale Electric Light Company, 1897
Vale, Oregon
Series 3, Lighting Associations and Societies, 1887-1909
American Gas Light Association (1887)
New York, New York
Carbon Manufacturers’ Association, undated
No location
Lighting Fixture Dealers Society of America, The (1921)
Buffalo, New York
National Electric Lamp Association (1909)
Cleveland, Ohio
National Electric Light Association (1891)
Providence, Rhode Island
Underwriters Association of New York State (1893)
Albany, New York
Series 4, Export, Import and Patent Documents, 1851-1886
Baldwin Company, A. (1874)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cooke, Joseph (1886)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Gresson, John C. (1851)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Almond, Thomas R. (1874)
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Johnson, George (1877)
Buffalo, New York
McLewee, Frederick (1882)
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Schley, John (1860)
Savannah, Georgia
Stevens, J. F. (1867)
Washington, D.C.
Series 5, General Images, 1890; undated
General images
Unknown manufacturer (1890)
No location
Over-sized photograph of “First order of five wick lamp”
Unknown manufacturer, undated
No location
Over-sized catalog page illustrating Chinese lanterns
Series 6, Articles, Brochures and Pamphlets on the Subject of
Lighting,
Anonymous. Acetylene: A Light That Tells the Truth. (New York, New
York: J. B. Colt & Company, 1898)
Anonymous. Gas Fixtures & Lamps, 1872.
Anonymous. The Home Lighting Primer, no date.
Anonymous. “Home-made Gas-Light from Crushed Stone,” Country
Life in America Magazine, March 1, 1911, p. cdxiii.
Anonymous. It Imitates the Sun: The Big Search Light at the World’s
Fair, 1893.
Anonymous. Light: Its Use and Misuse. (New York, new York:
Illuminating Engineering Society, 1912)
Anonymous. Report of the Franklin Institute on the Diopric System of
Augustin Fresnel for the Illumination of Lighthouses. (Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania: Grattan & McLean, 1850).
Anonymous. Town and Village—Acetylene Lighting. (Portland, Maine:
Wood-Morris Acetylene Gas Company, no date).
Carruth, Edith. “The Evolution of a Lamp,” The Delineator, January
1908, p. 128.
Duffus, R. L. “Our Electric Light Has Its Jubilee—Edison’s First Lamp
Was Involved After Long and Trying Experiments,” The New York
Times Magazine (October 14, 1928), p. 7.
Horgan, Josephine M. The Story of Lighting. (New York, New York:
Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1931).
Kennedy, John E. Passing of the Lamp, no date.
Oday, A. B. and A. S. Turner, Jr. Reflectors for Incandescent Lamps.
(Harrison, New Jersey: Edison Lamp Works of the General Electric
Company, Index 22, Bulletin L.D. 123, April 1921).
Salomons, Sir David. Electrical Light Installations and the
Management of Accumulators. (New York, New York: D. Van
Nostrand Company, no date).
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Smith, Clarence R. “Lamps of the Early Days at the Museum,” Aurora
Historical Society Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 3, October 1945.
Williams, Hamp. How to Run a Retail Store at a Profit. (Wichita,
Kansas: The Coleman Lamp Company, 1921).
Worth, J. Chemical Fluid Gas-Light, c. 1875.
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