Here are the six types of oil lamp burners. One excellent way to establish the history of your antique oil lamp is by finding a patent number or date. This is usually on the winder button ...

This terracotta lamp decorated with two fishes and a horse would have been used by the ancient Romans for artificial light; it would have been fuelled by olive oil and could easily be carried from ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 1,700-year-old oil lamp decorated with rare Jewish artwork, including a unique menorah — a surprise given that the Roman Empire had tried to ...