Morse, Frances Clary · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 323
Fires and Lights 299 Candles and whale oil, with pine-wood knots pro-vided the light for the Pilgrim fathers, aside fromthat thrown out by the great wood fire. Candle-sticks formed a necessary part of the furnishmgs ota house Thev were made of brass, iron, tin, pew- … lllus. 250.— Iron Fire-frame, 1775-1800. ter, and silver, but candlesticks of brass were theones in most general use. The earliest^orm of lamp in use in the colonieswas what is known as a betty lamp and it musthave been a most untidy httle utensil, giving but ameagre light. Illustration 251 shows…
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