Oil lamps were the primary light source in many homes before electricity, and they have a beautiful style that collectors today prize. We have tons of tips to help you tell if an oil lamp is ...

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 discovered a 1,700-year-old oil ... Bar-Kochba rebellion caused Emperor Hadrian to expel the Jews from the city of Jerusalem, according to IFLScience. "The Mount of Olives lamp ...

In the 19th century, a Polish pharmacist invented the kerosene lamp – a device that quickly went on to light up Europe. He also went on to open the first oil mine and kerosene refinery in the world, ...