Victorian Oil Lamps booming due to energy crisis! (David Harper Bargain Hunt / Antiques Road Trip)

Times are changing: Antique Victorian oil lamps are seeing a resurgence in interest…could it be due to the energy crisis? People are now looking at alternative sources of energy and lighting. A byproduct of this is the new interest in antique candle sticks and oil lamps. Not only do these items offer you a degree of Independence, but also great enjoyment in the using.
Here’s Vincent Page from Antiques On High in Bowness in the English Lake District to tell us more and show a super example of a late Victorian, Art Nouveau, circa 1890 oil lamp…it’s fully restored and ready to use
Contact Vincent: Antiques On High website here: www.antiquesonhigh.co.uk/
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Cheers
David Harper
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[@user-hr5un8gr3t]

❤🎉old oil. Lamps.

[@maggiemitchell4359]

Beautiful lamp and beautiful shirt😃

[@sandirobinson6966]

Pretty reasonable price. Nice duplex lamp. When you burn it the wick ends must adjust down below the burner dome, or the lamp will will smoke and stink. Also, then the snuffers will actually snuff out the wicks. I don't know why your insurance company would care if you lit it. They are actually very safe to burn IF you know what you are doing. I burn mine all the time in the house of a fall/winter evening.

[@cathrynbyrnes8737]

I still have a tiny antique oil lamp. Used to have a few oil lamps. Love the way they burn. If I could find a restored one like that I’d buy it. No leave his shirt alone…lol

[@manifoldnook1]

Old technology sometimes is the way to survive crisis scenarios for sure.

[@skiracer]

dear David and Vincent, cool video and nice to learn about these lamps!

[@tonyradford5870]

I’ve a couple of these in storage, one brass and the other cast base and Vaseline glass, I’ll have to root them out and use them soon..👍

[@helenabiesma5560]

so beautiful -like the shirt ???

[@joanfreestone1707]

What a stunning lamp. I also love the sheep tea-towel behind Vincent!

[@nancyodonnell5298]

Amazing. Leave the poor man alone. It's a lovely shirt.

[@interloperdrones1172]

I recently, and totally out of the blue developed a fascination with old oil lamps, found one at a tip for 3 quid, cleaned it and serviced everything. Two months later I've rescued brazed & fixed another, got another to fix that's been buried 50 years, and parted together another 5 😂

[@helenabiesma5560]

beautiful lamp etc

[@OriginalNethead]

Never went out for me! My da used railroad lanterns whenever the power went out. I still do the same.

[@sjt609]

That's a spectacular lamp!

[@madaug4389]

Beautiful lamp and I like the shirt, it would go well down here on the gulf of mexico.

[@gillianwyatt3577]

I have an oil lamp I once gave as Xmas present to my mum and dad...I had it back when they both died...need to get some wicks but nearest place is Fenny Stratford/ Stony Stratford but can't drive over there since having my stroke in March... maybe now I could order online but it's getting the right width!!...I love the glow myself and handy in emergencies power cuts etc!!😉❣️

[@florencestewart2327]

Asthmatics…. Beautiful thing not very healthy. Still enjoying “Get it right…. Get it wrong”

[@acerrubrum5749]

Have fire extinguishers close by.

[@tamarajurisic8523]

Would be a good idea, but how can I choose the right fuel? My grandpa said if I cannot use, they can explode and kill me.

[@arnman2093]

It certainly isn't to save cost with lamp oil going from $21 and up per gallon. Batteries for LED are reasonable, store for 10 years, and a pack for $15 to $20 will give hundreds of hours and the light will be completely portable.