Keywords: lamp oil
Item 18743
Silver plated brass oil lamp, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Houlton Media: Brass, silver, glass
Item 16477
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1790 Media: Pewter
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Exhibit
The West Baldwin Methodist Church, founded in 1826, was one of three original churches in Baldwin. While its location has remained the same, the church has undergone numerous changes to serve the changing community.
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present
"oil storage facility near the ball fields. But bad news cohabitated with good news – it seemed nothing could discourage the machinery of progress."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2
"So we had a couple of those hurricane lamps that also used kerosene, but we had to figure out how to light those."
Story
making light
by David Johansen
My relationship with Maine and how and why I make neon lights here.
