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                About Sirlampsalot Publications and the Publisher

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Historical Lighting Reprints - This  series  provides collectors and researchers with an array of  rare catalogs, other ephemera, and information covering the  kerosene lighting era in North America. The series  contains three  volumes - the Bradley and Hubbard 1883 Lamp Catalogue, a collection of Five  Early Victorian kerosene lighting catalogs was published as  Volume 2 , and a  collection of four catalogs from  Adams & Co., George  Bassett, Miller, and  Pitkin and Brooks comprised Volume 3. 

The Publisher - Let me introduce myself -  I  am David Broughton, a long-time member and Past-President of the Historical Lighting Society of Canada, member of the Rushlight Club, the Aladdin Knights, and  the Ephemera Society of America. I have bought and sold on eBay for almost fifteen years as Sirlampsalot (over 2000  successful  transactions - click here to link to my eBay feedback).

 I have given many seminars at the meetings of the Aladdin Knights, the Historical Lighting Society of Canada, the Rushlight Club, the Ephemera Society of Canada and a number of local historical and community  organizations. 

I started Sirlampsalot Publications in order to make my kerosene lighting ephemera collection accessible to lighting collectors. As a collector and  researcher of both kerosene lighting and related ephemera for the past 30+ years, I have long felt that there should be more good reference material available.

I have three goals for each publication - interesting, significant content , high quality reproduction , and a reasonable  price. It is a challenge to achieve all three, particularly with the small numbers of these reprints that I am producing. Traditional book pricing would put the reprint price about 40% higher than my retail price. By selling direct to collectors I hope to make the reprints as affordable as possible. I ask that those who agree with this concept to buy my books and get a friend to buy one as  well!

 I am always looking for interesting lighting ephemera!

 Thanks for your support - David  Broughton

Some of the original catalogs have been carefully restored 

Adams & Co. catalog page
This is an original catalog page from the Adams & Company catalog in Volume 3.  This catalog and the Bradley and Hubbard catalog, had spent 110+ years in a hot southern US attic.

The reprinted version looks pristine thanks to careful digital restoration. You will need to get a copy of Volume 3 to see the after picture!


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