As long as I can remember, my family has had Aladdin Lamps. My dad called them "coal oil lamps." All of ours were made by a company called Aladdin, although there were other manufacturers. Before ...

Editor’s note: This column was originally published March 18, 2019. As long as I can remember, my family has always had Aladdin Lamps. My dad called them “coal oil lamps.” All of ours were made by a ...

Includes reference notes (pages 393-417) with bibliography (page 418), appendices I-III (pages 419-432), and index. NMAH copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. NMAH copy ...