Lend Character to Your Home with an Antique Wall Clock

 

If you’ve ever been a guest in a soulful house where you immediately sense a feeling of being at home in mind and body, you’ll realize that much of the nice & relaxing aura emanates from the tasteful selection of home furnishings.  Most modern-day homeowners know that it is how certain home accents or key pieces add character to living spaces that sets them apart from other options that may be charming but cheap. Most home accents also reflect the personalities, interests, and activities of  their owners. One would see in most homes, for example, numerous kinds of interesting collectibles purchased from travels to different lands. Of course, they all have to be arranged in coordination with other elements of the house.  Symmetry in interior spaces can be achieved by having a central focus. 

Let’s consider, for instance, a house that exudes a distinctly  rich Oriental or European heritage which has, among its main furniture, carved tables from exotic lands, accent chairs, antique paintings, plus a sprinkling of fascinating curios or implements.  One focal point that can pull together the various aspects that contribute to the sense of grandeur in such a home is an antique wall clock. Consider, for example, a Vienna Regulator, a most sought-after antique wall clock. When you adorn your home with one of the early 19^th century pendulum clock  with glass frosted case in rosewood and ebony, you certainly add historic splendor to your home.

Indeed, an antique wall clock can allow dwellers and guests to recall the effortless luxury of a bygone era, while reflecting the unique personalities and discerning tastes of the masters of the house. Homeowners who adorn their hallway with a tall clock with a majestic height somewhat lends a formal power.

Before the days of electricity, people had to have light, so what did they do? Early on, candles were the way to light the home. Kerosene lamps of the modern variety came into being around 1853, when Ignacy Lukasiewicz, a Polish inventor put together his version. There are two types of antique kerosene lamps. One uses a wick for lighting the lamp and the other uses pressure. The most popular of the two is the one that uses the wick. Fill the lamp with kerosene, adjust the wick, and light the lamp. Most have globes that go over the flame to keep it lit when it is windy or to protect others from accidentally getting burned when carrying the lamp. The pressure type of kerosene lamp uses mantles soaked in a chemcial that are lit and a pump which provides air pressure when used. They provide a very bright light and cost efficient since the main source of light is produced from the glow the mantles produce. Many people prefer this type and it has been used by different camping lanterns to provide a good light source for those dark nights out in the woods. In the past kerosene lamps were the only way people had to light their homes. Candles were not bright enough and did not last long. Using a kerosene lamp, you can light up your home and the kerosene burns for quite a while. When people did not have electricity this was their major source of light. Some antique kerosene lamps are quite intricate in detail. The ones that were used in the homes of kings and queens are very rare and if you should come across one it might be worth quite a lot of money. People like to collect these lamps because not only are they beautiful but most of them still function. If you have ever seen a hurricane lamp, these are very similar except they burn kerosene. Some have been found in old farmhouses that have long been abandoned. If someone in your family is getting ready to give up their home and move elsewhere you may be able to find one of grandmas antique kerosene lamps in the attic. When electricity came along, kerosene lamps became a thing of the past. The kerosene lamps were stored and forgotten. There are possibly some people who are still using kerosene lamps today due to the rural areas in which they live. Even though most people do not think of the possibility of houses existing without electricity, there are a few left. The collections of kerosene lamps are really ingenious if you take the time to consider them. A small tank at the bottom of the lamp holds the kerosene. The wick is threaded through a small wheel at the top of the lamp while the rest of it is soaking in the kerosene in the tank. This allows the wick to soak up the kerosene so that when you light it, the flame provides a good light. The cover is normally glass which helps the brightness level. The antique kerosene lamp of yesteryear is highly sought by collectors. In working condition, some of these lights can be worth a small fortune.