Mr. Cox guides the Victorian home owner through the process of caring for oil and gas lamps. Come take a closer look at the original gasolier in the Glanmore drawing room.
Gas and electric were even kind of vying for top place for a few years, people werent sure which lighting system would win out. And you would sometimes see fixtures with both a gas burner and an electric socket, with the idea being youd use the gas lamp every day and then use the electric mode when you had guests and wanted to show off the novelty of the new system.
Same here. I heard of the term "gaslighting", but only as the psychological torture! When I read more about lighting technology, I learned that gaslighting, as another comment pointed out, was the main form of lighting in the 1800s. Of course, the majority of the population would've used candles or oil anyways, given the cost and infrastructure required of gaslighting. So, for some poor families, I'm sure their finances would've meant that they would not have experienced gaslighting at all. They would've used candles, and then, once electricity became commonplace, adopted electrical lighting.
under normal circumstances a true gaslight fixture flickers much less violently than that obviously electrified reproduction LED seizure lamp, with a set of them in a row with a non drafty room the light is quite steady, pleasant and bright enough to read or play cards etc.
@stevey5151 very much backwards, with building, engineering, health, everything. Now its all about: is it cheap, can it be made to only last a year, will it certainly cause health problems, if yes yes yes - go ahead! 😫
Pretty sure they’re using LED flame bulbs; in the closeups of the chandelier and the sconce, you can see that they have been electrified. A gas flame should actually be much steadier.
Re the window comment.. no. If youve ever graced a true victorian or older house, youll note that every room has a vent or 2 near the ceiling that keeps air moving throughout the house
Or to those of us that see through the lies of our history, electricity was in use 12000+ years ago. So really, it went electric, oil, gas, back to electric. Seriously though.. how did you not know about gas lights O.o
I noticed a number of grammatical mistakes that make it obvious your reciting from a script you've memorized. It would be better if you just spoke off the cuff but not everyone can do that.
I don’t even know how I got here or why I’m still watching, but here I am
I didn’t know gas light fixtures were a thing! I just assumed it went from candles to electric! Amazing!
First came oil, then candles then gas then electric...1800s dominant form of lightning was gas
Gas and electric were even kind of vying for top place for a few years, people werent sure which lighting system would win out. And you would sometimes see fixtures with both a gas burner and an electric socket, with the idea being youd use the gas lamp every day and then use the electric mode when you had guests and wanted to show off the novelty of the new system.
Same here. I heard of the term "gaslighting", but only as the psychological torture! When I read more about lighting technology, I learned that gaslighting, as another comment pointed out, was the main form of lighting in the 1800s.
Of course, the majority of the population would've used candles or oil anyways, given the cost and infrastructure required of gaslighting. So, for some poor families, I'm sure their finances would've meant that they would not have experienced gaslighting at all. They would've used candles, and then, once electricity became commonplace, adopted electrical lighting.
I love such life and good house .old is gold .
Wow! What an excellent video. How this does not have more views amazes me. Please keep up the wonderful work.
Glad you enjoyed it!
8:18 Room looks amazing. I could easily live here
Thats a beautiful house
Nicely done!!
Thanks!
wick trimming was also used on tallow candle wicks as they burned hot compared to beeswax
under normal circumstances a true gaslight fixture flickers much less violently than that obviously electrified reproduction LED seizure lamp, with a set of them in a row with a non drafty room the light is quite steady, pleasant and bright enough to read or play cards etc.
The convex shape of the chimney is to magnify the size of the flame.
I studied using this kerosene lamp 38 years before. Its still available in rural India.
So this is what happened to the people who got really into Steampunk when they grew up.
But seriously, how does this video only have 60 views?!
What was the average Victorian home’s indoor temperature?
@stevey5151 very much backwards, with building, engineering, health, everything. Now its all about: is it cheap, can it be made to only last a year, will it certainly cause health problems, if yes yes yes - go ahead! 😫
Only gas was used for the end scene ? So bright. I guess there was a need to keep windows open more than today.
Pretty sure they’re using LED flame bulbs; in the closeups of the chandelier and the sconce, you can see that they have been electrified. A gas flame should actually be much steadier.
Re the window comment.. no. If youve ever graced a true victorian or older house, youll note that every room has a vent or 2 near the ceiling that keeps air moving throughout the house
Fun Fact: The gas burned in gaslights during the Victorian Era didn't use the natural gas we use today. They burned gas manufactured from coal.
Acetylene for gas supplied lamps and whale oil for portable lamps.
"Natural gas" is methane as is coal gas, just more refined
Or to those of us that see through the lies of our history, electricity was in use 12000+ years ago.
So really, it went electric, oil, gas, back to electric.
Seriously though.. how did you not know about gas lights O.o
I noticed a number of grammatical mistakes that make it obvious your reciting from a script you've memorized. It would be better if you just spoke off the cuff but not everyone can do that.