Gaslighting in America: A Guide for Historic Preservation
Myers DP. 1978. Gaslighting in America: A Guide for Historic Preservation. Historic Structure Guidance Documents. Washington, D.C.
This report focuses on the types and styles of gas fixtures which appeared in the rooms and on the streets of 19th and early 20th century America. It does not describe the scientific methodology for the manufacture of gas, nor the technology of pipe installation. A chronological approach has been adopted in the hope that the text and illustrations may serve as guides for avoiding anachronisms in preservation projects, as well as exemplifying the types of installation appropriate to specific situations. To this end, we have included many kinds of fixtures known to have been used to a considerable extent in public or private buildings and streets, ranging from the simple iron "T" to the elaborate crystal chandelier. Certain devices that were seldom used in America (if the contemporary pictorial evidence is a reliable guide) have not been discussed or illustrated. The emphasis has been on the norm, not the exceptions to almost universal practice.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Myers, Denys
- Date of Issue
- 1978
- Units
- HIST
- Keywords
- america, ehistory, Gaslighting, History, plates, Preservation