Turn on the light

I have always been a fan of lamps. I think that a lamp can make the room much prettier and more comfortable. Nowadays, you can find all sorts of lamps - various designs, shapes, models. And the function is always the same - it brings light into our home and offices. In this blog post I will share with you some interesting lamps and some short historical facts about the lamps. Hopefully you will enjoy!

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Now, this lamp is for all those who enjoy in the science, space, fantasy, stars and similar things. Personally, I would love to have this lamp since is so cool. The 3D Illusion Light is powered long life, super bright LED lights, which never get hot and use very little energy, this is the perfect night light for children.

The first lamp was invented around 70,000 BC. A hollow rock, shell or other natural found object was filled with moss or a similar material that was soaked with animal fat and ignited. Humans began imitating the natural shapes with manmade pottery, alabaster, and metal lamps. Wicks were later added to control the rate of burning. Around the 7th century BC, the Greeks began making terra cotta lamps to replace handheld torches. The word lamp is derived from the Greek word lampas, meaning torch.

OIL LAMPS

In the 18th century, the central burner was invented, a major improvement in lamp design. The fuel source was now tightly enclosed in metal, and a adjustable metal tube was used to control the intensity of the fuel burning and intensity of the light. Around the same time, small glass chimneys were added to lamps to both protect the flame and control the flow of air to the flame. Ami Argand, a Swiss chemist is credited with first developing the principal of using an oil lamp with a hollow circular wick surrounded by a glass chimney in 1783.

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1906 - The General Electric Company were the first to patent a method of making tungsten filaments for use in incandescent lightbulbs. Edison himself had known tungsten would eventually prove to be the best choice for filaments in incandescent light bulbs, but in his day, the machinery needed to produce the wire in such a fine form was not available.

1910 - William David Coolidge of General Electric improved the process of manufacture to make the longest lasting tungsten filaments.

1920s - The first frosted lightbulb is produced and adjustable power beam bulbs for car headlamps, and neon lighting.

1930s - The thirties saw the invention of little one-time flashbulbs for photography, and the fluorescent tanning lamp.

1940s - The first ’soft light’ incandescent bulbs.

1950s - Quartz glass and halogen light bulb are produced

1980s – New low wattage metal halides are created

1990s – Long life bulbs and Compact Fluorescent bulbs make their debut.

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Here are some interesting facts about the light

Some areas in Scotland and Japan switched to blue street lights at night and saw a decrease in crime and suicide rates.

All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye’s lens. Patients who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.

LED traffic lights have led to car crashes and deaths in the past, since they emit too little heat to melt snow & ice, which blocks the lights.

While in space astronauts sometimes see random flashes of light caused by cosmic rays hitting the optic nerve. We don’t see it on earth because the magnetosphere protects us from the rays.

The blinking light atop the Capitol Records Tower spells out the word “Hollywood” in Morse code, and has done so since the building’s opening in 1956.

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It's tea time!

From China, Japan and Indonesia to Europe and the United States, tea has made an indelible mark on the history of the world. While tea and history have been intertwined for thousands of years, the world’s history with the teapot is much more modern. It is a well-known fact that tea had been consumed for centuries before the first “official” teapot hit the scene around 500 years ago. One reason for the late arrival of the teapot is that tea wasn’t consumed in the manner it is today. Instead of drinking an infusion of the leaves, the Chinese (in the third century) roasted the tea leaves, then pounded them and made the pounded paste into a cake that was then boiled with salt, rice, ginger, orange peel and spices to create a type of soup. This process was refined, and the tea paste was formed into cakes, bricks or tablets, which were then pounded back into powder form prior to use.

  Check out this wonderful teapot. This teapot is made on the porcelain basis and painted with oils. The product is decorated with the Ukrainian folk Petrikov painting. It is included into the World list of cultural heritage of mankind of UNESCO. It is one absolutely magnificent teapot. If you are into teapots, then you should have one of these, definitely!

The Japanese imported the Chinese artists to teach them potting methods, and as a result, according to Yixing.com, “The old province of Bizen became an increasingly important center for Japanese ceramics, where Raku, this rough and dark earthenware, emerged.”

 Lovely Japanese teapot set. One of the people who bought says about this teapot set: '' This thing is literally crafted by the hands of gods.'' And we couldn't agree more. This Beautiful High Quality Porcelain Tea Set come with One Teapot and 4 Teacups This high quality porcelain tea set is the perfect companion for enjoying tea. On the body of the Japanese tea set is calligraphy in Kanji. The tea set includes a teapot (capacity 27 fl oz) and 4 teacups (holds 7oz)

Before tea ever reached the Western world, it spread from China and Japan throughout Asia, reaching Burma and Siam as well as Sumatra and Java. It was, however, the spread of Yixing teapots that not only greatly influenced the forms of others found throughout the world but also prompted the invention of hard paste porcelain in the Western world.

During the 17th century, Europeans were introduced to the beauty of Chinese pottery through the East India Company, which imported the tea and used the pots as ballast in the lower portion of the cargo ships, while the tea was stored above the water line. “Among the earliest porcelain teapots shipped to Europe were pear-shaped pots with straight spouts,” explains Leah Rousmaniere in “Collecting Teapots.” “They were called East India pots or pots from the East Indies.”

Japan KUTANI ( left teapot on the photo above)

A stone monument bearing the inscription "Ko-Kutani kiln ruins" stands quietly in a clearing.

It marks the spot where the Daishouji Clan(a branch of the Kaga Clan)

established a kiln in about 1655,to make use of the local porcelain stone.

Tha porcelain ware that was created there was later called "Ko-kutani"

and became the foundation for Japanese colored porcelain ware.

Rich overglaze colors applied with fluid brushwork -green,yellow,red,purple and blue-

give Kutani porcelain its characteristic beauty.

However,only half a century later the kiln was abandoned for reasons that nobody knows.

About 100 years later,Kutani porcelain was revived under the patronage of the Kaga clan.

The Kasugayama and Wakasugi kilns were established, and kilns such as the Yoshidaya kiln

rode on the momentum of "revived Kutani",all producing overglaze porcelain ware.

Various styles competed and combined to develop into the overglaze techniques

that have been handed down to this day.

In modern times,the gorgeous Kinrande style(very high-quality design of gold)

has become well known in the West as "Japan Kutani"

Kutani porcelain, which combined the artistry of Ko-Kutani ware and the utilitarian

beauty that developed from "revived Kutani",continues to evolve.

Steam Locomotive Hand-Painted Ceramic Teapot ( teapot on the right side of the photo above) - Designed by Tony Carter, master of the novelty teapot, handmade, hand-painted ceramic pot is topped with a billowing cloud of steam and lavishly accented with 22K gold. Holds 4-6 cups. 11"w x 7"h x 5"d. Hand wash. Limited edition. Made in Debenham, Suffolk, England.