The Springfield gas machine : illuminating industry and leisure, 1860s-1920s / Donald W. Linebaugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linebaugh, Donald W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gas-lighting.

Gas-machines.

Lighting--United States--History.

Lighting.

Gilbert & Barker Manufacturing Co.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxv, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2011]

Summary:

This interesting work on the history of the Springfield home gas lighting system examines the commercial success of this unique system of independent house gas producing machine and explores the impact of the technology on the development of rural and suburban communities and the national gasoline industry. The work includes numerous illustrations and reproductions of vintage advertising and patent drawings as well as modern photographs of surviving Springfield equipment. Linebaugh is a professor of architecture at the University of Maryland. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Chapter 1 Lighting in America: From Rush Lamps to Gasoliers 1

Chapter 2 The Gilbert and Barker Manufacturing Company 31

Chapter 3 The Springfield Gas Machine 63

Chapter 4 A Bright Light for the Home: Domestic Lighting with the Springfield Gas Machine 109

Chapter 5 Extending the Day: Commercial and Institutional Springfield Systems 175

Chapter 6 Gas Lighting Gives Way to Electricity 241.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Erpf Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781572334915

1572334916

OCLC:

654314709