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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 10570111, member: 8267&quot;]Based on this example of a wall sconce (found through pinterest, with no viable link or additional information), it may have just been open flames -</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]530566[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/412853490834419467/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/412853490834419467/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/412853490834419467/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A bit better than an open candle, but the Victorians may have figured out pretty quickly that a table lamp with open flames and a constant fuel supply was not the best idea. Not to mention the hazards of the gas line somehow getting to the lamp in the first place. It may explain why I am having trouble finding any comparative examples.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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