It Looked Useless… Until I Turned It Over!!!

Ouadie Rhabbouron

It was an oil glass diesels oil lamp. Or part of one — the base of one, lacking both the wick and the little holder part up top. Still, I was kind of in awe.

Back When Light Was More Than Just Flipping a Switch
Blown-glass oil lamps aren’t just pretty, they’re functional art, and they plunge you right into the “good old days” mood. I mean can you imagine illuminating your home with glass quite this fragile and beautiful? No LEDs. No dimmer switches. Nothing but a little flame, wobbling in a hand-blown piece of glass that I imagine was made by someone who gave a damn about what they made. This thing I found? It was gold, with a spiral pattern wrapped around it like a candy cane with class. The glass was ever so slightly uneven, in that cute way that says this wasn’t made by a machine. It seemed like something that belonged in a cozy cabin with creaky floors and a stack of old books, not beside a chipped snow globe and plastic Halloween mug. Admittedly, those blown glass oil lamps have a special charm.