NEW LIGHTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 871, 15 January 1930, Page 7

NEW LIGHTING

Progress in Modern Fittings 1 GAS AND ELECTRICITY 1 There are people of taste who still think that the most effective lighting of a room is obtained by the use of wax candles. And that the candle it self is pleasing and simple in form doubtless accounts for its being continued in modern fittings in which the illuminant is gas or electricity and not wax and a wick. There mav be some who regret the passing of the old-time snuffers and trays, which, in themselves, were frequently delicate pieces of craftsmanship. But to look after the candles In those far-off days was a task in itself; and it will not be denied that it is an advantage to be able to turn on the light by means of a wall switch and leave it to burn unattended. The gas wall chandelier, whether of the single bracket, or the branching girandole type, is to be obtained in a form to suit any style of decoration —and it should be remembered that the period style was expressed as much in the chandelier as in any other detail, writes H.J. in the “Morning Post.” Moreover, gas fires, also, are designed to suit and are copied as closely as possible from Tudor, Carolean, Chippendale and other period models. In the modern room the gas table lamp can be placed wherever it may be required. It is connected to the supply by flexible tubing, and so has become as mobile as any other kind of lamp. While these improvements in gas lighting have been going forward, the designers of oil lamps have not been standing still. The occupant of the country cottage, remote from the usual gas and electricity services, can obtain an excellent light in lier home from a paraffin lamp constructed on scientific principles and which is safe, i odourless and economical.