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 ON-LINE CATALOG Student Lamps and Shades for Rochester-style, and other Oil Lamps, and large Single or Double Student Lamps | |
The size of a student shade is determined by its diameter at the widest part of the bottom fitter where it sit into a shade ring or tri-pod fitter called a spider. |
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The student lamp originated in the kerosene-burning era of the late 1800's.
It was designed to eliminate shadows and push the light downwards for studying.
All manner of student lamps are designed around a center post with a loop to carry the lamp, and
oil fonts and burner/shades on one or both sides. The popularity of the
student lamp continued well into the advent of electricity and are even today still
produced in a variety of styles, all of which follow the same configuration. As
time went on, however, the tanks under the shades disappeared and the back tank became minimized.
Another common type of lamp which takes a student shade is a circa late 1880's - 1900's single-standing
brass oil lamp with central draft oil burner, often referred to as a Rochester lamp. It is a term coined because of its association with
the New Rochester Lamp Co. who pioneered
improvements in center draft lamp burner. However, it was Edward Miller who
prolifically produced this style of lamp under several
different names including Juno, New Vestal, Ideal, Non Explosive, and of course,
Miller. They take 10" student shades.