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Catherine Thuro

photo: Randolph J. Thuro, 1999

Born and currently residing in Toronto, Catherine Thuro is a fellow of the Corning Museum of Glass, a researcher, writer and consultant in the field of lighting. She has lectured to audiences from Boston to San Fransisco, and continues researching for future publications. She is completing Oil Lamps III: Victorian Kerosene Lighting 1860-1900.

PUBLICATIONS:

Oil Lamps: The Kerosene Era in North America. Des Moins, IA: Wallace-Homestead Book, 1976; Collector Books, 1998.

Oil Lamps II: Glass Kerosene Lamps. Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1983.

Primitives & Folk Art: Our Handmade Heritage. Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1979.

EMAIL: cthuro@interlog.com; cthuro@sympatico.ca

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