I must have been about 10 when my father became obsessed with the customs and institutions of pre-World War II England. Unconcerned with either appropriateness or reality, he even had big plans for me ...

This week's restoration features a 100+ year-old carbide bicycle lamp made in Birmingham, England by the Joseph Lucas company. The lamp operates using a chemical reaction between water and calcium ...

Step-by-step restoration of a 100+ year-old rusty Joseph Lucas bicycle carbide lamp, preserving its historic charm and restoring its original function. Tsunami alerts triggered for entire US West ...