Clean Globes on Oil Lamps Before a Power Outage

Now that the days are getting shorter, it's a good time to clean your oil lamps and get the dust off the globes. That's what I have done because, when we lose power, we have no water.

I store my lamps on an open shelf and they get very dusty over a years time. To keep dust from collecting inside the globe, I put plastic wrap over the top and secure it with a rubber band.

I learned this trick from experience. Light does not shine through a dusty globe as well as it does through a clean globe.