In the 1860's the glass company Hale, Atterbury& Company became Atterbury & Company. Thomas B. Atterbury was its president. Along with his brother James, Thomas created one of the finest kerosene lamp producing companies of the late 1800's. They received over 100 patents for glass and lamp design and production. Their lamp patterns were numerous and varied: Chieftain, Prism, Tulip, Icicle, Loop, Fine Rib, Wave are only a few examples. When financial problems hit in the late 1880's Atterbury & Co. joined with several others to form a new single company called the United States Glass Company.

A collector of kerosene lamps could simple concentrate on Atterbury Lamps. However, I enjoy collecting lamps produced by many different companies. Therefore, I concentrate my efforts on only two Atterbury patterns: the Filley pattern which was patented in 1868 and the Rand Rib pattern. The Mellon Lamps, Pressed Boss and the other 1868 patented hand lamps are other patterns that I may consider collecting in the future. Photos of these lamps are in my most wanted list.