Great family business with very cool offerings, especially if you like a historic look. Woody was very generous with his time and very happy with what I brought home. They have a crazy large selection of old lamps in house and pricing is reasonable. I only went for a few small replacement glass chimneys. They didn't have the metric matches for a couple small european lamps I had, but I walked out with 2 very nice sets of hanging railroad/workman lights and he put lights in one set while I had lunch nearby. Will be back. Scott read more

Thanks to this wonderful man/business, our 50-year-old Hans-Agne Jakobsen hurricane lantern wedding gift can be used and displayed again. The chimney was lost during a move, and so the lantern was shelved for years. The new chimney arrived perfectly intact and within a week, as advertised. Kirkman's was the only company I could find who makes the exact size needed for this beautiful brass lantern. I'm so grateful! Frances Plant City, FL read more

Ok... Most everyone writes a good review when everything goes right and a bad review when something goes wrong. Well, something did go wrong. After many years and hundreds of dollars spent one the BEST PLACE TO GET LANTERNS WTK finally made a simple mistake. They sent me the wrong globe. To resolve the problem I simply called them and explained what the problem was. So, they expressed mailed the correct globe to me with a tracking number. No fuss. No muss. No problem what so ever. Just great service from the world's premier lantern seller and manufacturer. Now try this with Amazon! Thank your for the years of wonderful service! read more

Holy cow, this place is awesome! After a crazy mishap with my unique vintage oil lamp, I tried a few places looking for anyone that could help with the repair. No one had the familiarity to help. Luckily I got a referral to W.T. Kirkman. I had started to think that my vintage lamp had met its demise. But to Woody and crew, it was no big deal. From a long distance, it was so easy to have the damage fixed, simply, quickly and efficiently with all the pleasantness in the world. They were also able to educate me on the cause. Hint: don't trust labels for lamp oil on the internet to be appropriate for your vintage lamp. There's a big difference between paraffin and kerosene! Thanks so much for all the assistance! This business is great! read more

I was in freaking need of advice on how to remove a stuck wick on an Aladdin 23 burner. Woody helped me out, & did not laugh at the mistakes I made to get this so stuck. This Company is a resource - right here in San Diego County. Got power outage ?? get a lantern, they have those also Thank you Mr Kirkman, and son Madison ( who assisted with a mantle issue ) Thank you, thank you. read more

Trying to buy a Kosmos chimney long distance was daunting, but Woody was incredible. I sent the involved parts to him, the problem was solved and i have a functioning lamp. read more

W.T. Kirkman - Pretty?! - Home Decor Near Me - Ramona, California

I've purchased oil lamps and lanterns from WT Kirkman through their online site. Everything was always expertly packed and arrived in pristine condition. Their custom oil lamps and lanterns are strikingly beautiful and highly functional. I've also had the pleasure of dealing with their customer service over the phone (updating an already placed order). They were outstanding in helping to revise my order, and are super polite and helpful. WTK store is very unique, and has so many interesting and beautifully designed lamps. I highly recommend giving them a look. Five Stars! read more

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I have places three orders with W.T. Kirkman in the last 15 years, two for myself and one for xmas gifts have always been very satisfied with the products, price and service. I love the simplicity & reliability of the old style oil lamps and I will continue to use them for my oil lamp needs. I am a happy customer! read more

W.T. Kirkman is the place to go for oil and kerosene lanterns. They carry new and vintage lanterns at incredible prices. Dietz and Kirkman new lanterns and many many vintage lanterns. Cold blast, hot blast and dead flame lanterns. Also many oil lamps as well. Marsha is always an invaluable source of both information and knowledge. She was awesome! I've been in here 3 times in the last two weeks and came away with lanterns each time. Today I left with a Dietz Monarch Hot Blast and a small Dietz model 50. Both for just over $30 total. I love this place... it's like a little slice of heaven! If you ever get a chance stop in and see all the history here! read more

We brought a chandelier into Kirkmans to assemble. We were told it would take 2-3 weeks. After checking in more than once, we returned to find that they had not started it after two months. We were told to our face that we were not an important customer and would never have priority over incoming jobs. Woody actually said "Why would we prioiritize you over important customers?" And this from someone we actually know. Needless to say, we took our light fixture and left. We took it to Lamp Shades Unltd on Morena Blvd and they are getting right on it.Go there if you need any work done on lamps or light fixtures. We will never go back to Kirkmans. Never been treated so badly. Unbelievable! read more

These folks really know their stuff. They always have the part I need as well as knowledgeable people who never fail to correctly identify a mystery lantern I occasionally come across. Whenever I need something I come to W.T. first. read more