| Are you an antique lamp collector -- or would you like | | | | because they provide indirect bright light to a room |
| to be? Just looking for that special piece for your | | | | or area without the trouble of installing overhead |
| home or office? Whatever your needs and interests, | | | | fixtures. Most antique lamps are very ornate and |
| we have all the facts you need, not sales promotions! | | | | beautiful, though some are more austere and plain. |
| Honest information, simply presented. | | | | Antique brass floor lamps are very popular, since |
| Internet sites, antique stores, or even yard or garage | | | | they are so very well made and sturdy. They usually |
| sales can be a gold mine for those who are | | | | require little in the way of renovation; some polishing |
| interested in antiques and collectables. For those with | | | | of the metal, updated wiring, and a shade may well |
| an interest in antique lamps, these arenas can yield | | | | be are all that is needed to make them fully |
| wonderful finds! | | | | functional and attractive. Art Deco lamps are sought |
| Antique lamp fixtures can be oil or electric, plain or | | | | after, not only as fixtures, but because of the |
| ornate, but are almost always of high quality and | | | | intrinsic design value of that period. Art Deco lamps |
| make a beautiful addition to a room or house. The | | | | are often made from brass, copper, mica, stained |
| banker's lamp, which is normally constructed of a | | | | glass, and other aesthetically pleasing materials. |
| brass post with a green or blue glass shade is one of | | | | Antique porcelain lamps cross the gap between oil |
| the most popular antique lamps. There are many | | | | lamps and electric lamps. Some antique porcelain |
| reproductions available, though it is not difficult to find | | | | lamps are oil burning lamps. The most recognized of |
| actual antique models, since they were so popular. | | | | these porcelain lamps are built with a large globe on |
| Green glass shades are most common in reproduction | | | | the bottom and a smaller globe on top. These are |
| lamps, but blue shades were quite common in the | | | | usually very decorative, with both globes painted. |
| original form. | | | | Electric antique porcelain lamps are usually table lamps |
| A very popular antique light is the porch lamp, which | | | | and are still well known for having intricate painted |
| was originally used not on porches, but in carriages. | | | | designs (usually floral). Kerosene lamps are very |
| These lamps were usually cast from brass, or | | | | popular, not only for their value as antiques, but also |
| wrought iron, or made of wood, and were mounted | | | | for their beauty and sheer functionality. |
| on the carriage doors or side walls. The sturdy | | | | The student lamp is one of the most popular antique |
| construction of carriage lamps makes them well | | | | oil lamps (from the late 1800's). These simple and |
| suited to porch lights. They are usually seen mounted | | | | common lamps were very popular as both single and |
| on either side of a door. | | | | double burner models. They were popular because |
| One of the later (or more modern) antique lamps | | | | they threw provided good light and very little |
| that are popular today are the antique torchiere lamp, | | | | shadow, which made them ideal for their intended |
| the antique brass floor lamp, and the antique art | | | | purpose as a reading and study lamp. |
| deco lamp. Torchiere lamps are still sought after | | | | |