Before. After.
My online vintage lighting store.
This is a Duplexalite. I love these fixtures, first created in the 1910s and sold for decades thereafter. Some are even in the White House! This one attracted my special attention due to its size: a whopping 22-inches wide. Geez. The largest Duplexalite I have ever offered was 18-wide. Most I find are 16-wide. So, I had to have this one. HAD to.
I purchased the fixture online, and gasped at its scale when it arrived. It is HUGE!
Also, it was obvious that the shade had been repainted several times. Poorly. So, I blithely stripped off the non-original paint expecting to find some brightly colored enameled finish as is common to Duplexalite’s.
But…oops. Under the non-original paint was bare, mottled metal. Huh?
I have sold red Duplexalite’s, green, blue, yellow, and white. So,I could take my pick of color.
Wanna see? Scroll way down…
Zounds!
Zounds!
Zounds!
My online vintage lighting store.
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Oh my GOSH!!!!! I’ve never had light fixture love until this moment, I literally gasped at the reveal! Fabulous job Mr. Ross!
Just beautiful!
Just beautiful!
Wow! That is gorgeous! Absolutely beautiful! Luv it!!!
You need to include something for scale.
Oooh, sexy. That red really makes the fixture stand out. Gorgeous.