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Today, I listed an extraordinary brass Duplexalite! But what, you may ask, is a Duplexalite? The Duplexalite Company had a standard model (from top to bottom): Ceiling canopy. Chain. Socket housing. Three thin arms which hold a metal shade and a glass shade. Large metal shade. Bottom glass shade. This shade hangs below the metal…

There was a lighting company during the 1920s and 1930s called Riddle. Of Toledo, Ohio. They sold a LOT of lighting. But I know almost nothing about them even though I have sold a lot of Riddle fixtures over the years. I thought I had seen all the fixtures Riddle produced over the decades so…

I have had this fixture forever. Years ago I took it apart to restore it. And there it sat and sat and sat. At last, I could ignore it no longer. So, I am immensely pleased, and immensely relieved, to present…                 My online vintage lighting store.      

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          The scale is impressive. The top width is 20-inches. The shade is almost 14-inches wide. The height is 10-inches. The shade sits in a metal ring, which is attached by two clips to the upper housing. The clips have short chains which prevent them from accidentally opening. Cool. The upper…

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The Moe-Bridges Company was established in 1915, in Milwaukee, WI. In 1943, the company was renamed The Lighthouse, and then Visa Lighting in 1963. Today, Visa Lighting is thriving, and still in Milwaukee!                 My online vintage lighting store.      

I had a light in storage. I had a light in storage for a long time. I had a light in storage for a long time because I, a very long time ago, took it apart, stripped it of the caked-on paint covering all the metal components, and then…just let it sit in a box…

Last week two large boxes arrived. I had not been expecting them. Then I noticed the return address. Megan had sent me something!!!!!!!! I was breathless with anticipation! Megan is also restoring a great big old house, and she also blogs about the adventure. But what had she sent me????????       Porcelier became famous…

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Yesterday, I did a post about a Lightolier fixture I had in storage forever. Feeling quite guilty all of a sudden, I hauled it out and restored it. The results were a glory. Inspired, this morning I went back into the dark recesses of my storage vaults and hauled out another Lightolier which had been…

Like eight years ago I purchased a way cool 1930s light fixture by the fabulous Lightolier Company. It was in poor shape, so I took it apart to rewire, repaint, and refurbish. And there it sat. Year after year after year. On occasion I would pull out the box-o-parts from the storage shelf, look at…

I had a large matching set of 1930s fixtures by Lightolier listed for sale. The set included chandeliers and pendants and sconces; thirteen fixtures total. A buyer wanted the whole set save two fixtures. So, eleven fixtures were shipped to Pennsylvania, and I relisted the two remaining fixtures. Wanna see them?        …

        My online vintage lighting store.      

              My online vintage lighting store.      

          My online vintage lighting store.      

            My online vintage lighting store.      

            My online vintage lighting store.      

                                                      My online vintage lighting store.