Lighting

I have been restoring vintage lights since I was a teenager in the mid-1970s. An Interstate highway was being rammed through the city where I lived, and I ran (steps ahead of the bulldozers, and with my shag haircut flying) from one incredible building to another, and from one incredible house to another, and salvaged everything I could.

My poor, bewildered parents. Their garage was soon chock-a-block with what I thought were treasures beyond compare. But which they thought was just useless flotsam. I did though once overhear my mom say: “Well, at least he’s not out doing drugs.”

However, when all their boring lights were systematically replaced with the most stunning lights they had ever seen – and all for free, rewired, and restored – they soon had second thoughts about the flotsam. (I paid for new parts by mowing lawns!)

Fast forward many decades.

One day I realized I had a pile of old lights rusting away in my basement. I hauled a few out, restored them (bringing back many old memories), and listed them on eBay.

At the time I had no idea, not a clue, that I had just radically changed my life.

Within months my life was unrecognizable, and I was working full time restoring vintage lighting and selling the fixtures across America.

My new e-commerce website is now online. Whoee! Please feel free to shop and purchase here:

The Old Above

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Before. After.

Posted on March 21, 2022 •

My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.

Before. After. Golly.

Posted on May 12, 2022 •

My online vintage lighting store. Kenny found an old light. He sent me an image. I recognized it as a 1920s surface-mounted ceiling light by Moe-Bridges. But…oh dear. The fixture is was CAKED with bad white paint jobs. Rather than, quite sensibly, passing on it, my heart ached. Could I possibly restore it? …

Santa Lisa #1

Posted on June 3, 2022 •

My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.

Santa Lisa #2

Posted on June 20, 2022 •

My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.

Santa Lisa #3

Posted on June 20, 2022 •

My online vintage lighting store. Both fixtures were in horrible condition. It is obvious that each was stored away for many decades, as they were caked with dust and dirt. The surface-mounted fixture was also…argh!!!!…painted brown at some point. I have yet to remove this. The chandelier was…

Before. After.

Posted on July 2, 2022 •

My online vintage lighting store. FABULOUS! DAZZLING! STRIKING! The metal is brass. The chandelier is an impressive 23-inches wide (from candle to candle). Of note is how…

Santa Lisa #4

Posted on July 9, 2022 •

My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.

A Delicious Gill

Posted on July 11, 2022 •

My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.

Before. After.

Posted on August 7, 2022 •

My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.

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Posted on August 23, 2022 •

My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.

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Posted on September 3, 2022 •

My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.

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Posted on October 3, 2022 •

My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.

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Posted on November 25, 2022 •

My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.

Before. After.

Posted on December 25, 2022 •

My online vintage lighting store. For years and years and years I had a chandelier in storage. I knew it was by Lightolier, but it was obviously missing its glass shades and ceiling canopy. It was also a mess. Really, it looked like something one would find in a rubbish pile. All…

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Before. After. Golly.

Santa Lisa #1

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Santa Lisa #3

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Santa Lisa #4

A Delicious Gill

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A Blue Surprise

An Unusual Pan

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