Electric Table Lamp
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.0083
- Date
- 1935 – 1955
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0083
- Description
- Tall varnished lamp fashioned out of a burled branch from a tree. Pounded copper ring fits over uppermost end of lamp has also been varnished. Home made, small lamp shade support, made from hollow copper tubing and solid brass, is soldered together. 20.5 cm. pull chain hangs from light socket. Irre…
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- Title
- Electric Table Lamp
- Date
- 1935 – 1955
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 59.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Tall varnished lamp fashioned out of a burled branch from a tree. Pounded copper ring fits over uppermost end of lamp has also been varnished. Home made, small lamp shade support, made from hollow copper tubing and solid brass, is soldered together. 20.5 cm. pull chain hangs from light socket. Irregular oval home-made brass screw fastens lamp shade to support, lamp shade is missing.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0083
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Electric Table Lamp
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.0087
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0087
- Description
- Varnished wooden lamp made from a twisty dark red branch with numerous crevices and seams. Irregular base is 4.5 cm. high and is fashioned from a cross section of a tree. The outer surface of the base is blond while the inside rings are dark. Red felt is glued to bottom of base. Light brown cardboa…
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- Title
- Electric Table Lamp
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 74.0 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- Varnished wooden lamp made from a twisty dark red branch with numerous crevices and seams. Irregular base is 4.5 cm. high and is fashioned from a cross section of a tree. The outer surface of the base is blond while the inside rings are dark. Red felt is glued to bottom of base. Light brown cardboard shade is decorated on one side only with three watercolour flowers handpainted in different shades of brown, green and white. Shade held by three long arms inside which screw around light socket. Marks on socket, "LEVITON/ made in U.S.A. 66OW 25OV"
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0087
Images
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