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DESCRIPTION: Beautiful Hollywood Regency-styled vintage hanging lamp. Solid brass hardware. Original electrical wiring and hardware. Pull-chain on/off. Oblong green "cracked" glass.
DIMENSIONS: 27 1/2” circumference/around at largest point; approximately 21” tall (from tip of hardware to tip of hardware)
FLAWS: Cosmetically, none, except that the hanging chain has light rust on it. There is no question the chain will hold, and it also gives it character – or you can replace it inexpensively for a newer look.
The wiring/electrical is temperamental. It is a pull-chain, so once on, you can opt to plug it in for power instead of using the pull-chain to do so. Otherwise, I would recommend rewiring and replacing the bulb socket (how to do this inexpensively is shown below).
NOTES:
Hollywood Regency is an opulent style from the 1930s. There is more information at the links below. Needless to say, the style is back in style:
HGTV talks about Hollywood Regency
EXAMPLES:
Scroll down to the second picture - you'll see a hanging lamp.
Modern Hollywood Regency at Apartment Therapy
HOW TO:
Clean brass? Some may like their brass tarnished – some may not. Here’s a video I found that shows you how to polish brass for cheap:
WATCH: How to polish brass video
Rewire a lamp? It’s much cheaper and easier than one might think. You can pick up the necessary tools and materials at Home Depot for under $10 (or the same type at Amazon) and perform the task in under 30 minutes. Though this video is for a standing lamp, the basics are the same.
WATCH: How to rewire a lamp
EXTRAS:
In the era, one may lounge in their Hollywood Regency-styled den to likes of Billie Holiday – on a 78 rpm phonograph:
LISTEN: Billie Holiday - I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues
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