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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help with a couple light fixtures

« on: July 27, 2011, 11:50:40 am »

livingroom fixture

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Antique Questions Forum / Need help with a couple light fixtures

« on: July 27, 2011, 11:48:16 am »

We recently moved into a new (old) home. I am trying to figure out the period and possibly maker of my dining light fixture as well as the livingroom fixture. I do believe they are original to the house, but I'm not positive. Our home was probably built around 1910 or so. Here are a few photos- any help/direction would be greatly appreciated! T.I.A.!!!

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Antique Questions Forum / light fixtures

« on: August 04, 2010, 03:40:05 pm »

Any info. on these...been searching many websites but I haven't seen anything like them. They are currently in use in our old victorian style house...am I correct in guessing Art Nouveau era or am I way off? Any help would be much apprieciated!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood Carved door

« on: January 10, 2010, 08:24:24 pm »

(Regular Joe2) I can't be sure... there are so many years of paint everywhere that it's hard to tell. If the jamb should have carvings/details on it, I would say no...from what I can see there is none...however the color of the jamb is the same. So, not sure about that one.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood Carved door

« on: January 10, 2010, 07:50:11 pm »

D&B- the yellow pine would make sense (to me).  We have the Pine flooring on the 2nd floor of our house and it looks very similar, however, I always thought Pine was a very soft wood? All our floors seen to dent VERY easily. Our flooring may not be Yellow Pine, but I do know it is pine (unstained) which brings it to an orange-y color...again, another thing I'm learning about (different wood types)fun stuff!!!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood Carved door

« on: January 10, 2010, 11:43:43 am »

I have to agree with you D&B- I actually thought the same thing before posting this, but I was just curious, why you thought the same way. I've tried to find info. on doors made by Paine Lumber Co. but unfortunately there isn't much info. on their products...just company history. I know the Company was started in 1853 and our home was built in 1869. Leaves a lot to think about and a lot of searching...

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood Carved door

« on: January 10, 2010, 11:23:19 am »

Tales- the weird thing is...is that we don't live in a victorian house...our house looks like a big ol' farm house...

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood Carved door

« on: January 10, 2010, 11:09:42 am »

D&B- why would you say an indian may have done some of the work??? Is there some sort of carving that was common among them? Just curious...as Indians were the fist settlers here and I live really close to the lake which was named by the Menomonee Indians who first arrived here (and probably lived where I live now)

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wall sconces/light fixture

« on: January 10, 2010, 10:03:38 am »

ahh ha! That IS it! Thanks! - Still not finding anything on the bird light...this one is a difficult search!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood Carved door

« on: January 10, 2010, 09:18:02 am »

additional photos...I also photgraphed the inside of the door- which has no carving

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Antique Questions Forum / Wood Carved door

« on: January 10, 2010, 09:15:16 am »

Here is an awesome wood door that I believe is original to the house...Although, maybe someone can help me date it, so I can look up more info. I live in Oshkosh WI, which back in the day held a huge Lumber Mill called Paine Lumber Co. (I believe) So that's where I plan to start looking. Unfortunately the door was at some point painted black, but my husband stripped the paint as best he could. It's quite weatherd, however, it does still have the original hardware. It measures about 77 inches in height and 32 1/4 wide. The glass was taken out and (for the time being- we inserted plexi glass) as we put in a storm door to protect it.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wall sconces/light fixture

« on: January 10, 2010, 08:35:09 am »

I believe I may have found my ceiling light fixture! The photo on the website is hard to tell, b/c the phot was taken while illuminated, but I think this is it! http://www.urbanremainschicago.com/item.aspx?itemID=858

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wall sconces/light fixture

« on: January 08, 2010, 09:34:33 am »

I was just looking at that site! funny. Actually it looks almost exactly like this one http://www.vintagelights.com/product/1/antique-green-design-on-white-milk-glass-shade-white-porcelain-fitter.html except it didn't have the green painting. It just had a black outline on all the edges.

So basically it was the above light, but painted the same as the picture in my first post about the kitchen light.

Still searching the bird light...I did find one painted bird light by Moe Bridges...not sure if my light is even in that era. It would make sense though, b/c from what I read, Moe Bridges Co. was in Milwaukee WI and I live In Oshkosh WI. I have no idea. I'm learning a lot though, so it's all exciting to me.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wall sconces/light fixture

« on: January 08, 2010, 09:08:49 am »

looking up and side view

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wall sconces/light fixture

« on: January 08, 2010, 07:57:30 am »

I also have one other fixture that came with the house. I was hesitant to post it, b/c to me it looks like it's kind of a 60's 70's style fixture...BUT,  I've been wrong before, so we'll see what what you guys think. I am pretty sure it's hand painted. There is a little paint around the top half, but I've found I can rub the paint off with my finger if it does have some value/significance. I did look online at some of the vintage lighting sites, which had a few ceiling lights that were hand painted- only found one with a bird and I believe it was a parrot. Other than that didn't find too much. The bird is painted on 3 sides of the fixture.