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JLove

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Need help identifying antique lamp
« on: March 30, 2013, 12:59:16 pm »
Hey everybody,

I'm helping out a friend identify an antique lamp.  It's about 10" tall, cast iron but hollow in the middle.  No lamp shade or bulb.  Possibly from the 20s or 30s.  No makers mark, or any identification for that matter.  If it help she said it was purchased from the Palmer House in Chicago.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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sugarcube5419

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Re: Need help identifying antique lamp
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2013, 01:01:55 pm »
all I can say is wow==art deco looking--

never seen anything like it
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Re: Need help identifying antique lamp
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2013, 01:05:46 pm »
Look at the bottom or around the base for a foundry mark !! Possibly bronze !!
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Re: Need help identifying antique lamp
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2013, 01:26:35 pm »
No mark around the base unfortunately.  This one has me stumped...
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Re: Need help identifying antique lamp
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2013, 01:38:05 pm »
Not cast iron, as Mart says, most likely bronze..a pic of the underside of the base will tell us, if it is, also look on the back of the figures ..and check for a little hole,approx 2/3mm dia,..also weight of figure,
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Re: Need help identifying antique lamp
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2013, 01:57:54 pm »
Here's a few more photos:





You can see the back is badly damaged, but you can also make out an "MO" on the back.  The rest of the letters were broken off...any famous lamp manufacturers that start with "MO"?
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Re: Need help identifying antique lamp
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2013, 02:50:39 pm »
What about the top ? Is it a well, a socket ?

Anyway, looking at the lines / casting it's not going to be a well known make. This is similar
http://www.etsy.com/listing/125627730/art-deco-lamp-fred-ginger-antique?ref=market in style and ' simple ' detail.
« Last Edit: March 30, 2013, 03:07:45 pm by Ipcress »
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Re: Need help identifying antique lamp
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2013, 03:01:27 pm »
This is what the back should look like..........haven't found anything more yet

http://www.etsy.com/listing/50384405/vintage-art-deco-lamp-base-couple-man
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Re: Need help identifying antique lamp
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2013, 03:11:30 pm »
Quote from: sapphire on March 30, 2013, 03:01:27 pm
This is what the back should look like..........haven't found anything more yet

http://www.etsy.com/listing/50384405/vintage-art-deco-lamp-base-couple-man
Nailed...by the Mars Bar egg muncher from NS.... ;D ;D..Well done you.....
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Re: Need help identifying antique lamp
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2013, 03:12:56 pm »
We haven't nailed it yet. But the hammer's coming down.
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Re: Need help identifying antique lamp
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2013, 03:15:26 pm »
Quote from: Ipcress on March 30, 2013, 03:12:56 pm
We haven't nailed it yet. But the hammer's coming down.
can,t you see green cheese....Trust me...its been nailed, ...you got the Goebel...just be happy you got something....there are umpteen members on here that never get nowt....do we here them whinging.....No,.......... :-X.
« Last Edit: March 30, 2013, 03:19:45 pm by bigwull »
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Re: Need help identifying antique lamp
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2013, 03:36:37 pm »
Who's whinging ?

We haven't nailed it yet. No maker, just an image of something similar.
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Re: Need help identifying antique lamp
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2013, 03:43:35 pm »
Yeah,Yeah,Yeah,.....looks the same to me...common base,...add your own top,..not everything thats made has a name.....so until you or anyone else comes up with something better...its been nailed...Next!!
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Re: Need help identifying antique lamp
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2013, 04:43:34 pm »
I think those last pics are overloading size limits on this site !!
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