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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 355894, member: 37&quot;]I agree that the top is not original to the rest, which seems to date more to the 70s.&nbsp; The pair shown appear to use a harp rather than a diffuser/shade combination since you see a finial. </p><p><br /></p><p>These diffuser fitters/shades are more a 30&#039;s-50s thing, though a few companies used them in to the 60s.&nbsp; They are meant to have an additional shade. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a pic of a diffuser and shade in use.&nbsp; This is why many shades have the bend (s) in the spider arms.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=images&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi94PSX2MXaAhUBiIMKHU9oCKgQjRx6BAgAEAU&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F168744317259389062%2F&amp;psig=AOvVaw3EDmLFmDgBQefsgwWPz30H&amp;ust=1524204918602287" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=images&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi94PSX2MXaAhUBiIMKHU9oCKgQjRx6BAgAEAU&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F168744317259389062%2F&amp;psig=AOvVaw3EDmLFmDgBQefsgwWPz30H&amp;ust=1524204918602287" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8b/d5/c2/8bd5c26cddcf154803c0131240d2fcb4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>many people use diffusers as torchiere shades but this is not their intended use.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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