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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 58580, member: 56"]What do you mean you have 35 different ones? 35 different flowers? 35 different lamps? How did you come by so many? I usually associates these glass flowers with China, but no reason why they wouldn't be made elsewhere. They can be quite old. I remember my grandparents having some that were probably 1900-ish. Maybe you can ID the vases they sit in. The one you're showing looks interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can you see what's holding them in place - wax, putty, styrofoam (don't do anything that would cause damage)?</p><p><br /></p><p>The electrical elements - cords, sockets, switches, maybe even the bulbs - might help with the dating. How the flowers are wrapped might also be indicative.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a feeling that creating these compositions might once have been a hobby thing with kits available (like the fiber optic lamps in the '70s and '80s).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 58580, member: 56"]What do you mean you have 35 different ones? 35 different flowers? 35 different lamps? How did you come by so many? I usually associates these glass flowers with China, but no reason why they wouldn't be made elsewhere. They can be quite old. I remember my grandparents having some that were probably 1900-ish. Maybe you can ID the vases they sit in. The one you're showing looks interesting. Can you see what's holding them in place - wax, putty, styrofoam (don't do anything that would cause damage)? The electrical elements - cords, sockets, switches, maybe even the bulbs - might help with the dating. How the flowers are wrapped might also be indicative. I have a feeling that creating these compositions might once have been a hobby thing with kits available (like the fiber optic lamps in the '70s and '80s).[/QUOTE]
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