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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 274970, member: 51"]The white socket base reminds me of 60's/70's modern and clearly a very high end lamp. With the Chicago connection, Frederick Cooper comes to mind --except possibly for that white socket base. Almost has a European feel to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I might have guessed Italian, but if all the components are U.S...</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with the "long shade" suggestion. Once in a blue moon I'll see one of those long vintage shades at the thrift. Finding a shade to match a lamp can be a pain.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back to Frederick Cooper -- my parents (Chicago area) had a Frederick Cooper lamp set, we had to sell everything quickly at a professionally run estate a few years ago (... a story for another time.) As I recall, the Frederick Cooper lamps only ID was a hang tag that my mother had miraculously left on each of the lamps since the early 70's. Shade was marked (I think...) but not the lamp. So not sure that Frederick Cooper lamp bases are marked.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 274970, member: 51"]The white socket base reminds me of 60's/70's modern and clearly a very high end lamp. With the Chicago connection, Frederick Cooper comes to mind --except possibly for that white socket base. Almost has a European feel to it. I might have guessed Italian, but if all the components are U.S... I agree with the "long shade" suggestion. Once in a blue moon I'll see one of those long vintage shades at the thrift. Finding a shade to match a lamp can be a pain. Back to Frederick Cooper -- my parents (Chicago area) had a Frederick Cooper lamp set, we had to sell everything quickly at a professionally run estate a few years ago (... a story for another time.) As I recall, the Frederick Cooper lamps only ID was a hang tag that my mother had miraculously left on each of the lamps since the early 70's. Shade was marked (I think...) but not the lamp. So not sure that Frederick Cooper lamp bases are marked.[/QUOTE]
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