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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jeff Drum, post: 6864337, member: 6444&quot;]Since you don&#039;t have pics, and since we&#039;re talking about &quot;shattered silk&quot; - I&#039;ll assume this is what you are talking about? I&#039;ll slip in this pic of a lamp that I was able to date to 1921. Found the ad from 1921 (flapper era, start of prohibition) online and printed it out, though I don&#039;t see it online anymore. Corona Lightolier, No. 6562, June 1921. Lamp is at rest in my basement with other projects; with 18th century chairs in the background, because of course, doesn&#039;t everyone have lots of those in their basement?</p><p><br /></p><p>Lightolier is an interesting company, started in 1904, and prolific all through the 20th century, but most popular today for the MCM lighting done in the 1950&#039;s to 70&#039;s. I first knew about the company because my architect dad filled his house with MCM Lightolier lighting when he rebuilt our family home in the 70&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, if the pics are good enough, hopefully you can see that it has original finish on it, with some wear, sure, but if I ever get the guts to tackle restoration, I would simply clean the metal with a damp cloth, and not try to remove the finish on it. I take the condition of the metal (which I picked out of a recycling bin, btw) as its best feature, wear and all. The silk is another issue, and really the only reason this is in my basement awaiting a decision. I&#039;m not a seamstress, and don&#039;t know where to find the proper bright green silk to do this properly. Do they even make silk fringe this long anymore? Maybe best to leave it as is - I really don&#039;t know??</p><p>[ATTACH=full]420825[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]420826[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]420828[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]420829[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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