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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 141860, member: 111"]Looks like maybe the wood was there to add some weight to the base, perhaps to help prevent tipping over. If it's an electric lamp, not sure what are you're wanting to do to raise it that required removing the wood - just curious, since it doesn't really matter now anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Might be because my Mom was a 'Rosie the Riveter' (actually, she was Dorothy the driller) in a Wichita plane factory during WWII, but can't even imagine not having a drill - she gave a new 20v lithium-ion cordless drill set for Christmas and I was thrilled...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 141860, member: 111"]Looks like maybe the wood was there to add some weight to the base, perhaps to help prevent tipping over. If it's an electric lamp, not sure what are you're wanting to do to raise it that required removing the wood - just curious, since it doesn't really matter now anyway. Might be because my Mom was a 'Rosie the Riveter' (actually, she was Dorothy the driller) in a Wichita plane factory during WWII, but can't even imagine not having a drill - she gave a new 20v lithium-ion cordless drill set for Christmas and I was thrilled... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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