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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 212215, member: 51"]Under the shade it had two sockets facing down, I think with a pull cord, I usually associate that kind of thing w/older, but didn't get a great look at the sockets. But I can say with total certainty it wasn't newer than 1970's.</p><p><br /></p><p>Usually I can sum up a lamp's age from the style alone but dating this one was a stumper. I had pretty much decided not to get it based on my "hard to ship" rule, but I found myself thinking about it later. It was the kind of lamp that would be way more interesting if it was older. It had this odd sort of internally painted floral pattern. Not a transfer, not painted on the outside, not exactly sure what the technology would have been to create. (The seller wrote "reverse painted" on the tag, but I don't think that was it.) But then, the shiny gold shade, which actually looked like it might have been original and I think suggests 60's or 70's.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway is almost certainly still there. Not in a busy location.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 212215, member: 51"]Under the shade it had two sockets facing down, I think with a pull cord, I usually associate that kind of thing w/older, but didn't get a great look at the sockets. But I can say with total certainty it wasn't newer than 1970's. Usually I can sum up a lamp's age from the style alone but dating this one was a stumper. I had pretty much decided not to get it based on my "hard to ship" rule, but I found myself thinking about it later. It was the kind of lamp that would be way more interesting if it was older. It had this odd sort of internally painted floral pattern. Not a transfer, not painted on the outside, not exactly sure what the technology would have been to create. (The seller wrote "reverse painted" on the tag, but I don't think that was it.) But then, the shiny gold shade, which actually looked like it might have been original and I think suggests 60's or 70's. Anyway is almost certainly still there. Not in a busy location.[/QUOTE]
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