Restoring & Decorating Antique Lamps / Classic OOP Reference Book - Signed

Description

This early out-of-print book is a definitive guide to the restoration and decoration of antique lamps.
OLD LAMPS AND NEW – Restoring and Decorating
by Ruth Little, Brack Publications, TX, 1964.
Illustrated in color and black-and-white, this in-depth text reviews the types of lamps including reproductions, their respective parts, and recommendations for repair and restoration.  The book covers by chapter:
Old Lamps
: Peg Lamps, Pattern Glass Lamps; Hand Lamps; Rayo Lamps; Rayo Type Hand Lamps; Bracket Kerosene Lamps; Glass Stem Lamp; Stem Lamps; Glass Parlor Lamps; Hanging Lamp; Brass Parlor Lamps; Banquet Lamps; and Organ Lamps.
Lamp Parts
: Different Type Shades; Student and Tam O’Shanter Shades; Student Shades in White Colors; Gas Shades; Ball Shades; Chimneys; Burners; Shade Holders; and Wired Burners and Frames.
Matching Old Lamps
;
Removing Designs
;
Lamps Restored and Decorated
: Parlor Lamps; Brass Parlor Lamp; Glass Hand Lamp; Hanging Lamp; and Banquet Lamps.
Reproductions
: Lamp Parts; Wired Burners with Frames; Founts; Ball Shades; Tam O’Shanter Shades; Student and Dome Shades; Founts for hanging or bracket lamps; Bracket Lamps; Glass Banquet Lamps; and Brass Banquet Lamps.
Miscellaneous
; Supplies, Color, Flux, Design, Backgrounds, Lustre, Firing, Roses, and Pine Cones.
Index to Lamps
This book is an invaluable guide.
5.6” x 8.1” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  189 pages.
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