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guyinSF
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02/03/2011 7:37 pm  

I just bought this lamp at an antique flea market recently but it's missing the hardware that attaches it to the wall. Any "Do-It-Yourself" suggestion or is there any place (online?) that sells replacement parts to vintage Lightolier lamps?

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02/03/2011 8:12 pm  

A solution shouldn't be too difficult
after observing the piece needed-- a U-shaped bracket with two holes for the lamp, two holes to attach screws to wall.
Maybe you could have this piece custom-made at a low cost.


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02/03/2011 8:27 pm  

THANKS!!!!
That is a great idea and thanks so much for the photo too!!!
Do you think I can find a u-shape bracket that would have the right length for my lamp which is about 8". I'm in the US/SF. Would Home Depot be the first place to go to?


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02/03/2011 8:31 pm  

One More Thing...
Is the u-shaped bracket in that photo an original part to the lamp or custom made piece?
Thanks!


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04/03/2011 1:54 am  

bracket
I have a pair of these. I will post detailed pics of the bracket with measurements for you. May not be until Saturday though.


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04/03/2011 2:01 am  

If you can't find one then...
If you can't find one then maybe use some sheet metal and see if a local car body fabricator can bend it into shape for you (i.e with the curve).


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guyinSF
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04/03/2011 3:58 am  

Thanks!
Thanks a million!
I look forward to getting your photos!


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04/03/2011 8:37 pm  

If Jdip kindly supplies the measurements, just have it fabricated
It's only a bent strip of metal with holes.
If Jdip doesn't supply the exact measurements, you could still come up with an accurate-enough estimation so long as you have the photo & the scissor-lamp itself to measure. If the strip you make were a tad wider or narrower, it wouldn't matter-- so long as the inside height of the "C" were absolutely accurate & projection from wall kind-of accurate, it'd work just fine. Show the photo to the metal fabricator, and bring the lamp so he can get an accurate idea of the hole-size the swivel mount needs to fit into (I assume that the vertical rod is removable to fit into the wall mount-- or, does the C-shaped bracket need to have just enough flexibility so the rod can be wiggled in? Maybe Jdip can answer.)
Once you get this thing made, you can then use Riki's daughter-in-law's new powder-coat paint product to coat it white.
No, you won't find this doohickey in a bin at Home Depot.


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04/03/2011 9:00 pm  

more than 1 way to skin a cat...
unless you want something exact to original, you could always find something that would more than suffice {two separate brackets, etc} and in doing put your own spin on the thing....if nothing else, Ikea {i heard that scoff} has an accordion wall mirror{$5}, slide the bar out, compress the accordian, slide bar through said bracket and attaching arms, mount to wall and enjoy your lamp rather than fretting over a U-shaped piece of metal with 4 holes....finito


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04/03/2011 9:22 pm  

Well, sure.
For that matter it could probably be attached to the wall with two big eye-screws. But, when the aesthetically-ideal solution is so simple, why not pursue it instead?


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matty
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04/03/2011 10:00 pm  

not so bad....
not so bad....
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/38006200


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04/03/2011 10:18 pm  

Not bad at all--
So long as the height of lamp's vertical rod is compatible with mirror bracket.


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matty
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04/03/2011 10:42 pm  

well....
the spacing is about 6 inches{have the mirror}...but i should have looked before posting...the small studs that hold the rod are not drilled all the way through...they are cylindrical studs press fitted into the mounting plate and the rod is a compression fit into holes...still totally an option, just not as easy as 1-2-3.....maybe more like 1-2-3-4-5....oh well....just remember-the simplest solution is very often the best solution....
p.s. have always though about making my own scissor lamp using this bracket, a steel funnel, and some craftiness


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05/03/2011 4:12 am  

sorry for
the delay. Hoping to get the pics on tonight. Lamps are at my parents place so trying to get them to send pics and measurements to me.


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06/03/2011 1:45 am  

A bunch of good
ideas here. A metal shop could easily duplicate that part -- they might want $40 or $50 for it, though. If the screw eyes are put into a wood wall stud, you'd be fine -- a rather permanent solution ? Metal studs, or no stud, would be out of the question.
For $5, the IKEA mirror would be worth trying, as a start ? The original bracket is unusually (unnecessarily ?) broad, isn't it.
My parents bought me a knock-off of this piece for my bedroom, when I was a kid fifty years ago.


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