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Deco Lamp

Deco lamp
Deco Lamp

I found this on a recent trip to Minneapolis. The cord plug is interesting, also. It is off-center and bakelite. I'll add a photo of the plug later.

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nostalgiaholic's picture

Re: Deco Lamp

Oh, that's really cool!  Love the figured wood, too.

subversivegrrl's picture

Re: Deco Lamp

That is very cool.  A commercial piece, or hand-crafted?

mpratt's picture

Re: Deco Lamp

I suspect handcrafted.

atomicscott's picture

Re: Deco Lamp

I've seen this lamp style out and about in the Midwest through the years. If it is handcrafted, perhaps there was a "build" plan in an old DIY magazine from the day.

subversivegrrl's picture

Re: Deco Lamp

I just ran across this lamp while looking for something else - it calls it a "Venetian blind" lamp? AFAIK, Venetian blinds were made of metal until the late 70s/early 80s or so - doesn't seem that would allow much light to pass through (around.) Or maybe they just called it that because of the appearance of the bands. Anyway, interesting...?