Posted 6 years ago
mowgli191
(171 items)
I do not no much about this chandelier. It looks like before electrity. There is no markings on it so, i would like to find more information on this chandelier.
Thanks!
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The screw-on caps on each arm of the chandelier are the ports for adding fuel such as lamp oil or maybe kerosene back in the days before electric lights.
Someone has done a rough job of “converting” it to electricity. One of the arms even has an adapter screwed in where a light bulb would be so they can plug something else in!
What someone did to this fixture is a total mess!
Now that it is in your hands, remove all the electrical bits someone added, if you still have it...it needs some TLC.
It was probably a lovely fixture before those modifications. It probably is brass under that paint.
It would be an easy project to return it to its original state....I would tackle that project in a flash. I hope someone sees it’s value as an oil-burning chandelier!