Share your favorites on Show & Tell

the CHANDELIER (now) in my CARPORT! (a.k.a. the 'after pics')

In Lamps > Hanging Lamps > Show & Tell.
All items46863 of 2445101981-S Kennedy Half Dollar, Filled "D"Flea market find
8
Love it
0
Like it

MALKEYMALKEY loves this.
YoserianYoserian loves this.
bucketheadbuckethead loves this.
ManikinManikin loves this.
blunderbuss2blunderbuss2 loves this.
jscott0363jscott0363 loves this.
fortapachefortapache loves this.
Vynil33rpmVynil33rpm loves this.
See 6 more
Add to collection

    Please create an account, or Log in here

    If you don't have an account, create one here.


    Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate


    Posted 5 years ago

    AnythingOb…
    (1778 items)

    SEE ALSO:

    https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/267454-ginormous-brass-6-light-chandelier-proje?in=user

    For the story behind this huge brass light fixture. Taking advantage of the day off today, I spent a few hours outside and DID indeed manage to get it hung up and lit up -- so here's the as-promised "AFTER" pics?!! :-) :-) :-) I actually wired it to a cord that runs one way and plugs into my existing carport lights (which have various sensors attached to control them automatically) and a 2nd cord going over to the wall and ending in a dimmer switch, so I can independently control it. (read: leave it actually turned off most of the time probably, and dimmed down halfway or so when turned on, as in the 3rd pic)

    Since that first showing, I did indeed tighten its arms all back up and closely examine its sockets and wiring for safety. As is also probably pretty obvious -- I ended up choosing to leave its arms (mostly) in their randomly bent up condition. I kinda think I *like it* that way for some silly reason...?? <lol> Currently with 25w 'decorative incandescent' bulbs in it, I still need to experiment with little individual shades on each one -- I do have a couple piles of those somewhere around here too, just gotta find 'em and get the ladder out again...?? ;-) :-)

    logo
    Hanging Lamps
    See all
    Vintage Peanuts Snoopy Fan Light Lamp Ceiling Pull Bi-Plane Flying Ace 4
    Vintage Peanuts Snoopy Fan Light La...
    $5
    308a Antique/Vtg 30s - 40's arT Deco Ceiling Light Lamp Fixture Glass Hall Bath
    308a Antique/Vtg 30s - 40's arT Dec...
    $235
    Embossed Antique Brass Chain Chandelier Chain Link Heavy Duty
    Embossed Antique Brass Chain Chande...
    $28
    308am Antique/Vtg 30s - 40's arT Deco Ceiling Light Lamp Fixture Glass Hall Bath
    308am Antique/Vtg 30s - 40's arT De...
    $235
    logo
    Vintage Peanuts Snoopy Fan Light Lamp Ceiling Pull Bi-Plane Flying Ace 4
    Vintage Peanuts Snoopy Fan Light La...
    $5
    See all

    Comments

    1. AnythingObscure AnythingObscure, 5 years ago
      THANKS SO KINDLY to Vynil33rpm, bobby725, fortapache, Newfld, & jscott0363 for your quick <love it>s!!

      HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, everybody!! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
    2. AnythingObscure AnythingObscure, 5 years ago
      MORE THANKS to blunderbuss2, Brunswick, Manikin, & buckethead for stopping by! I'm happy all y'all can appreciate my funky (zany?) bent-up brass light!!
      :-) :-) :-) :-)

    3. Yoserian Yoserian, 5 years ago
      Very sputnik.. its cool..
    4. AnythingObscure AnythingObscure, 5 years ago
      Thank you so kindly Yoserian! :-) :-) :-) I've been enjoying the silly thing ever since I hung it up...turns out with its little incandescent bulbs (which I already had a boxful of anyway, and when running on 'half dimmed' duty will prolly last a long time) the goofy thing actually **improved** the performance of all the various little automatic sensors that control the main floodlight fixture out there...since I got my house and changed its original (150w?) flood bulbs to LED equivalents, none of those had really behaved quite right. The little half-dimmed addition of those extra old-style bulbs re-added just enough electrical 'draw' to it to make all that work right again too?!! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)



    Want to post a comment?

    Create an account or login in order to post a comment.