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Antique Table Lamps - Emeralite and its History

There are many table lamps that you can choose from that are very stylish. If you are looking for a certain style or type, you might be wondering about these as well. Table lamps are usually heavy at the base, so that they are not tipping off of the table. You can read all about antique table lamps in this article as well.

Emeralite lamps is a name very familiar with collectors around the world, and rightfully so as these lamps have a remarkable past dating back to the early 1900s. Explore the history of Emeralite antique table lamps.

There are a variety of recognized Emeralite lamps. Those beautiful brass desk lamps and floor lamps with the blue-green cased shades, or how about the

Emeralite and Bellova lamps were the creation of Harrison McFaddin. Back in 1909 the first Emeralite lamp was produced and in May of that year McFaddin's patent application was approved. The patent was for a new original lamp shade that would become a part of these lamps for the next 50 years.

Today's Emeralite table lamps are no different than there antique table lamps except for a few differences which are easily identifiable by a collector.

Emeralite lamps are associated with the simple brass bases and the green over white cased glass shades. The angles on the shades are all round with no sharp corners and the cased glass was made with an opal white inside layer and then the colored glass on the outside which was usually green but there were infact other colors.

The shades were produced at the J. Schreiber and Neffen glass factory located in Rapotin in the Czech Republic. The contract ensured that they produced these shades for only McFaddin and in return McFaddin agreed to purchase a substantial volume each year. During their busiest years the half of the glass factory was dedicated strictly to the production of shades for McFaddin.

There are actually four periods of production surrounding the emeralites lamps. The first period started in 1909 and ended in 1916 and is with the 4378 series. The shades from this era had 2 holes that were used to attach the armature of the base. They could swivel or be locked into place.

The second period started in 1916 and ended in the early 1930s with the 8734 series. The lamps of this era are the lamps that earned the Emeralite name. The shades from this era did not have any holes but they were indented on the back and sides so that newly patented armature would fit. This new armature had clamps that held the shade snuggly....

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