Hello, Does anyone if this shade is original and what brand lamp it might have gone on? I found it on a Nulite 10, but I don’t think it is original to that lamp. Terry Marsh’s site shows that model having an artichoke shade. Thanks! Jay
It could be that the lamp is a bit older than the shade. It could also be that the shade on the lamp depended on the seller. I have found many different shades on Nulite table lamps. I have not yet found that shade on that lamp but here is that shade on a newer model Nulite. I would not be at all surprised if that style shade was sold on that lamp. Northern Star, NSW, Friday 1 March 1929, page 3 Advertising - Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954) - 1 Mar 1929
That white opal ribbed shade was used on a few makes of lamp. Nulite as well as Sunshine Safety and in the UK Evening Star/Kildark and Nova. That advert is interesting. A nice image of a Coleman small turban fount model Q some 12 years after Coleman stopped selling it. ::Neil::
Thanks all. That’s what I’m is that is is an original period shade, even if it is generic to multiple manufacturers.
I think too many collectors believe they must have the shade on a lamp that was used repeatedly in advertising. I think collectors see that as the original shade and for them to have a completely original lamp, they must have that shade. The fact is, many manufacturers offered many styles of shades for lamps. Often, white or clear shades were illustrated only because back in the day, if they tried to illustrate any other colour, the shade would look like a black or greyscale blob. Most, if not all manufacturers were happy to sell you a lamp without the shade. Of course, back then, a lot of households would have had spare shades from a clapped out lamp so they didn't need to have a shade on the lamp they just bought. I remember reading many years ago, something that @Mackburner wrote. It went something like this "If a shade fits and it looks good that is all that matters" I could not agree more.
@Anthony Yes indeed. I still from time to time look across at a Nagel Chase table lamp that has a shade on it that I bought purely because I liked the style and just as important, I liked the price. After owning the shade for several months I was looking through a Nagel Chase catalogue and low and behold, the shade was in that catalogue. I had/have never seen it on an advertised lamp. The shade now sits proudly on a Nagal Chase table lamp that is the only known example.
Thanks everyone! The original advertisement pieces are much appreciated. It definitely looks like something similar to mine was making the rounds back in the day. Hope mine is not a reproduction. Sage advise Matty. I guess with the ratio of existing shade to lamps, one must not be too picky. I bought this combo because it was so Inexpensive, and mostly for the shade. I have more lamps than shades. I’m not sure this lamp is salvageable, because as has been pointed out to me, the top end is Coleman. I also agree one can’t be too sure if a shade is original to a particular lamp. Seems like there was a lot of leeway in that regard back in the day. I just try to find original period, not reproduction GPA shades of any make and put them on the lamps I have.
