I THIS post I featured the construction of the lampshade, silbrazed wirework frame and layers of cream-coloured card to drape on it. As I discovered in my fettling post, the cream-coloured shade unexpectedly became rose-coloured on being illuminated. The lamp base had been hand-painted in a dark turquoise/blue over the cream original, and I stripped both layers, so it was due a re-paint. I reasoned, why not in a colour reproducing the colour-changing antics of the shade material? When not illuminated, there’s a pleasing contrast, I think. John
I believe there was also a version in a plated finish ? Don’t seem to be many about though.. Ah, I see your point.. you mean other painted finishes ? I may be able to answer that as I have recently acquired a new book ! hang on a min…
i realise it’s a diffrent model sir If you ‘ave a butchers’ ‘ere ^^.. it explains why they only had the cream painted finish (I hope) prices there too which may explain the reason so few shades have survived? i hope that is of interest :-)
Sorry @Fireexit1 .. I thought there were more plated versions of the T10 but I can only find one in the gallery so, suitably chastened I will retreat (with my new book) and look for my glasses you are right though.. different colours may have helped, but from what has been said about the set up at the old factory , it may not have been that easy to just ‘swap’ colours? just had a quick check.. some post war rationing was still in place when this was introduced.. things were still very tight early fifties.. probably a big factor ?
Yes a shade seems to be getting on for 25% extra over the cream version price. What is really interesting is that only the shade attracted purchase tax at 22% (which incidentally puts that advert before April 1973 when the UK went to VAT at 10%), so that means that the lamp itself did not qualify as "luxury" goods.
