What do you think of when someone says antique lamps? You probably see the image of an ornate chandelier, or even a soft glow from a Victorian oil lamp, or even a candelabrum. And you would be at least partly correct in thinking this. However, there was electricity in the past due 1800s, and a wide variety of electric lamps (also known as incandescent lamps) were made open to the public. Some of these lamps still exist today and are quite potentially still helpful.

Among antique electric lamps still found today, one of the lovelier and really functional is the bankers lamp. Made with a brass post, and broadly featuring a green or azure lamp shade these provide hot, soft, yet bright direct lighting. Numerous replica pieces are found in eco-friendly, but seemingly azure was a more common shade 100 years ago. Bankers lamps were wired to work with the open current of the 1800s, but modern electricity has required many of these to be updated or restored.

Bankers lamps are still quite popular today and extremely sought after by collectors, students, executives or anyone that works at a desk for any length of time. Because of their continued popularity, these lamps are somewhat high in price, which is something for potential collectors to bear in mind.

If you are looking for an bankers lamp you should decide whether you want functional or decorative. If you’re going to be working at your desk a great deal, and you want an bankers lamp that works, check it very carefully to be sure where that the wiring switches and sockets are safe to use.

A lamp with defective wiring can be deadly, as it can lead to an electrical fire. The land must have wiring that is UL listed. Take your bankers lamp to a qualified electrician for repair, new wiring, or installation of brand new hardware. It should be noted that replacing the original wiring on an bankers lamp will lower the value but if you really intend to use the lamp, there is no choice. However, if the bankers lamp will only be used for purely decorative purposes, the original wiring can be left intact, even if it is deteriorated and unsafe.

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