It's kind of hard to tell from the image, but I have a floor lamp with two lights on it. One side of the original cord is spliced to two white wires, and the other side is spliced to one dark wire. My question is how do I know which side of the replacement cord goes where? Thank you.

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I have two lamps like this. The one in the picture has a built in on/off switch below the bulb. The other lamp is identical apart from it has no on/off switch. I have rewired the other one (earth wire to the outside of the bulb holder). I thought it would just turn on by plugging it into the socket, but nothing happens? Any ideas please

I have just bought a vintage rain oil lamp after over a year of searching!! I have just noticed that it kinda smells bad, I was wondering if adding a couple drops of essential oil will do any damage? Or if there are any tips for getting rid of the stink. I love her too much to not use her.

Hey all. After years of looking out for a rain lamp that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg online, I finally acquired one on marketplace. It works great but needs oil (obviously) I didn’t want to play around too much with it because it’s old but I was wondering how to put in oil. I googled videos but most are about restoration and I haven’t come across one like mine (it’s pretty much a hard plastic base). Is there a way it unscrews or do I just put the oil in the bottom part. Does the base need to be cleaned? Any help would be so much appreciated 😊

Hi there! I bought a lamp repair kit for a lamp that I'm repairing. The kit is great except that it came with one piece that is the wrong size. Does anyone know what this piece is called? The center circle of the piece is the wrong size.

Do you happen to know the search terms to find a piece that is the right size?

(The broken piece is the one that is more chrome colored, the piece from Amazon is the more bronze colored)

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Hello! I'm very new to restoring and just got this huge oil rain lamp. I was ready to open up the top to start cleaning, however it looks like the screws were welded onto the base? Seems like the previous owners who also wanted to restore this piece broke part of the decorative molding trying to get to the screws and saw the same situation I'm facing. Any tips to help remove the screws?

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Hello I gave myself the task to rebuild this beauty, and this is what I've figured out so far. However, I cannot find a reference nor a similar style on Google, so I'm counting on you!

Thank you!

I can see a lot of different types of bases available but I don't know which one would fit here. Unfortunately I couldn't find the model of the Oven but the brand is Whirlpool. TIA!

This is a product picture from amazon but I snagged this exact lamp on marketplace but unfortunately its missing these beautiful chandelier shades- i’ve scoured but i have no idea where i can find them! Please help

Does anyone have any recommendations on where to get affordable lamp shades? I have quite a few lamps that I'm working on repairing, so it would be great if I just had a small variety that I can have on hand. I typically find a lot of my lamps at estate sales, but they are always missing lamp shades. TIA!

I bought this wooden concertina light base at a market for next to nothing a few months ago.

Am finally getting round to figuring out how to do the wiring and a bit stumped! The holes for the wire are really narrow and I think most Flex I have found is fatter by quite a bit. There is also no bulb holder.

Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks!

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Hey guys! New to the lamp world 🤗

Just wondering if this was a Tiffany style lamp or similar? Not too sure/ how much it would be worth!

Thanks!

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Found at the thrift for $50, and looking up for a few hours have brought me VAGUELY closer? Pretty sure it's Fenton glass, maybe a GWTW??? but the top looks different from those, and others seem to have oil lamps attached? Any help would be REALLY wonderful!

hello! i found this lamp off the side of the street and have a few questions:

• it's missing the bottom half of the base (photo here): right now, the screw is protruding so it can't sit upright. any ideas of what i could buy so it can stand properly? the diameter of the base is about 11 inches.
• i want to make sure i'm reading the bulb label correct- should i just find bulbs that are at or under 40W? bulb label photo here
• i am guessing this is brass plated metal, and it looks like it's flaked away over the years. is there anything i can do to make these areas look nicer? (X, X, X)

thank you in advance!!!

I bought replacement lamp bases for this old lamp only to find out that the neck doesn't fit (the new base is too small). Are there any adapters I can buy to fit it?

Or is there a way to find the correct size of lamp base? I'm not quite sure what terminology to use, and all the lamp bases I've come across online seem to have the same female size on the bottom.

Hello, everyone

I have a cheap modern "Laiting" brand Green Banker's Lamp. The shade, however, has lost color and luster, and I purchased a replacement one. However, one of the nuts that keeps the shade in place is "stuck". I see some yellow glue in there. Any recommendations to remove that yellow glue? Might just break the old shade to have more purchase and room to twist, though

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