My grandmother put this huge heat bulb in this flexible neck lamp to aim at her knee. :-) I’m sure she had it from at least the ’40’s. It looks to be green enamel or a patina of some kind. Relatively heavy. I guess she would have just vacuumed the ashes/butts with the Hoover hose. Look at that giant plug!
Ashtray lamp
Submitted by Billaurie
June 5th, 2011
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Allee Willis
When I first moved to Hollywood in 1976 I moved into a tiny cabin off Hollywood Blvd. that had been built as Marie Dressler’s dressing room. She was the older, heavyset woman who was in a lot of the Marx Brothers’ films. Many of her belongings were still there and I swear that this exact lamp was among them. The base was cast iron, very heavy but I lugged it around the cabin and it lit the very first songs I write in LA.
I’m pretty sure it’s earlier than the 40’s. I think as early as 20’s. The detail on the base is great. Have sentimental feelings about this lamp!
Love the giant bulb and plug.
denny
I love this and going to hit the jealous button right now.
Michael Ely
Got a light?
Billaurie
Haaaaaaaahaha! I wish I had thought that up first!! Where’s the “jealous” button for comments? ;-))
Allee Willis
I’m often jealous of comments. Can’t believe I didn’t think of them first.