- 1342e
- Circa 1905
- Large cast arm backs
- Iridescent Acid etched shades with viny design
- 36" drop x 26" diameter
$ 1360.00
3-Light Electric Chandelier with Very Nice Castings
- Drop can be adjusted if desired.
- 868h
- Circa 1895
- Ruffled Transfer etched Gas Shade with paisley design
- 37" drop x 9 1/2" width
$ 825.00
Gas Harp with Ruffled Shade
- Drop can be adjusted if desired.
Another name for a Gas Harp is a Hall Hoop.
These Hoops make great hall fixtures as well
as great fixtures for small spaces. Hall hoops
were used over Wash Stands with pitchers and bowls
before modern plumbing was installed. A gas pipe
would be on the ceiling in the corner or against
the wall in a bedroom and Hoops would be for over
the wash stand.
When people installed modern plumbing but were still
lighting with gas there would be a hall hoop in the
bathroom. This is a great light for small rooms as
long as the ceiling is high. You usually need 24 inches
of clearance to do a hall hoop. If you want the bottom
to be about 6 foot nine from the floor then your ceiling
needs to be 8 foot nine inches to do a Gas Harp.
- 1592g
- Circa 1895
- Scroll cast arm backs
- Cut glass crystals
- Fiddlehead designed Gas keys
- Transfer etched Gas Shades with Greek key & dental detail & foliate design
- 45 1/2" drop x 26" diameter
$ 2210.00
3-Light Gas Chandelier with Cut Glass Crystals
- Drop can be adjusted if desired.
- The Gas Chandelier Period began in the 1850's and
followed the use of fluids (e.g. kerosene, oil)
to power chandeliers. Gas was manufactured from coal. This was
an improvement from a safety point of view because fluids would
tend to flow and drip to cause fire hazards.
- A typical
gas chandelier (e.g. 3 arm gas chandelier) would
have 3 arms with bowl shades on the end of the arms
housing a gas flame that would light the room .
The wattage output from gas chandeliers was fairly
low.
- Antique Gas fixtures can be placed in
many of the rooms in your home and vary in size and detail.
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