Hi Scott Being considered a ...loved one..... Is an honor to all viewers !! Thanks. You fill me with joy. Not only do I learn, you are so MUCH FUN too . .
In all seriousness, it gave me chills to see the old wire and socket parts. I felt like I was watching a time capsule being opened. I realized your hands were the only ones that have touched that wire since some other person, across a century touched it. So cool...
I feel the same way. Can't you tell what a charge I get out of respecting and honoring the workmanship of long ago. Just think....that lamp was in use in someones home BEFORE the Titanic sank. If she could only talk.
Awesome video ... thanks for sharing.... you’re such a comedian... you make me laugh! Love it... Thank you Scott🤣😂... great information ... keep it coming🙂
Wow, it is so interesting to see the inside of that antique lamp. Thank you Scott for taking the time and energy to film these projects. I love the way you teach us how to fix things.
Loved this episode, Scott! Thank you for taking the time to do it. I'm sure it would have been easier to just do it and not record it. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge and talents with us. So part two is rewiring, and then part three is where you cover it with chalk paint? 😜🤪🤣 I'm kidding...I swear. Thanks again, Scott!
@@elaineplate8921 shiplap paneling and chalk paint seems to be the cure all these days. Lol. Iowa has been a little rainy lately, but at least it hasn't been real cold yet. 😁
The lamp is truly a beauty. I have no intention of restoring or learning to restore a lamp, yet......I'm mesmerized & amazed watching you do this. It's interesting and entertaining! Waoh! She's a lady.
Hey Scott thanks for these videos I’m learning so much watching you repair old beauties. I found this lamp being sold on Etsy she did have a lot more of her gilding but honestly I like the darker finish with less gilding on yours. My mom and I go antiquing together and found a wonderful brass lamp with a jadeite ball in it but the wire needs to be replaced so watching this video gives me the courage to have a go at it. Thanks again vintage loving friend.
I’ve only watched about eight minutes and you have given me so much information! I’m blown away by how much information is packed within this 23 minute video. I have what appears to be the same lamp and it’s in need of restoration in this video is perfect to guide me through it. Thank you 🙏🏽
@@elderlypoodle9181 I'm so sorry if I triggered a memory with my comment! I hope your pain wasn't as bad as mine... I used to refer to my dentist as Dr. Mengala! He never liked to give Novocain. Talk about post traumatic stress! Anyway, here's hoping you have a great week, and NO tooth troubles, lol!😓😉😊
We will excuse the misuse of the word socket for plug, only because you are now using the correct word for coffee- percolated. Scott, you make us all proud becoming a real coffee connoisseur! Moving on up to the east side. Beautiful lamp!
Well Rickey.....sorry to disappoint you. I shall never turn my back completely on my beloved cheap $$ store instant coffee. Now cheese is a different ball of wax all together. I'll walk 100 miles for a true authentic Stilton!
Scott's Old Curiosity Shop Scott I bet most of us don’t know Swiss from Havarti. Please during the holidays give us a cheese lesson! That would be fun and different. Please include Salem.
I just broke my glass lamp while playing the song 'Persistent Vision' by the Dischord Records band, Rites Of Spring. My guitar headstock collided with the glass, shattering instantly.
I actually taught myself how to rewire lamps years ago. It is one of the most satisfying things ever. That one is going to be wonderful! Is spelter the same as pot metal? My dad worked in a foundry and sometimes they would make a mold of ...say, a cast iron frog or a muffin tin and would use the days leavings to make a cheaper version of a nice piece. We had a cast iron frog that was a beauty. Wish I had it now.
That is a gorgeous old lamp! Also, thought I would add a bit of input on the approximate age of those sockets. I am not an expert on antique I sockets, but I do have a bit of knowledge about them. The first socket that you removed I would dare say dates to the 1950s or newer, because of the Bakelite and aluminum construction. As far as I know, I’m pretty sure they still used the nice chunky brass and porcelain sockets up into the 40s (but don’t quote me on that) and the second socket you removed with the gorgeous hefty copper contacts and porcelain housing is almost most definitely original to that fixture! Thanks for breathing life back into this old beauty! (EDIT)quick fun fact, I’m pretty sure all the modern “plastic” sockets are actually still made from Bakelite, or some similar modern material like phenolic resin and have the same basic construction as the one from the 50s. Also I agree, putting any modern “brass” socket into a gorgeous or fixture like that would be sacrilege!!! As far as I can tell, The housings on those modern brass sockets are actually just made from cheap brass plated aluminum, as opposed to the antique brass sockets, whose housings were actually made from real pieces of sheet brass. If you made it all the way to the bottom of this comment, thank you, and apologies for rambling for so long… lol, it’s a habit of mine
GOOD. You are very lucky to find all the rare items. I keep peeking in your shop and love to own a few pcs you have up to bid. "I want, I want but do I neeeeeed them?!" LOL
Yeah! A new fix-er-up video! I learn so much from these. Really looking forward to the next steps. (You may want to point your camera down a little so you don't wear your arms out trying to work on everything up in the air!)
Credit given to my late father, great uncle and grand parents who taught me to appreciate old things. 99 percent of what I know I learned from them. And there is something new to learn every day. I'm thrilled that you have picked up so many new viewers.
Oh my word yes. Every "scrap" is saved. Even the 110 year old electric wire. I'll even save the broken sockets. Some will be rebuilt or used for parts. I save everything.
SHE is FABULOUS.... I picked one up this weekend, with two fat boy chain pulls also..circa late 1920s.. but not near as FINE as her!!..I'm just a little (a lot) jealous.. LOL..
I would imagine an alloy gilding would have been applied as ormolu was probably reserved for expensive pieces. Also, ormolu was highly toxic as it contained mercury. I used to work on 29th and 8th.
Oh yes real ormolu (gold on bronze) was expensive for sure. This kind of lamp was mas produced and the "bronze" patina over spelter with gilding was only to give the illusion of something much more expensive. We didn't all the money of the Vanderbilts but at least we could "put on the style".
So I have a similar fixture, and I'm thinking of doing new wire work. However, it has 3 lamps (bulbs) off of a single branch, with the first and second lamps having a bit of a branch-off from the main. HOW do I get so much wire into it with all the bends? Or is it better to make a new branch and wire and solder the pieces together after the wire is in?
Oh Sean you can do it. You just need very fine grade insulated lamp wire. I can't every find it at big box hardware and home improvement stores but you can order it on line. Believe me I know just what you are talking about.
@@oldcuriosityshop265 I finally ended up using thermostat wire (18awg solid) and a bunch of lubricant to push it through one by one until all six wires were in! Still a tight fit, but the cable lubricant really makes a difference.
you don't pronounce 1907 as "nineteen-OH-seven"? 19-7 is not 1907, is it? years ago i had a client with an address like 20011 and she'd pronounce it as "two hundred-eleven", which is actually 211. maybe that's how she avoided bill collectors! hahahaha!
My grandmother, God rest her soul, was born in the year of our Lord 1902. She would have said, “ I was born in nineteen two”. I certainly would not have been bold enough to correct a woman who lived through WW1 , the Great Depression, woman suffrage, WW2 and all the events after that to reach the ripe old age of 98.
Hi Scott
Being considered a ...loved one..... Is an honor to all viewers !! Thanks.
You fill me with joy. Not only do I learn, you are so MUCH FUN too . .
You made me feel like family when you called us "Loved ones".....
Haha, I know, right?
Awww....Scott , thank you for your term of endearment : )
The lamp is a beauty!! So glad you rescued her!!😍 Love these videos and seeing all the antique parts as you explain!! Excited for part 2!!
My God, what a beauty. She will be gorgeous when you finish... TFS!❤
In all seriousness, it gave me chills to see the old wire and socket parts. I felt like I was watching a time capsule being opened. I realized your hands were the only ones that have touched that wire since some other person, across a century touched it. So cool...
I feel the same way. Can't you tell what a charge I get out of respecting and honoring the workmanship of long ago. Just think....that lamp was in use in someones home BEFORE the Titanic sank. If she could only talk.
YOU light up OUR life!!
L❤veeee the lamp!
As always TFS ♡
Awesome video ... thanks for sharing.... you’re such a comedian... you make me laugh! Love it... Thank you Scott🤣😂... great information ... keep it coming🙂
Thanks for watching.
Wow, it is so interesting to see the inside of that antique lamp. Thank you Scott for taking the time and energy to film these projects. I love the way you teach us how to fix things.
Oh it is my pleasure. Thank you for watching.
Beautiful lamp!!
Loved this episode, Scott! Thank you for taking the time to do it. I'm sure it would have been easier to just do it and not record it. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge and talents with us. So part two is rewiring, and then part three is where you cover it with chalk paint? 😜🤪🤣 I'm kidding...I swear. Thanks again, Scott!
Doug, have you been watching Farmhouse DIY videos again? LOL! How are things in the great state of Iowa?
@@elaineplate8921 shiplap paneling and chalk paint seems to be the cure all these days. Lol. Iowa has been a little rainy lately, but at least it hasn't been real cold yet. 😁
“Use colorful language.” lol 😁 Sometimes, Scott, you’re just a hoot. I thank you for it.
Oh!!! That lamp, that Lamp !! Did I say I love that lamp? 😭
That is a lamp beyond any lamps
Ain't she sweet.
Scott's Old Curiosity Shop
Oh!!! That’s the most wonderful lamp I have ever, ever seen
She's great! I'm so glad you're restoring her 👍💖
She is so gorgeous.😍cannot wait for her debut.🌹
The lamp is truly a beauty. I have no intention of restoring or learning to restore a lamp, yet......I'm mesmerized & amazed watching you do this. It's interesting and entertaining! Waoh! She's a lady.
I LOVE your tutorial videos Scott! So informative!!
Hey Scott thanks for these videos I’m learning so much watching you repair old beauties. I found this lamp being sold on Etsy she did have a lot more of her gilding but honestly I like the darker finish with less gilding on yours. My mom and I go antiquing together and found a wonderful brass lamp with a jadeite ball in it but the wire needs to be replaced so watching this video gives me the courage to have a go at it. Thanks again vintage loving friend.
Oh fantastic. Thank you!!
I've never seen those bulbs and shades,amazing..
I’ve only watched about eight minutes and you have given me so much information! I’m blown away by how much information is packed within this 23 minute video. I have what appears to be the same lamp and it’s in need of restoration in this video is perfect to guide me through it. Thank you 🙏🏽
The lamp is gorgeous and you educating your subscribes is awesome. GREAT VIDEO AND GREAT CONTENT.
She's beautiful. I love her, why can't I find these beautiful things?
Jeepers, Scott!! It was making my teeth hurt! Memories of my dentist trying to get my impacted wisdom tooth out!😱😱😱
Oh my word yes. That old wire was very happy stay right were it was placed over 100 years ago!
Jan Upczak I felt my tooth being pried out as I read your comment
@@elderlypoodle9181 I'm so sorry if I triggered a memory with my comment! I hope your pain wasn't as bad as mine... I used to refer to my dentist as Dr. Mengala! He never liked to give Novocain. Talk about post traumatic stress! Anyway, here's hoping you have a great week, and NO tooth troubles, lol!😓😉😊
i am in love with that lamp
I love that you do the work and I only need to watch. Your Jugendstil lamp is gorgeous. Looking forward to see the result.
Hi Scott, Thanks for 'splaining about the different metals. I had never heard of spelter! Looking forward to part 2!
I've always had antique lamps in my family and still do i have some myself
We will excuse the misuse of the word socket for plug, only because you are now using the correct word for coffee- percolated. Scott, you make us all proud becoming a real coffee connoisseur! Moving on up to the east side. Beautiful lamp!
Well Rickey.....sorry to disappoint you. I shall never turn my back completely on my beloved cheap $$ store instant coffee. Now cheese is a different ball of wax all together. I'll walk 100 miles for a true authentic Stilton!
Scott's Old Curiosity Shop Scott I bet most of us don’t know Swiss from Havarti. Please during the holidays give us a cheese lesson! That would be fun and different. Please include Salem.
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"Ok, loved ones... "
Well, well, well, looks like we're taking this relationship to the next level.
LOL
Fun fun fun to watch. Thanks.
I loved the "OOPS"! I would have liked to hear how many lamps you've already re-wired before tackling this one on camera!
Oh gosh I think I rewired my fist antique lamp when I was about 15 years old. So.....let's just say over the past 30 plus years....many lamps!
Great video! My mother used to go to a lamp store on Broome St. it’s still there. Fun place to wander around.
She is beautiful as is.
I have a somewhat worn old finish myself. (70yrs). 😼😻
I also have a few ceramic sockets like that as well
I just broke my glass lamp while playing the song 'Persistent Vision' by the Dischord Records band, Rites Of Spring. My guitar headstock collided with the glass, shattering instantly.
Fascinating!
I have a lamp socket that dates back to 1907 and actually still works
I actually taught myself how to rewire lamps years ago. It is one of the most satisfying things ever. That one is going to be wonderful! Is spelter the same as pot metal? My dad worked in a foundry and sometimes they would make a mold of ...say, a cast iron frog or a muffin tin and would use the days leavings to make a cheaper version of a nice piece. We had a cast iron frog that was a beauty. Wish I had it now.
Yes indeed spelter is often also called pot metal.
So cool!
I think she is a fabulous old gal.
Hi Scott. I've just thrifted an antique bridge lamp.
Have you ever done a video of a restoration for one?
Thanks!
That is a gorgeous old lamp! Also, thought I would add a bit of input on the approximate age of those sockets. I am not an expert on antique I sockets, but I do have a bit of knowledge about them. The first socket that you removed I would dare say dates to the 1950s or newer, because of the Bakelite and aluminum construction. As far as I know, I’m pretty sure they still used the nice chunky brass and porcelain sockets up into the 40s (but don’t quote me on that) and the second socket you removed with the gorgeous hefty copper contacts and porcelain housing is almost most definitely original to that fixture! Thanks for breathing life back into this old beauty! (EDIT)quick fun fact, I’m pretty sure all the modern “plastic” sockets are actually still made from Bakelite, or some similar modern material like phenolic resin and have the same basic construction as the one from the 50s. Also I agree, putting any modern “brass” socket into a gorgeous or fixture like that would be sacrilege!!! As far as I can tell, The housings on those modern brass sockets are actually just made from cheap brass plated aluminum, as opposed to the antique brass sockets, whose housings were actually made from real pieces of sheet brass. If you made it all the way to the bottom of this comment, thank you, and apologies for rambling for so long… lol, it’s a habit of mine
Love it.
I love that lamp, it's going to be magnificent!! Are you going to keep this one? I hope so. It is sooo nice!! =D
She may be a keeper.
GOOD. You are very lucky to find all the rare items. I keep peeking in your shop and love to own a few pcs you have up to bid. "I want, I want but do I neeeeeed them?!" LOL
Yeah! A new fix-er-up video! I learn so much from these. Really looking forward to the next steps. (You may want to point your camera down a little so you don't wear your arms out trying to work on everything up in the air!)
You know your great..right? 🤗
Credit given to my late father, great uncle and grand parents who taught me to appreciate old things. 99 percent of what I know I learned from them. And there is something new to learn every day. I'm thrilled that you have picked up so many new viewers.
They did a fine job. God bless them, and you as well. ❤️
Thank you very much my friend. 🤗
Hi Scott! I can’t wait to see the finished product! Do you save those old antique parts? I can’t imagine you just throwing them away. Lol!
Oh my word yes. Every "scrap" is saved. Even the 110 year old electric wire. I'll even save the broken sockets. Some will be rebuilt or used for parts. I save everything.
SHE is FABULOUS.... I picked one up this weekend, with two fat boy chain pulls also..circa late 1920s.. but not near as FINE as her!!..I'm just a little (a lot) jealous.. LOL..
Oh let's see a picture of yours!!!!!
I would imagine an alloy gilding would have been applied as ormolu was probably reserved for expensive pieces. Also, ormolu was highly toxic as it contained mercury. I used to work on 29th and 8th.
Oh yes real ormolu (gold on bronze) was expensive for sure. This kind of lamp was mas produced and the "bronze" patina over spelter with gilding was only to give the illusion of something much more expensive. We didn't all the money of the Vanderbilts but at least we could "put on the style".
@@oldcuriosityshop265 I just visited the Moravian cemetery today where many of the Vanderbilts are buried. Coincidence?
So I have a similar fixture, and I'm thinking of doing new wire work. However, it has 3 lamps (bulbs) off of a single branch, with the first and second lamps having a bit of a branch-off from the main. HOW do I get so much wire into it with all the bends? Or is it better to make a new branch and wire and solder the pieces together after the wire is in?
Oh Sean you can do it. You just need very fine grade insulated lamp wire. I can't every find it at big box hardware and home improvement stores but you can order it on line. Believe me I know just what you are talking about.
@@oldcuriosityshop265
I finally ended up using thermostat wire (18awg solid) and a bunch of lubricant to push it through one by one until all six wires were in! Still a tight fit, but the cable lubricant really makes a difference.
Awesome. I’d love to see it!
@@oldcuriosityshop265 what's the best way to send you a photo?
Oldcuriosityshop99@gmail.com
I have a similar lamp...i left it alone good choice
Where is part 2?
Wow!!!😱
Have you ever considered becoming an endodontist? You'd make great money doing root canals!!!
Awwww isn’t she lovely
One pic to my house roman girl lamp light very good pic
you don't pronounce 1907 as "nineteen-OH-seven"? 19-7 is not 1907, is it? years ago i had a client with an address like 20011 and she'd pronounce it as "two hundred-eleven", which is actually 211. maybe that's how she avoided bill collectors! hahahaha!
The date on the socket is 1907.
My grandmother, God rest her soul, was born in the year of our Lord 1902. She would have said, “ I was born in nineteen two”. I certainly would not have been bold enough to correct a woman who lived through WW1 , the Great Depression, woman suffrage, WW2 and all the events after that to reach the ripe old age of 98.