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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 9969101, member: 33"]Hello, [USER=88610]@DiverAbroad[/USER] -- I think it is a replacement shade, due to the fact that the shade is too short to cover the tops of the pulls that turn on the bulbs. Also, it looks a little out of proportion. And (to me, at least) doesn't look like the right style for the rest of the lamp.</p><p><br /></p><p>About Norman Perry Lamp Co., I found two obituaries for people who died in Plymouth, New Hampshire, USA. Each had worked for that company in an earlier part of their lives. One person lived 1929-2020 and the other lived 1937-2014. Assuming they were each at least 20 years old when they started working there, you could say that the company was in existence in the 1950s-1960s in Plymouth, NH. It doesn't come up now in general searches. Old newspaper advertisements would give more information, but would be a longer search.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can't tell how old the lamp is, but the label on the light socket that you posted looks relatively modern. I see the numbers 02/03 in the upper corner of that label, which might be a date... of when the socket fixture was made, not necessarily the lamp.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 9969101, member: 33"]Hello, [USER=88610]@DiverAbroad[/USER] -- I think it is a replacement shade, due to the fact that the shade is too short to cover the tops of the pulls that turn on the bulbs. Also, it looks a little out of proportion. And (to me, at least) doesn't look like the right style for the rest of the lamp. About Norman Perry Lamp Co., I found two obituaries for people who died in Plymouth, New Hampshire, USA. Each had worked for that company in an earlier part of their lives. One person lived 1929-2020 and the other lived 1937-2014. Assuming they were each at least 20 years old when they started working there, you could say that the company was in existence in the 1950s-1960s in Plymouth, NH. It doesn't come up now in general searches. Old newspaper advertisements would give more information, but would be a longer search. I can't tell how old the lamp is, but the label on the light socket that you posted looks relatively modern. I see the numbers 02/03 in the upper corner of that label, which might be a date... of when the socket fixture was made, not necessarily the lamp.[/QUOTE]
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