Metal Airplane Desk Lamp

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by cxgirl, Jun 25, 2016.

  1. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    I picked this up today - needs to be re-wired, missing a fin on the tail. Do you think this is a shop class piece? I've had airplane lamps before and have never seen one like this nor can I find any now.
    The plane is 9"L x 13" wingspan.
    Any ideas appreciated.
    Thanks for looking.
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    seems crude enough to be home made....those engines look like knobs..!
     
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  3. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    Thanks komokwa!
    Yes, maybe they are knobs. I like how the blades turn - I'm easily amused.
     
  4. Ladybranch

    Ladybranch Well-Known Member

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  5. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    Thank-you lady branch, they do look similar!
    I hope you are home, resting comfortably and feeling better:)
     
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  6. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Those notches on the lower edges (both side, front aft and mid-ships) make me wonder whether this was made from an otherwise complete model, perhaps one that was damaged somehow. Might also explain the missing cross fin on the tail.
     
  7. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    I agree @Bakersgma, Looks like an older metal model (hence the pre cut for the tail cross fin) that was made into a lamp. Looks to me someone took off the bottom of the plane (hence the notched areas that I would guess the bottom half fit into) and installed a newer lighting system!!
     
  8. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    Thanks bakers and rayo! I wonder if this might have been a toy/model plane that was turned into a lamp, and yes, missing the bottom piece.
     
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  9. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Exactly, Ray!
     
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  10. Ladybranch

    Ladybranch Well-Known Member

  11. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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    Gotta like this one....
     
  12. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    Thanks - sorry for 1 too many "hences" LOL!!
     
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  13. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    I've heard this befor on here now I get a chance to use the expression - "Go big or go home" - LOL!




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  14. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I think that sums up Howard Hughes in a nutshell.......
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  15. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

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  16. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    The Birch Goose. :)
     
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  17. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    Great photos!
    Thanks KOT, I think so too!
     
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  18. Brenda Anna

    Brenda Anna Well-Known Member

    I love it!
     
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  19. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi KoT,
    Was not the plane referred to as the Spruce Goose? I never heard the term Birch Goose.:confused:
    greg
     
  20. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Yes it was and is....
    But it's made mostly of Birch. Don't think there's a fiber of Spruce in it.
    ~
    I wonder if it tastes sweet if you lick it... :)
    ~
    And now you can never say "never" again. :)
    ~
    'Reporters' continuously make up s**t by the millisecond. :p
     
    Last edited: Jun 26, 2016
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