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<p>[QUOTE="Phil Douglas, post: 4209378, member: 13223"][ATTACH=full]335433[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]335434[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]335435[/ATTACH] I bought this pendant ceiling lamp from an architectural salvage place in Adelaide. The seller thought it might be as old as 1930's, I have no idea.</p><p>The bulb holder is for an Edison screw E27 (still a common standard), and was marked with the initials DRGM, which might be Deutsches Reich Gebrauchs Muster. It is made of brass and ceramic. But the ring that holds three of the lights and the central rose both have plastic fixtures that clamp onto the wire, stopping it slide (see second pic). Does this suggest a more modern provenance, or might it have been added later?</p><p>One of the four shades got a serious ding, and I am hoping to repair it (see third pic). I am torn between using Ultra Clear Araldite and a proprietary product designed to repair car windscreens. Any thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Phil Douglas, post: 4209378, member: 13223"][ATTACH=full]335433[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]335434[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]335435[/ATTACH] I bought this pendant ceiling lamp from an architectural salvage place in Adelaide. The seller thought it might be as old as 1930's, I have no idea. The bulb holder is for an Edison screw E27 (still a common standard), and was marked with the initials DRGM, which might be Deutsches Reich Gebrauchs Muster. It is made of brass and ceramic. But the ring that holds three of the lights and the central rose both have plastic fixtures that clamp onto the wire, stopping it slide (see second pic). Does this suggest a more modern provenance, or might it have been added later? One of the four shades got a serious ding, and I am hoping to repair it (see third pic). I am torn between using Ultra Clear Araldite and a proprietary product designed to repair car windscreens. Any thoughts?[/QUOTE]
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