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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Elmwood on May 18, 2009, 01:20:46 PM

Title: third and final lot for ID pls:- Murano or WF ?
Post by: Elmwood on May 18, 2009, 01:20:46 PM

Hello again,

Have decided to post my third unidentified lot.......Again bought yesterday in a lot of 5 as WF ?

Have been told it works, old wiring in keeping with age.  It measures 8.5" from base to neck (without fitting).  Have scrutinised the on-line WF catalogues and havn't been able to throw any light on it.....

Either way i quite like this one, and when the plug it attached and I get to see the overall effect ......it may be staying.......

Anyway, any ideas, help, info etc would be appreciated as always........and any references to WF lamps would be interesting too.

Thanks again, Sharron

Title: Re: third and final lot for ID pls:- Murano or WF ?
Post by: glassobsessed on May 18, 2009, 02:47:01 PM

I have little idea if it is Whitefriars or not, if not it may be French or Italian or....

I noticed in your first photo that the bulb holder can be earthed (little screw fixing on the side). If the flex only has two wires in it I would recommend replacing it with a new flex with three wires so that the metal bulb holder can be earthed. This may help prevent an electric shock from an old fitting, generally a hair raising experience worth avoiding. You can normally find new flex in white, black or gold easily and other colours if you look harder.

I bet it will look lovely in use.

John.

Title: Re: third and final lot for ID pls:- Murano or WF ?
Post by: kazleeb on May 18, 2009, 03:40:01 PM

hi try whitefriars.com theyve got a place on thier called is it whitfriars where you can post a pic, kaz

Title: Re: third and final lot for ID pls:- Murano or WF ?
Post by: Elmwood on May 18, 2009, 07:48:21 PM

Hi,

Thanks to John and Kaz.

John - I wondered why Mike was reluctant to put a plug on yesterday! As it happens he is a qualified electrician, but no doubt my lamp will be last in line....thankyou for the advice.

Kaz- have re-discovered the WF site and spent a morning purusing the catalogues, obeserving and learning about this great institution.

Still none the wiser about this lamp as yet.....

Sharron

Title: Re: third and final lot for ID pls:- Murano or WF ?
Post by: vidrioguapo on May 18, 2009, 07:56:59 PM

Most lamps produced by Whitefriars are not in the catalogues for some reason, but if you put a photo on ISIT? on the www.whitefriars.com site, then someone may have some information gleaned from other sources.  Emmi

Title: Re: third and final lot for ID pls:- Murano or WF ?
Post by: Elmwood on May 18, 2009, 09:06:13 PM

Hi Emmi - Thanks for your advice today.

I take it you have no further thoughts on item no 2 from earlier? What I thought was the lobed come knobbly bowl?

Do you think I could post both them both on the WF site......

Thanks Sharron

Title: Re: third and final lot for ID pls:- Murano or WF ?
Post by: vidrioguapo on May 18, 2009, 09:15:42 PM

Yes do post them both, , as I said the bowl does not leap out at me as Whitefriars, but I am not infallible and it just may have slipped out of my radar, and I haven't had time to trawl through the catalogues.  But if it is, and someone is familiar with it, then it is worth doing.  Emmi
PS I think the lamp may not be Whitefriars as the lamps I have seen have an aliminium fitting at the top unlike yours, but do try.