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2. Fostoria Shade and Lamp Company - Wikipedia

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   The Fostoria Shade and Lamp Company was the largest manufacturer of glass lamps in the United States during the early 1890s. It began operations in Fostoria, Ohio , on May 17, 1890. The plant was run by Nicholas Kopp Jr., a former chemist at Hobbs, Brockunier and Company in West Virginia .

3. Lampshade - Wikipedia

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   Two modern electric lamps with lampshades. A lampshade is a fixture that envelops the light bulb on a lamp to redirect the light it emits. The shade is often affixed onto a light fixture to reduce the intensity of the light to observers, shield the light from a harsh environment, or for decoration by altering the color or creating shadows.

4. Pavement light - Wikipedia

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   The purple shade has developed over a century. These are multi prisms; the ridges can be seen running vertically ( see § Transparent elements ). Pavement lights (UK), vault lights (US), floor lights , or sidewalk prisms are flat-topped walk-on skylights , usually set into pavement (sidewalks) or floors to let sunlight into the space below.

5. Daylighting (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Concrete walls with glass prisms running through them have also been made. With the advent of cheaper optical fibers and fiber-optic concrete walls, daylight (and shadow images) can then pass directly through a solid concrete wall, making it translucent; fiber optics will lead light around bends and over tens of meters. [ 25 ]

6. Banker's lamp - Wikipedia

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   An example of a banker's lamp. The banker's lamp is a style of electric desk or table lamp often characterized by a brass stand, green glass lamp shade, and pull-chain switch. Such a lamp was first patented in the United States under the Emeralite brand name. Banker's lamps have become iconic, often used in libraries and offices in films and TV ...

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