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2. Fostoria Shade and Lamp Company - Wikipedia

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   Lamps from the 1890s consisted of a stand, font, chimney, and often a shade. [24] The font (also spelled "fount") held the kerosine for the lamp. [25] The chimney was a glass tube placed around the lamp's flame that had a bulge at the base that kept drafts away from the flame and added extra illumination. [26]

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4. Christmas decoration - Wikipedia

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   A clear glass tube is heated over an open flame. It is then inserted into a mold. The glassblower then blows into the end of the tube. The glass expands to fill the mold. The glass takes on the shape of the mold. It is cooled. A silver nitrate solution is swirled about inside the ornament. This gives the ornament a silver glow.

5. Lampshade - Wikipedia

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   A "fitter" describes how the lampshade connects to the lamp base. The most common lampshade fitter is a Spider fitter. Spider fitters are set on top of a lamp harp, and secured with a finial. The harp is typically seated below the socket and two arms rise up around the light bulb and join at the top, where it provides resting support for the ...

6. Fostoria Glass Company - Wikipedia

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   Note 4] Production of tableware, bar goods, and lamps began on December 15, 1887. [15] The glass men that formed the new company had gained their experience from working at the Hobbs, Brockunier and Company glass plant in Wheeling. Lucian B. Martin, the company's first president, had been a sales executive at the Hobbs works. [3]

7. Category:Types of lamp - Wikipedia

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   G6.35 (lamp base) G9 (lamp base) G38 (lamp base) Gas lighting; Gas-discharge lamp; GravityLight; GU5.3 (lamp base) GU10 (lamp base) GU24 lamp fitting; H. Halogen lamp; I.