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Lampshade Collection

Background imageLampshade Collection: Men playing billiards in a club

Men playing billiards in a club. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLampshade Collection: Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1890

Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1890
Variety of Victorian household items. 1890

Background imageLampshade Collection: 1920s woman in room at night

1920s woman in room at night
Illustration showing a woman in a fringed flapper dress standing pensively against a window. Her dress rather nicely matches the fringed lampshade and scarf or wrap nearby. Date: 1927

Background imageLampshade Collection: Billiards champion with trophy

Billiards champion with trophy
Billiards champion with the trophy he has won. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLampshade Collection: Advert for Elkington & Co Victorian items 1895

Advert for Elkington & Co Victorian items 1895
Advert for Elkington & Co, with eleotro plate household items including; Irish inkstand, vegetable dish, tea and coffee set, case of four serviette rings, salt and spoons, salad bowl and servers

Background imageLampshade Collection: A decorative lamp and lampshade. The image was accompanied by instructions on how to make

A decorative lamp and lampshade. The image was accompanied by instructions on how to make the lampshade oneself. Date: 1954

Background imageLampshade Collection: Advertisement for Mazda electric lamps (made in Rugby) showing people in a rather opulent

Advertisement for Mazda electric lamps (made in Rugby) showing people in a rather opulent domestic interior seated on a sofa lit by a lamp which would fetch thousands on ebay today! Date: c.1924

Background imageLampshade Collection: Fashion page, The Afternoon Dress and the Lampshade Skirt

Fashion page, The Afternoon Dress and the Lampshade Skirt - a Mainbocher model at Debenham and Freebody, Wigmore Street, London, in black fancy-weave romaine with organ-pleated frills. Date: 1933

Background imageLampshade Collection: Imperial Billiard Hall, Deansgate, Bolton, Lancashire

Imperial Billiard Hall, Deansgate, Bolton, Lancashire, with eleven full-size tables by E J Riley Ltd, Accrington. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLampshade Collection: Advert for Maple & Co. lamps 1893

Advert for Maple & Co. lamps 1893
Selection of wrought iron and polished brass extending floor lamps. Date: 1893

Background imageLampshade Collection: Interior Squared Date: 1948

Interior Squared Date: 1948

Background imageLampshade Collection: SEWING A LAMPSHADE / 1930S

SEWING A LAMPSHADE / 1930S
By pleating a strip of paper and sewing bright coloured wool through it, you can make an effective lampshade only costs a few pence. Date: 1930s

Background imageLampshade Collection: Reading by a Paper-bell Shade

Reading by a Paper-bell Shade, mezzotint on paper after Henry Robert Morland, published in London c.1768. Date: c.1768

Background imageLampshade Collection: Trade catalogue for lamp stands and shades 1911

Trade catalogue for lamp stands and shades 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a variety of Edwardian telescopic floor lamp stands and shades. Date: 1911

Background imageLampshade Collection: Advert for Clarkes cricklite lamps 1897

Advert for Clarkes cricklite lamps 1897
New style lamps made from silk, instead of the old style very dangerous paper shades. 1897

Background imageLampshade Collection: Advert for Maple & Co. lamps 1892

Advert for Maple & Co. lamps 1892
Various floor lamps in solid brass, wrought iron and copper, each lamp is fitted with a patent self-extinguished burner. 1892

Background imageLampshade Collection: Advert for Spiers & Ponds stores, oil lamps 1898

Advert for Spiers & Ponds stores, oil lamps 1898
Selection of Victorian oil lamps available from Spiers & Pond s, hardware department. 1898

Background imageLampshade Collection: Fire in London Underground train near Holland Park

Fire in London Underground train near Holland Park
Fire in a London Underground train near Holland Park Station, 28 July 1958. General view of the fire-damaged rear section of the first carriage

Background imageLampshade Collection: Tabby kitten with light bulb

Tabby kitten with light bulb
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten holding on tightly to a light bulb, probably inside a standard lamp. 1950s

Background imageLampshade Collection: Lunch Room, Hotel Kramer, Malmo, Sweden

Lunch Room, Hotel Kramer, Malmo, Sweden
Lunch Room, Hotel Kramer, Stortorget (the historic Main Square of the city), Malmo, Sweden. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLampshade Collection: Advert for Arctic Lamps 1898

Advert for Arctic Lamps 1898
Decorative lamps with the old style burning shades and the new improved Artic lamp with shade support. 1898

Background imageLampshade Collection: Lampshades with motifs 1929

Lampshades with motifs 1929
Lampshades with motifs of marigolds and parrots, products for Harrods catalogue lampshades department. Date: 1929

Background imageLampshade Collection: Incense, Cinnamon, Myrrh

Incense, Cinnamon, Myrrh
Orientalism: depiction of the influece of all things eastern upon western fashions including harem pants or Turkish trousers & turbans. N.B lampshade tunic. Date: 1914

Background imageLampshade Collection: At Dressmakers 1913

At Dressmakers 1913
A dressmaker adjusts the hem of a tango skirt which is worn with a backless, sleeveless tunic & striped sash. A gentleman holds her fur- trimmed mantle. Date: 1913

Background imageLampshade Collection: Joseph Spirati, Showroom, 12 Mortimer Street, London

Joseph Spirati, Showroom, 12 Mortimer Street, London
Joseph Spirati, Showroom displaying lamps and lampshades, 12 Mortimer Street, London. Date: circa 1910

Background imageLampshade Collection: Lamp shade 1887

Lamp shade 1887
Lampshade has a framework of wire and covered with red satin and lace adorned with red ribbon rushing and bows. Date: 1887

Background imageLampshade Collection: Advert for Stadelmann & Co. lamps 1889

Advert for Stadelmann & Co. lamps 1889
Three ornate style stands with lampshade. Date: 1889

Background imageLampshade Collection: Designs in a brochure, Dy-o-la Dyes

Designs in a brochure, Dy-o-la Dyes
Designs in a brochure showing how to decorate household items with Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s

Background imageLampshade Collection: Home refurbished by Dy-o-la Dyes

Home refurbished by Dy-o-la Dyes
Page from a brochure, a home entirely refurbished by Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s

Background imageLampshade Collection: The Empire Cookery Book - Advert for Holophane Lampshades

The Empire Cookery Book - Advert for Holophane Lampshades. Date: 1920s

Background imageLampshade Collection: Tapestry designs, Weldons Beautiful Needlework

Tapestry designs, Weldons Beautiful Needlework
Tapestry designs for home furnishings, a double page spread in Weldons Beautiful Needlework magazine. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageLampshade Collection: Cast and crew on a film set

Cast and crew on a film set -- a man and woman sit at a table, while another man holds up a slate (Shot 11, Set 3). Date: 20th century



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