Like the Red Cross but for Lamps

It sat ignored on a pile of trash waiting for the garbage truck to come by and carry it off to the landfill.

At least that was its fate until I came along. For you see, I have a special fondness for lamps. I hope to have a lamp shop of my own someday when I retire. It’ll have new lamps for sure but the real pleasure will come from the small repair counter in the back. I get such an immediate sense of gratification to take a lamp that’s been ignored and with a little work, give it a new life.

Such was the case with this character. As I found it, the cord had been clipped off at the base and the bulbs were missing. $10 in parts and some simple electrical work performed on a Saturday afternoon and it’s good as new.

The lamp, a Flexarm by the Art Specialty Company from Chicago, boasts all metal construction with a flexible gooseneck and twin flourescent tubes. It sells new for $129.95. Not bad huh, $10 for a $130 lamp? The only problem now is where to put it.

The new plug and cord installed by yours truly.