I don't know too much about this company, but I can tell you that it was
started in London by a man named John Maple in 1841. Now, from what I
remember, his company started stamping an LTD. mark after the Maple &
Co. mark after the year 1891. This me...
This shade is from a GWTW style lamp that's been offered in catalogs
since the 1980's The bottom portion is made of the same style glass with
the appropriate antique brass lamp parts. I recall them being sold in
the Montgomery Ward catalog as well as...
I agree that this is a 1960's lamp. You can tell be the wiring. It looks
too new to be something older and just the overall style is sort of that
"Las Vegas" style from that time period. The style of the shade is too
modern. The panels are more "flow...
My grandmother had one of these hanging over her country kitchen table.
She purchased it in Sears in the late 1960's These hung in homes where
they had that "Colonial Revival" motiff. You know, the panelling on the
walls, eagles on the walls, and ruf...
I believe that this is a 19th century specimen cabinet. People forget
that many people at the turn of the last century collected things such
as bird eggs, insects, and other preserved living things. The two slide
out shelves are for writing down info...