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1). How to Make Victorian Lamp Shades
Copyright 2006 Candy Arnold
During the Victorian era lighting was primarily from gas. But with Edison’s improved design of the incandescent light bulb in 1879, electric lighting began replacing gas lighting in Victorian homes. This change became the catalyst for a variety of lamp shades made to shield the glaring light bulbs.
Elegant shades graced table and floor lamps as well as crystal chandeliers imported from Europe.
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