Floor Lamp
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PALM LEAF ELECTRIC FLOOR LAMP, VERY PRETTY $14.99 |
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DECO STYLE INDUSTRIAL FLOOR SPRING TENSION LAMP $85.00 |
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New Turtle Night Light/Floor Lamp $22.99 |
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RARE** UPSALA EKEBY PAPRIKA FLOOR LAMP GLAZE ** THOMSON EAMES MID CENTURY $744.00 |
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Vintage Burton Magnifying UltraViolet Exam Floor Lamp Adjustable $19.99 |
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Vtg Bridge Arm Floor Lamp Footed Base Art Deco NR! Milk Glass Ornate Victorian $49.99 |
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VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL DAZOR FLOATING FIXTURE FLOOR LAMP SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING $169.00 |
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MID CENTURY DANISH MOD TEAK TRIPOD CYLINDER FLOOR LAMP $899.99 |
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1956 Isamu Noguchi Akari floor lamp photo Bonniers NYC vintage print ad $8.49 |
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FLOOR LAMP PARTS $5.00 |
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Antique Wrought Iron Bridge Arm Floor Lamp with Beaded Fringe Silk Shade $395.00 |
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Fisher Price Loving Family Dollhouse FLOOR LAMP $5.00 |
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1968 CAMARO FIREBIRD ZJ9 AUXILARY LIGHTING FLOOR LAMPS HARNESS $30.00 |
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Vintage Retro Tweed Table Floor Lamp Light Shade Mid Century Modern $29.98 |
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Strombecker 1″ Scale Dollhouse 1950′s Living Room Chair & Floor Lamp $15.99 |
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FASHION DOLL – FLOOR LAMP – Annie’s Attic – 1997 $1.29 |
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VINTAGE MID CENTURY TENSION FLOOR POLE LAMP LIGHT 3 COL $115.00 |
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Spiral Base Floor Lamp With Shade $53.97 |
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Vintage Antique Art Deco Victorian style Bridge Floor Lamp $125.00 |
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ANTIQUE OLD VINTAGE VICTORIAN ORNATE BLACK WROUGHT IRON GOTHIC FLOOR LIGHT LAMP $299.99 |
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VTG DAVIDSON hand crank INDUSTRIAL floor LAMP light BASE 72in adjustable TRIPOD $29.00 |
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Lighting Enterprises F-1413/9433 Floor Lamp $140.00 |
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Mainstays Floor Lamp with Reading Light NEW $22.95 |
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Vtg Bridge Arm Floor Lamp Shabby Art Deco Premier Co NR! Brass & Wood Ornate $49.99 |
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Antique Etched Ruby Glass Floor Lamp $99.99 |
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Antique Amethyst Hobnail Glass Floor Lamp $99.99 |
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Daylight24 Floor Lamp Replacement Bulb 902020 55W Light FOR Eyestrain Reducing $9.95 |
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PORTFOLIO FLOOR LAMP PAINTED GREEN FINISH W/PLASTIC SHADE 0211440 TME#4321 $9.00 |
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Vintage Stiffel Lamp Shade White Milk Glass Light Diffuser Table Floor Torchiere $39.97 |
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#820120 Corning Lamp Shade White Milk Glass Light Diffuser Table Floor Torchiere $39.97 |
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DENTAL TEETH WHITENING LED BLUE LAMP FLOOR HOLDER w $299.99 |
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DENTAL TEETH WHITENING LED LAMP LIGHT FLOOR HOLDER x $299.99 |
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65″ H BRASS / MARBLE BASE FLOOR LAMP, Mid Century Modern, Vintage LOOK, NEW $854.05 |
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LAURA ASHLEY LIGHTING Espresso Bronze Swing Floor Lamp $270.00 |
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OttLite 24w Floor Standing Tattoo & Piercing Lamp $139.99 |
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Vintage Mid-Century Modern Adjustable metal floor lamp Eames Era $125.00 |
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69″ H DARK BRONZE 5 LIGHT FLOOR LAMP, Mid Century Modern, Vintage LOOK, NEW $854.05 |
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VINTAGE BULLET EAMES ERA FLOOR LAMP GOOSE NECK $99.99 |
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LAURA ASHLEY LIGHTING Valrhona Bronze Floor Lamp $270.00 |
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Art Deco Torchiere Antique Lamp ALMCO BIG BULB Chicago Flapper Floor Turned Wood $280.45 |
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1930s ART DECO Signed REMBRANDT Urn Design STEEL MESH FLOOR Lamp SHADE $198.58 |
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LAURA ASHLEY LIGHTING Keats Floor Lamp Brushed Espresso $261.00 |
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Floor Infrared TDP Lamp Mineral Therapy Heat Timer best seller for Arthritis $88.00 |
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60′s Vintage Mid Century Modern Atomic Chrome Orb Floor Lamp Arredoluce Era $900.00 |
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Vintage machine age Ajusco industrial retro gooseneck floor lamp $50.00 |
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Vtg Mid Century Regency Modern 60s 2 Tall Floor Lamps Lamp Accent Decor Lights $349.99 |
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Vintage Antique Old Bridge Lamp Floor Lamp Bronze Patina Finish Silk Shade $375.00 |
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Cal Lighting Canora Floor Lamp in Crystal BO-2079FL $133.76 |
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Torchiere Floor Lamp, Black TADD $0.99 |
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Adesso 5123-22 Radar Floor Lamp, Chrome $0.99 |
Shopping Tips: Choosing Your Floor Lamp
Before you buy a floor lamp there are certain things that you might want to keep in mind. First of all you need to know that floor lamps were considered to be more dangerous than other lamps until the last decade or so when technology and good design helped fix some of the problems that made this style of lamp flawed in the first place.
For instance, historically, floor lamps have always been known to tip over. Nowadays there is a standard that contemporary floor lamps must meet call the UL “tipability” standard. This means that the floor lamp you are buying has a much heavier base and there is less danger of it falling over and landing, say, on a sofa cushion and setting it on fire.
Yet another feature of floor lamps that made them dangerous for years was the cords. The cords were made of cloth and easily caught fire with the slightest of power surges. Nowadays floor lamps are made with a plastic zip cord rather than the old cloth cords. The old cloth cords also used to fray and it was much easier for an animal or child to chew through them or get accidentally shocked just by touching it.
The fact that most antique lamps do not have a standardized non-tippable base or a safe electrical cord is why you are probably better off to buy a new floor lamp then one from an antique store. It is just safer.
Yet another reason is that the very old floor lamps attached their lampshades through a wire clamp that was attached to the shade itself. This style of clamp for attaching light bulbs is also obsolete.
However if you do find the floor lamp of your dreams there is no reason why you can’t take it to an electrician or antique dealer to see what can be done to refurbish it. This is done all of the time to recycle old floor lamps. It is probably a good idea not to try and rewire an old lamp yourself unless you
are an experienced electrician.
Although rewiring an old floor lamp is easy, making sure the base is stable is not. All it takes is one wild child or unruly dog to tip it over and you could have a fire on your hands.
Floor lamps come in an incredible number of styles nowadays including all of the retro looks that you would find in an antique store and all of the more contemporary styles. As you browse online to shop for floor lamps it is quite common to find them in every style imaginable including Mission, Seventies Retro, Tiffany, Art Deco, Arts and Crafts, Country, Late Victorian and Gas. You can also find modern Swedish
styles that include shades shaped like upside down frying pans and large metallic mixing bowls.
Nowadays floor lamps come in every type of finish and shade including glass, porcelain and brushed metal and there are some very unique, beautiful and interesting contemporary floor lamps, as well as the more traditional styles, around.
About the Author
Lauren Tyler is a writer at
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