 1972 - My first display cabinet. I bought my first fairy lamp in 1971 and I still have it. It is the dark diamond point on the second shelf, right. Pat and I "debated" several days before we bought it. After all, it was $15 and pretty extravagant on our budget. Little did we know how infectious collecting can be. |
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These five snapshots are of one of my cabinets. They are all fairy-size. Now, look carefully for my "mismatched" fairy lamps or those that need matching bases. Perhaps you, or someone you know, can help me out. ;-) |
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| The four photos above are all pyramid-size fairy lamps. | |
 Just a few pyramids and spare parts. |
 My only L.G. Wright fairy lamp and a few pyramids. |
 A few more fairy lamps, barber bottles, tumblers, tie backs, etc. |
 More fairy lamps, mostly Nailsea-type and a few miniature lamps. |
 This cabinet contains mostly pyramid-size except for the Burmese. |
 A very small collection of tumblers. |
 Pat was a calligrapher for many years. This is her collection of inkwells. |
 These are tiebacks. Some are probably Sandwich. |
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| This is a small collection of miniature lamps with a few Glow Lights thrown in. As you can see, many of my miniatures are incomplete but they are "fun" to collect anyway. | |
 A small collection of barber bottles. Finding one for $20 in the 70's was not uncommon. Not today. :-( |
 Christmas lights, David Winter cottages, and a few odds-n-ends. |
 I wish I had a collection of Lithophanes, but alas, this is the only one I have other than a fairy lamp. |
 This oil lamp shade is painted to resemble Burmese. The decoration is similar to the Prunus pattern. I consider it to be a Smith Brothers shade. Can anyone help me with a better attribution? |
| Well, I hope you enjoyed this peek into another collector's passion. |
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