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			Ball Shades with 4" Fitters for Victorian Oil Lamps, Banquet Lamps, and Gone with the Wind Lamps The appropriate size of a ball shade is determined by its diameter at the widest part of the ball. A rule of thumb is that the diameter of the ball should be equal to, or slightly larger than, the fattest part of the bottom font whether it be metal or glass. Click the size shade you need: 8" / 9" / 10" / 11" / 12" / Miniatures
		The most prolifically produced style of kerosene lamp which takes a ball shade is called a Gone With The Wind or GWTW (above). It has a removable brass font which sits inside a glass base which matches the ball shade. Although they are named after the popular Civil War movie in which they are seen, they are actually circa 1880's. Gone With The Wind style lamps made a huge comeback in both size and style in the 1970's but these do not have the removable font insert.
			A circa 1880's tall, adjustable-height floor lamp (left) which takes a ball shade is most typically called a piano or organ lamp, as this was a favored location in the Victorian era home. However, such lamps were typically lightweight so it could easily be moved to other locations as well. Most are a tripod style that was designed to equally distribute the weight. The correct term actually is “extension floor lamp”, as a patented mechanism makes it possible to extend the top by raising and locking it in place. Piano lamps have a removable center draft kerosene font, and they were also often part of a marble-top table. Other styles of lamps take ball shades also, such as Victorian banquet lamps (right). Banquet lamps are kerosene lamps from the Victorian era, circa 1837 to 1901. They are generally a very ornate, tall lamps that were designed for lighting a banquet table. Their globes were usually etched or art glass and were often much fancier than most others in the house in order to impress guests. Click HERE to go to Banquet Lamp Shades Click HERE to go to Ball Shade Holders
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