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21/4" Electric Shades
for hanging lamps, sconces, and some desk lamps

By the early 1800's, most large American cities had public gaslight until electric lighting took its place in the later part of the century. Early electricity, however, was undependable and lighting fixtures that could use both gas and electric became popular, although short-lived.

In general, whether a vintage fixture was "born" electric or gas, is generally determined by which direction the shades face, either up or down. Shades that face upwards were made to accommodate gas jets and are generally larger, usually with 4" fitters. Shades which face downwards were made for electric light bulbs and have smaller 21/4" fitters. They are often referred to as tulip shades. 21/4" tulip shades are the most versatile of all glass shades. They originally debuted in the earliest of electric lighting fixtures to reduce the glare and are still today used on sconces, desk lamps, pan lamps and other hanging lamps. Although there are exceptions, it is a good rule of thumb to go by.

Sheffield style / Mission style / Art Deco style / Petal Flower / Miscellaneous
Halophanes / Aurene Art Glass / Gas & Electric Combinations

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Image click to enlarge	Part No.	Description of Item	Height	Price	Add to Cart
Sheffield Style 21/4" Shades
	B08404	Satin opal	43/4"	$20.00
	B08405	Sandblasted frost with clear ribs	43/4"	$20.00
Mission Style 21/4" Shades
	B08433	Clear with inside sandblasted frost 41/8" square	41/4"	$19.00
	B08434	Clear with inside sandblasted frost 5" square	41/8"	$24.00
	B08466	Clear with inside sandblasted frost	4"	$20.00
	B08401 pictured	Clear glass, sandblasted inside	55/8"	$22.00	Temporarily Unavailable
	B08401A	Clear amber glass, sandblasted inside	55/8"	$31.00
	B08437	Outside sandblasted frost with clear edges and design 41/8" square	41/4"	$22.00
Art Deco Style 21/4" Shades
	B08440	Crystal etched with clear panels 57/8" bottom	51/4"	$29.00
	B08438	Crystal etched with clear panels 61/2" bottom	5"	$30.00	Temporarily Unavailable
	B08464	Crystal etched	6"	$41.00
Petal Flower 21/4" Shades
	B08546	Satin petal flower - small	23/4"	$11.00
	B08547	Satin petal flower	4"	$16.00
	B08548	Satin petal flower	41/2"	$16.00
	Y2878P	Pink satin petal flower	4"	$18.00
Halophane 21/4" Shades
	B08579	Clear rib halophane with fluted edge	41/2"	$12.00
	B08570	Clear rib diamond halophane	4"	$12.00
	D61405	Clear rib cone halophane with 10" bottom diameter	5"	$29.00
Miscellaneous 21/4" Shades
	B08426	Sandblasted vertical floral ribs	37/8"	$11.00
	B08424	Alternating sandblasted and clear vertical ribs	37/8"	$10.50
	B08635	Alternating sandblasted and clear panels	51/8	$16.50

21/4" Aurene Art Glass Shades
Hand made art glass shades with rib optic and iridescent finish, made by American glass
artists using the same techniques as the early masters at Tiffany, Quezal, and Steuben.

Please note: Each of these shades have some slight differentials in color from those pictured.
When ordering sets, we will try to match them to each other as closely as possible.

Image click to enlarge	Part No.	Description of Item	Height	Price	Add to Cart
	B08905	Gold Tulip	51/2"	$130.00	Temporarily Unavailable
	B08904	Blue Tulip	51/2"	$130.00
	B08902	Gold Trumpet	51/2"	$130.00
	B08903	Blue Trumpet	51/2"	$130.00
	B08900	Gold Squash	41/4"	$130.00
	B08901	Blue Squash	41/4"	$130.00
	B08919	Gold Cylinder	63/4"	$140.00	Temporarily Unavailable
	B08920	Blue Cylinder	63/4"	$140.00
	B08911	Gold Poppy	5"	$170.00
	B08910	Blue Poppy	5"	$170.00

21/4" Electric Shades with Matching Gas Shades

Description	Gas Shades 4" Fitters				Matching Electric Shades 21/4" Fitters
	Image click to enlarge	Part No.	Price	Add to Cart	Image click to enlarge	Part No.	Price	Add to Cart
Art Nouveau Floral --satin etched with raised design While supplies last Made in France by the now defunct Vianne glass		B08519	$105.00			B08479	$42.00
Victorian Lace -Clear with sandblasted frost		B08539	$21.00			B08513	$13.00
Stylized Floral -Clear with sandblasted frost		B08557	$21.00			B08558	$13.00
Fleur de Lis -Clear with sandblasted frost		B08544	$21.00			B08449	$13.00
Greek Key -Clear with sandblasted frost		B08551	$21.00			B08552	$13.00
Victorian -Hand blown, copper wheel engraved, cut and polished		B08537 4" fitter	$72.00			B08607	$41.00
		B08527 5" fitter	$81.00
		B08507	$80.00
Bell Flower -Hand blown, copper wheel engraved, cut and polished		B08535 4" fitter	$66.00			B08605	$38.00
		B08525 5" fitter	$76.00
		B08505	$70.00

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