Topic: Glass Lampshades

[Tigerchips]

Here it is!

[Frank]

Looks like it is made of fibreglass.

[Tigerchips]

100% normal glass with, probably, hand painted decoration. Notice the clear glass on the bottom rim, the decoration has worn away.

[Frank]

Which is also how fg shades used to appear, need a good close up, is the outer surface textured and inside smooth.

[Tigerchips]

Which is also how fg shades used to appear, need a good close up, is the outer surface textured and inside smooth.

Yes.

Does fibreglass crack easily? If not, it's glass, or was glass.

[Frank]

Can do, just like glass.. cos it is glass. Although more modern ones tend to go splintery because of a cheaper modern resin I guess. There was an artist made her name by making scupltures from fusing glass fibres... forget the name. It was discovering a lot of shades made from fibreglass in the 50s that got me interested but that research is on a back burner now. They were being produced on a small scale in the 30s and 40s and possibly late 19th century too.