In this video, I restore a damaged railroad lamp from France, manufactured in the 1950s. I discovered this lamp at a flea market, and despite its poor aesthetic condition, it is a robust lantern ...

Did any of your previous work experience contribute to what you do today? Years ago, when I worked at a high-end lamp store as a salesman here in the East Bay for nearly four years, I watched the ...

Q: How can I fix a lamp when the on-off knob has broken off? Also, is there a way to lighten a lampshade that has yellowed on the inside? A: If possible, take the knob from the lamp (or the lamp ...

People examining vintage light inside a store - Maskot/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Vintage lighting fixtures can be a beautiful way to light up your space, ...

Jim Gibson’s road to the White House and back to the Chula Vista workshop of Gibson & Gibson Antique Lighting, where he is now helping a client build a one-of-a-kind chandelier from discarded art ...

Kevin C. and Marianne Yoder in his workshop in the basement of their home in Spring Township. Kevin’s Lamp and Fixture Repair is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The business, founded as Schaeffer ...

In the small, stone house at Towsontown Boulevard and York Road, proprietor Jay Judd has crammed dozens of repaired and refurbished antique lamps. From floor to ceiling, they sit, lean and hang: a ...

As a child, Brian Allen idolized Caractacus Potts, Dick Van Dyke’s eccentric inventor in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. “The fact that he had all this stuff in his house and he would just take ...

Tinkerer-in-chief Dale Owens says its time to lay down his tools and sell off his menagerie of lighting and vintage tech. Dale Owens, owner of Lamps and Repair, sits in his south Fargo shop on Tuesday ...