In this video, a 1950s railroad lamp from France undergoes a detailed restoration process after being discovered at a flea market. The restoration includes disassembly, rust removal using Mc-51, paint ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Times are tough to be in the antiques restoration business. Since 1951, Aladdin Lamp and Shade Co., at 118 Monticello Ave., in Jersey City has specialized in the restoration of antique lamps, lights, ...

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, ...

The lamp doctor is now on call. Kate Elkins, a 20-year professional in the lamp industry has launched the Lamp Doktor in Carlisle. Elkins has partnered with Bedford Street Antiques at 44 N. Bedford St ...

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 ...