Electric lamps with glass shades were popular from the 1870s to the 1920s. Because a light bulb could face down, not up (like a candle flame), and was cool enough for a shade with a closed top, the ...

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Whether it got a puncture wound during your last move or its color clashes with your sweet new rug, that lamp shade has to go. But buying new shades can often be more complicated than you’d think.

Q: One of our grandchildren knocked over a floor lamp recently, breaking the top part of the lampshade. We are trying to find a replacement. The broken piece was a three-inch-high glass ring that ...