April 16, 2024
Vintage Rain Swag Oil Lamp Goddess Johnson No Reserve
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Beautiful Vintage Goddess Motion Rain Lamp Swag with Long brass chain Antique Brass accented / Lamp is 22" Tall ~ Goddess is approx 8 1/2" Tall ~ 7 " Diameter. lamp has all strings, all greenery. Lamp is on a long brass chain which measures Approx 12 Feet Cord has a switch to turn on a soft glow perfect for any room. Motor is very quiet lamp looks great. Uses Mineral Oil ~ Lamp has Serial No. 337495 Made by Johnson Industries. Uses 60 Watt Bulb ~ VG.condition with "No Reserve" Beautiful lamp awaiting new home excellent quality Thank you for checking my auctions much appreciated. Buy Now ~ Or Auction ~Priced to sell!!! Historical background Rain lamps were invented by the late Darrell H. Johnson (1-6-06), who founded Johnson Enterprises [sic--Johnson Industries?]. In 1957, Darrel Johnson formed Johnson Industries in Los Angeles, California, a company that made rain lamps.On September 11, 2004, Darrell Johnson, the inventor of the rain lamp died in San Diego, California at Balboa Naval Hospital. How rain lamps work The oil droplets that course down the stands at regular intervals are not controlled by any dispensing mechanism other than gravity. Apparently the oil's high viscosity and the lamp's drip hole diameter and fiber thickness were all carefully matched so that the rate of drip through the remaining space when the fiber
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