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| I know that's not the proper term - but not sure what to call these - faux drip catchers? LOL!
My parents bought this fixture in 1960, and I have no reason to believe it's any older than that, so antique, it is not. Please ignore the paper clips - this was in mid refurbishing.
The glass cups are just for show and obviously not even 'make-believe' useful since they wouldn't catch the drips of real candles anyway. These are the original cups, 1" in height 1-11/16 across although the arms holding them in the fixture can be adjusted a bit to accommodate something slightly different. There is a slight bump on the bottom - can get a better pic if that helps.
Two were broken many years ago and replaced with these - blech
Any ideas where I'd start to look for something like this? Or what I'd call them when asking about them? |
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| They look a little like mise en place prep bowls, but maybe too small. Fingerbowls? Whatever the real term is, I don't think you'll find any the right size and will have to be creative, but I'm totally clueless here so don't take my word for it. Good luck! |
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| I think IKEA carries small prep bowls that are closer to the style of the original. I don't know how much of a lip those have though to be able to hold in place. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Ikea Bowls
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| In truth, I have never seen a fixture, old or new with those little cups.... |
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- Posted by moonshadow (My Page) on Sat, Jan 23, 10 at 7:48
| I swear dlm, you have the coolest stuff in your family! ;) |
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| Prep bowls are way too big but the look is pretty close. moonshadow - that's very sweet! Yes, I am lucky that a lot of cool family things have come my way - there's more to share and of course I have more questions to ask! But I'm learning a lot and gaining an appreciation of what the items are, not just the sentiment. I know nothing about glass - how would I know how these are made? Is it possible they are blown? Do you think it would be possible to find someone to make them? |
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| I think they are pressed..... |
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- Posted by moonshadow (My Page) on Sun, Jan 24, 10 at 8:38
| I've done a little searching, I suspect they are called what you called them: candle cups. The bottom paragraph here describes chandelier parts. I'm having trouble getting this site to work for me, but I'm only offering it as an example of 'candle cups' anyway, so guess if you can view first page you'll see examples and sizes (What they have appears to be all metal.) I found some crystal and cut glass, but they were way too big (4"). Maybe I can try again later, my browser is acting kind of spastic right now. |
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| thanks for those links, moonshadow. You got me thinking and I remembered a shop nearby that is a good resource, don't know why I didn't think of them before - DUH! They'll certainly know where to send me if they don't have access to what I need. My parents did business there when I was a kid, I've bought from them and my brother uses them on occasion in clock restoration so I should have thought of it earlier - mentalpause is such an indignity ;-) |
Here is a link that might be useful: The Bellows
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- Posted by moonshadow (My Page) on Sun, Jan 24, 10 at 18:07
| Oh, cool store! There is one like that near my mom but it's strictly new lighting, no antiques. (Don't know how they stay in business, but they've been there so long they do.) mentalpause is such an indignity ;-) |
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| Neat store!! How great to help people restore their things so they look like originals. Love their hinges!! |
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