What is a Toleware lamp?
In American collectibles and antiques, toleware refers to kitchen-related objects created from metal, typically tin or thin steel, and are often in decorative styles such as Arts and Crafts and Pennsylvania Dutch. Decorative painting on these items is common but not necessary.
What is a French tole?
An antique piece of French toleware is a one-of-a-kind objet d’art, of high quality, with plenty of personality and style. From the French ‘taule’ an early French word for table – tole was for table use, and peinte du lac – French for ‘painted sheet metal’.
When was tole painting popular?
According to collectors, Tole Painting became popular in the 18th century. Nowadays, the term is used to describe decorative painting on a variety of surfaces.
How to determine the year a table lamp was manufactured?
Table lamps made by renowned designers usually have a date stamp, a product number or the manufacturer’s name listed on them somewhere. By determining the year a table lamp was manufactured, you can learn a lot of information that can help you discover its value or find any replacement parts needed.
Who is the manufacturer of the lava lamp?
As of 2016, lava lamps were being sold under Lifespan brands in North America. In 2018, the ‘Lava Lamp’ brand was acquired by toy and gift maker Schylling Inc. of North Andover, MA. who continue to hold the US trademark rights to both the shape and name of LAVA© lamp.
Is there an orange lava lamp in the US?
Video of an orange lava lamp in operation. However, lava lamps made in China for the US market since 1970 do not use carbon tetrachloride, because its use was banned that year due to toxicity. The manufacturer (Haggerty) stated that their current formulation is a trade secret.
Where was the original Mathmos lava lamp made?
Mathmos lava lamps are still made in the original factory in Poole, Dorset. In 2003, American lava lamp maker, Lava World International (formerly known as Lava-Simplex-Scribe Internationale), shipped production to China. In 2008, they were acquired by Talon Merchant Capital and the name was again changed to Lava Lite LLC.
