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Swell Lamp!

Started by Mark Stevens, January 17, 2009, 07:47:17 PM

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Mark Stevens

How about a combination cigarette lighter, clock and lamp... that looks like a phone?!

http://tinyurl.com/9o9chy ( dead link 07-14-21 )

Steve


Are those made by RonCo?
If you're a long way from home,
Can't sleep at night.
Grab your telephone,
Something just ain't right.

HobieSport

#2
I'm nearly speechless.  Now you can smoke and watch the clock and read a book and make a fake telephone call to pretend to look busy.
Form Follows Frivolity.
But it is advertised as "Eames Era", so it must be worth hundreds. ;D ;)

bingster

I saw one of these in pink in an antique store a few years ago.  They had it plugged in and you wouldn't believe how quickly the lighter element heated up. 
= DARRIN =



Sargeguy

Eames must be rolling in his/her grave!!!
Greg Sargeant
Providence, RI
TCI /ATCA #4409

Steve


The old electric lighter elements scare the crap out of me!

I had an art deco lighter 20+ years ago. it was an "Electric Match" type though.
If you're a long way from home,
Can't sleep at night.
Grab your telephone,
Something just ain't right.

Bill Cahill

Or, you could watch the time by the lamp, and, sing "You light up my life".
;D
Bill Cahill

"My friends used to keep saying I had batts in my belfry. No. I'm just hearing bells....."

JimH

That would look great next to my painting of Elvis on black velvet. :D
Jim H.

bingster

Quote from: Steve on January 17, 2009, 10:59:09 PMI had an art deco lighter 20+ years ago. it was an "Electric Match" type though.
You should have held onto it, Steve--Electric matches go for small fortunes on ebay.
= DARRIN =



Dan/Panther

What the heck were they thinking ?
D/P

The More People I meet, The More I Love, and MISS My Dog.  Dan Robinson

HobieSport

Quote from: Bill Cahill
Or, you could watch the time by the lamp, and, sing "You light up my life".
Bill Cahill

Quote from: Steve
The old electric lighter elements scare the crap out of me!

Or with that electric lighter you could accidentally light up your whole house, and not in a good way.

But wait!  It comes in pink do you say?  Well, in that case, I'll take two.  One each for Mr. and Mrs. Eames, please.

McHeath

QuoteBut it is advertised as "Eames Era", so it must be worth hundreds

Thousands actually.  Maybe millions.