I have always liked the way the old porcelain lights looked since I was a kid. Whenever I see some, it brings back memories of visiting my grand parents in central Mississippi. The area they lived in was surrounded by a discontinued WW2 military powder storage base. Many of the bunkers we would play in had some of these old porcelain lights. Some of the old stores and gas stations still had the pre-war look in the 60s and 70s. Most of this is now gone.
While wondering around our part of town, we came across these...
The green and white shade was originally white but someone painted the outside of it green. Most of the porcelain looks intact and will clean off the green. This light is 17 inches in diameter and with the conduit about 33 inches in length. The red and white gas station looking shades are 20 inches in diameter.
We plan to install one of the red and white porcelain shades above the doors on our barn. Have already threaded and bent some conduit for this one and will install in a couple of days. The other two we are not sure where to put yet.
We already have one porcelain lamp installed out back over the work bench. The light shade is 18 inches in diameter.
The post came from the junk lot earlier in the summer.
Would like to see photos of what others have done with their old porcelain lights.
Cheers!
