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I was trying to identify what year and confirm fenton. Most of these antique lamps have had the top globes broken over the years. The novel broke publishing records by selling more than one million copies within six months. They have a very large collection of gone with the wind lamps ready for sale today.
Gone with the wind is a 1939 american epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by margaret mitchell. It is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy the kingkiller. Gone with the wind globes have a 1 78 to 4 bottom fitter and are available in diameters ranging from 3 12 to 11. Gone with the wind has been adapted several times for stage and screen. A handpainted gone with the wind lamp, having matching globe shade and body, with a yellow ground and pink peony flowers. Margaret mitchells gone with the wind, one of the bestselling novels of all time and the basis for a blockbuster 1939 movie, is published on this day in 1936.
The movie drew from a book of the same title by margaret mitchell, who was from georgia and learned of the war from aged civil war veterans and others. Apr 15, 2016 i absolutely love the victorian look and love the beautiful old oil lamps that have been converted to electric. Below are some of the most common types of antique lamps that we sell replacement shades and parts for here in our website. Apr 25, 2017 these antique gone with the wind lamps, are memories from the past, and beautiful antique lamps. A gone with the wind lamp in good condition with original parts can be worth several hundred dollars. The japanese takarazuka revue produced a musical adaptation. Click here to view the steps needed to restore a lamp. Antique pittsburgh regal iris red satin gone with the wind chamber lamp in book. Historical accuracy won in gone with the wind with new.
Gonewiththewind lamp part index wholesale lamp parts. The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia, during the american civil war and reconstruction. A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the american civil war and reconstruction periods. Large gone with the wind blown out ruby satin glass oil lamp circa 1890. Directed by victor fleming, george cukor, sam wood. Please click on each image for more information and detailed measurements. How historically accurate is margaret mitchells novel.
Skip this one it doesnt add anything to the histories of the gone with the wind characters though at times it does read as a history book and it is not believable. Other lamps of this era had a single glass or ceramic shade. It is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy the kingkiller chronicle, followed by the wise mans fear. Gone with the wind was her first novel and won the pulitzer prize. Antique victorian lamp restorations, gww kerosene lamps, hand. His expertise ranges across the entire spectrum of pop culture. Perhaps this will also help you identify your lamp and find out more information. Get the best deal for antique gone with the wind lamp from the largest online selection at.
Our unique collection of american gone with the wind lamps took many years to form. I have a fair conditiongone with the wind book and would like to know if it has any value. Atlanta native margaret mitchells 1936 novel of the civil war 186165 and reconstruction in georgia, gone with the wind, occupies an important place in any history of twentieth. Gone with the wind gww lamps, as they are commonly referred to, can be restored to their former beauty by having a new globe painted to match the antique base.
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