Antique ceiling rose and pendant

[Amp David]

Looked at a job today in an old house. Customer want to do away with the standard white rose and pendant and for something more in keeping with the house.

I've seen old style switches advertised before but can't for the life of me remember.

Anyone else fitted these before?

 

[telectrix]

anything here take your fancy?

Antique Brass Sockets and Switches | Antique Brass Switches and Sockets

 

[Amp David]

He mentioned Bakelite style rose and pendants.

Hell knows why

 

[telectrix]

get some brown paint.

 

[Silly Sausage]

I've got this in my front room.
It's copper and I earthed it with a wee ring crimp & a 3 or 4 mil nut and bolt.

 

[telectrix]

nice. as long as you've got a good fixing, we could lynch 3 plumbers simultaneously off that.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Hahaha...it's solid, I've got the chains somewhere.

 

[telectrix]

nice piece of mahogany as well

 

[Silly Sausage]

I think it's just pine, but I gave it 3 or 4 coats of French polish when I refitted it. Gives light coloured woods a beautiful colour, in my eyes anyway!

The copper could do with a Brassoing!

 

[telectrix]

sure that's mahogany. and don't FFS brasso the copper. you;ll ruin it.

 

[One_of_them]

I've got the chains somewhere.

a bit kinky

 

[nickblake]

had a few from here mate not bad either and they do the bakalite ones , dont let him near ebay there are loads of dodgy original ones on there Ceiling Rose

 

[telectrix]

bloody 'ell. looking at those prices, i'm never going to bin strip-out gear again.

 

[Silly Sausage]

sure that's mahogany. and don't FFS brasso the copper. you;ll ruin it.

Half a lemon & salt then?

bloody 'ell. looking at those prices, i'm never going to bin strip-out gear again.

Absolutely! Antique Architectural stuff is worth large quantities of beer.

 

[Richard Burns]

Could try these places
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