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We begin by sourcing only the finest vintage all-metal desktop and gooseneck lamps from the turn of the century (last century, that is) from legendary names like Aladdin, AJ Gibbons, Eagle, Faries Mfg. Co., Gem Electric Co., Rodale, S. Robert Schwartz & Brothers and others. Then we carefully prepare each lamp for restoration by removing the rust and lovingly sanding each one 'til it's primed for paint... Each lamp base is brush painted by hand using period-correct metallic colors, then multiple layers of finishing wax are applied to bring about that perfect patina. Sometimes that may take 3 to 4 applications of various waxes, each one hand rubbed and polished until perfection is achieved... That same hand painting and polishing technique is applied to the lamp shade. The inside is refinished with several coats of bright white gloss enamel and our labor-intensive finishing technique that looks better than genuine porcelain. The top of each lamp shade is hand brush painted using..