For those of you who don't know what a Mogul Lamp is, it's a type of floor lamp popular in the 1920s-the mid 20th century. Mine has 3 candelabra arms and a central lamp that points up. They're pretty common.
I'm trying to restore the lamp and have some questions. The original upward-pointing central lamp has a mogul base (bigger than standard) with a 3-way switch. This hasn't worked and is the reason why I took it apart. I've found a source for a new porcelain mogul base with a 3-way switch. The original type of bulb was a mogul-base 3-way 100, 200, and 300 watt bulb and that's what I'll likely use. If anyone knows a source for a 3-way mogul-base CFL, I'd gladly give it a try.
The hard part is going to be the switch for the candelabra arms. The current switch is a rotary switch which can operate 1, 2, or all 3 of the candelabra arms. The original switch has the wires integrated into the switch and they aren't in great shape. I'd like to replace the switch. My questions is what kind of switch should I get? I wouldn't mind a pull-chain switch, but I could go for either a chain or a rotary. Will a 3-speed ceiling fan switch work for this application or will I need something different?
It's an interesting lamp,
Dave
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I'm trying to restore the lamp and have some questions. The original upward-pointing central lamp has a mogul base (bigger than standard) with a 3-way switch. This hasn't worked and is the reason why I took it apart. I've found a source for a new porcelain mogul base with a 3-way switch. The original type of bulb was a mogul-base 3-way 100, 200, and 300 watt bulb and that's what I'll likely use. If anyone knows a source for a 3-way mogul-base CFL, I'd gladly give it a try.
The hard part is going to be the switch for the candelabra arms. The current switch is a rotary switch which can operate 1, 2, or all 3 of the candelabra arms. The original switch has the wires integrated into the switch and they aren't in great shape. I'd like to replace the switch. My questions is what kind of switch should I get? I wouldn't mind a pull-chain switch, but I could go for either a chain or a rotary. Will a 3-speed ceiling fan switch work for this application or will I need something different?
It's an interesting lamp,
Dave
