Got a package today!

[Cybrvanr]

Hmm...I seemed to have received some packages. They left some by the workbench. The one on top is from the Starlite room...wonder what it could be?

 

[Cybrvanr]

Let's open it up. Hmm...a box of shredded newspaper shreddings. Well, gonna hafta start diggin in!

 

[Cybrvanr]

Hmmm...It's something shiny in there! Wonder what it is?
Something cool to pimp out the car with? Maybe it's some new precision machine part? We'll find out when I get it home tonite!

 

[toggleswitch]

Such a tease!

 

[Maytagmom]

Am I right?

Hanging lamping.

I see more chrome nestled in that shredded newspaper.

Bet it's cool looking.

Tres retro.

 

[bethann]

Cool Steven

It's a sputnic.

 

[Cybrvanr]

Hmmm. poking out of the box, looks a little like some kind of interesting TV antenna. Nope... MaytagMom's got it right...It's a lamp! nope...not a leg lamp...a space age lamp!

 

[Cybrvanr]

Hmmm...wonder where I'm gonna put it. These bare wires hanging out the dining room ceiling ought to do quite nicely!

 

[Cybrvanr]

Yae, all installed! Sorry for the blurriness. Used a slow shutter speed so I could get a flashless pic!

 

[Cybrvanr]

I put some colored 5-watt C7 christmas light bulbs in it. A little dim with the soffett lighting on washing it out. Home Depot has some 7 watt white C7 bulbs I may use so that I can get some useable light out of it. Still, the colored bulbs look cool no matter how dim it is!

 

[Cybrvanr]

Here he is with the rest of the lights off....Groovey!!!

 

[toggleswitch]

needed:

Disco ball
Alcohol
Old-time music

 

[drmitch]

It has a sort of flying saucer effect! Cool light!

 

[Versatronic]

Sputnik

Very nice. Is that vintage or a repro? They made special light bulbs to go with sputniks and a company started manufacturing them again, so if you want to get real authentic...

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Very Nice

the colored lights perfect!

 

[Maytagmom]

Yay! I was right!!!

Very cool looking lamp(lamping??WTH?)Steven!
Colored lights that hypnotise, sparkle someone else's eyes
*singing CCR*
Where did you find this?

 

[Cybrvanr]

I think these may be the bulbs you all are talking about. They look pretty neat, but are a little pricey. I'll probably use regular old nite-lite bulbs in it that can be had in a 4 pack for $1.50. I've been experimenting with different bulbs. It has a totally different look with the nite-lite bulbs in it. Looks good with my chrome table, and the silver paint around the window I found at Virginia Paint company. It's actually not quite that bright, but the digicam sort of lightens up the picture a little.

Got a bunch of taken-down christmas decorations I'm stowing away, so it looks a little messy in there.

http://www.bulbs.com/products/product_detail.asp?page=products&inventory=9356

 

[Cybrvanr]

Here's were I found it. The "Starlight Room" They got all sorts of other neat stuff there too!

http://www.starliteroom.com/html/lighting/new18arm.htm

 

[petek]

I like that light fixture very much, got me thinking now LOL
I checked out the website and in the misc section page 1 they have two of the chalk wall dancers that look to be made by the same company as the one ballerina I have.

 

[drmitch]

Cool site! Step right up folks and get your Tiki`s! Don`t crowd theres plenty for everybody!

 

[tolivac]

Very pretty fixture-loved the colored light bulbs-then a practical light when you put standard bulbs in it.

 

[goatfarmer]

Funny you mention Sputnik,Beth.When we stayed in Indy over the years,we always had to have a Sputnik pizza delivered.Don't remember who had it,though....

kennyGF

 

[Versatronic]

Star Bulbs

Maytagmom, that was the Guess Who, not CCR.

Yeah, those are the bulbs I was talking about, the official sputnik bulbs.

The only vintage things I got for Christmas were two old tiki mugs to add to my tiki mug collection.