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I know theres a lot of envious people hearing that story. The shade is marked on the edge of the rim moe bridges co. About 1860, people started turning to gas and kerosene. I have a large set of moe bridges fixtures in storage, and recently pulled from storage some sconces from their 80line series. Well, the lamp we know was made by the moebridges company in milwaukee, wisconsin. Two brothers, henrik and ole moe, helped to found the milwaukeebased moebridges lighting company in 1919. At 17 inches high these will have a stately commanding presence, especially when paired with the matching twoarm and single arm version. Only restored vintage lighting and antique light fixtures. Get the best deals on moe bridges indiana antique lamps when you shop the largest online selection at. Antique lamp supply carries a full collection of lamp parts and chandelier parts to renew and refinish your valuable antique or vintage lamps. Last image shows it together with the matching threearm sconce 6 available and the single arm sconce 14 available, all vintage originals from moe bridges. Two brothers, henrik and ole moe, helped to found the milwaukeebased moe bridges lighting company in 1919.
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