Many years ago, I found a 1025 with it's original shade. The perchment was worned by the years but I was able to use it as a pattern. The steel frame was intact so I descided to make some reproductions. They are all sold now but maybe other collectors are interested to how to make their own shade. The material needed is easily found in hobby stores. This is what you need: Perchment sheet 90x 40cm 3mm steel rod 2.5m black ribbon like 2-conductor cord, 1x3mm The design is simple, just 3 circles and 3 short rods to fix the two uppers with. Top center diameter 80mm inner. Top outer diameter 180mm. Bottom diameter 330mm. Rods 50mm long The perchment is a part of a circle where the outer diameter is 89cm and the inner 49cm. Hight is 20cm. Approx length is 60cm at top and 110cm at bottom It is fixed to the frame by knitting the ribbon through punched holes. 18 at the top and 32 at bottom. At the edges there are 8 holes to fix the them together. The holes has a diameter of 3mm and the distance between is approx 32mm. When fixing the perchment to the frame, it is important to keep the ribbon tight. It might be best to punch one of the rows at the edge a late point to make sure they meet each other. I am also lucky to have an original drawing from Primus but this does not give information enough to produce a shade. Good luck!
A very useful information. If somebody else has the same for other shades perhaps it would be great to add here. Once in a while somebody wants to make their own reproduction and this is the information needed to do such job.
Fact is that I have make a Tilley reproduction shade too. I got the measures from Neil McRae as he had an original shade. I dont have all information collected right now but I still have a spare frame and pattern for the perchment. Don't hesitate to ask me if you want information. The day I got time I will post a separate topic about this shade. Bo
Well, I finally got the parchment shade. The guy made the inner ring 80 mm diameter outside so I had to cut it, otherwise I would have to wait for other two weeks. Not completely bad, despite this problem. I'm happy even if I still couldn't work on the lamp itself. Juan.
It looks very good Juan. Perhaps even better than the original, but it's a bit pity that he choosed to not follow the original guidelines. I would have prefered a shade that was as close as possible to the original one. He has used a much tighter seam both at the top and bottom, and skipped the vertical seam entirely. It also looks like he has connected the upper and lower rings with three supports of some kind, rather than just letting the lower ring hang freely in the parchment. Still! It looks very nice, and will make your lamp useable.
Yes, Christer, but it is a big shop that sells electrical complements and they followed the patterns they use for electric lamps shades, otherwise they wouldn't made it and I knew it at that moment. The 1025 is not a nice lamp without a shade and the size is Ok and the price was fair too, I guess. Juan
