Retirement is the gentle art of spending a lot of time not spending a lot of money. We have an ice storm blowing outside, so I went to the basement and fiddled with a lamp. This Coleman has a substitute globe hanger on it since hangers for the 355 globe are hard to come by. I just thought that I'd share it for your amusement in retirement.
hi Al, thanks for sharing, great old lamp these Coleman, the glass hanger, are these available anywhere, it would help keep the abundance of Aussie bugs out at night, cheers Al
They are available from the States, but it would be simpler for me to take measurements and send them too you. The steel is common flat stock, and you could bend up a few fairly easily using some common tools. (Drill, vise, hammer, torch to soften steel before bending) Should I measure? Al
Two styles: http://www.leacockcolemancenter.com/Leacock-Lamp-Parts/folder/45 (Not sure which globe holder is which) http://www.oldcolemanparts.com/product.php?productid=2185&cat=&page=1 I got mine on Ebay.com but I don't see any right now.
OK, here's my attempt to share the design. The arms are made out of a malleable metal, and either iron/steel or aluminum would work. I think that there would be a problem with aluminum cracking when bent unless you heated it up thoroughly. The shared hole is drilled to fit your fastener, so I didn't measure it. Both horizontal top sections are 4.5" wide/long. This is just wide enough so that the outside of the vertical sections are close to/but do not touch the globe. The short vertical sections are 1.5" long and just keep the globe centered. The radius of the bend appears to be about 3/16" The long vertical sections are 5 3/4" long ending in a "hook" with a 3/16" radius and rising approximately 1/2". This is enough to capture the globe and hold it in position to protect the mantles. I hope that these measurements, along with the photographs, provide you with enough information to build your own!
