This vintage stenciled lampshade “The Olde Country Shoppe” was no longer usable. The spider wire that holds the top of the lampshade onto the harp of the lamp broke off the shade. The original weld broke loose. The circular 10” wire was still attached to the shade.
Vintage Spider Wire Repair
Vintage Stencil Shade Repair
On this antique shade, the actual wire is on the outside of the lampshade. Most often the wires are on the inside. I ordered a new 10” top spider wire to use for the repair, but the wire would not sit on the lampshade cover correctly. I had to reattach the original spider wire to the circular wire to be able to repair the shade. I used an epoxy putty welding mixture to reattach the spider wire to the 10” circular wire after I removed the circular wire from the shade.
Vintage Lampshade, Wire on Outside of Shade
These antique shades have some kind of heavy bronze cardboard trim that was used to attach the wire to the shade. It is not available today. I used black grosgrain ribbon to reattach the top wire and also covered the bottom shade wire to match. The bottom shade wire was also starting to get weak and would have only been a matter of time until the bottom wire fell off the shade. I trimmed with a brown velvet trim to get a clean finish.
Stencil Vintage Lampshade Restored
After I was able to put the shade on a lamp, I could see why my customer wanted to save the shade. The windows of “The Olde Country Shoppe” light up when the light is on. So quaint!
Vintage Stencil Lampshade “The Olde Country Shoppe”
The lampshade sits on an antique apple peeler that was turned into a light. Unfortunately, I did not get a picture of the lamp base but it is awesome. I will try to get back to my customers home to get a picture of the entire lamp. It is truly one of a kind!
“The Olde Country Shoppe” Stencil Lampshade Repair