So today the historic preservation architect came and visited the house. He knew all about the names and dates of the fixtures, the plywood, and so many things. It seems unlikely that we will preserve as much as necessary to receive the landmark property tax freeze, but it was very interesting to learn things about our house from him. And, there is the opportunity for dialog: houses form the 50s are a little harder to nail down in terms of preservation constraints than the late 19th century farmhouse. So we will see...
He identified this lamp, which we have been holding onto, because, why? well, it seemed too sort of big and odd to get rid of. And sure enough: it is (marked on the bottom) as a Laurel lamp designed by Frederick Weinberg. Google these things and some run in the 2-3K range. Wow! Another beautiful thing he identified is the plywood called 'driftwood' on the ceiling of our sun porch, which does look like driftwood, and is an early type of specialized textured ply.
Don't you want to keep that lamp and use it? It looks like it's gorgeous--or would be with a fabulous shade...
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