Fitting on Old Lamp. Advice pls.

Bronnie

Hi
I have just got an old standard lamp from Freegle. It came complete with shade and bulb and was in working order and is fitted with a 13amp fused plug, I have removed the part of the fitting that holds the shade in place but the top fitting is as shown below.. Is this style up to current standards or should I get it replaced with a modern fitting?

Sorry for stupidly large pic, will delete it as soon as I get a response or manage to reduce the size, whichever is soonest!

Thank you!

Alter_ego

The top shroud is missing

Bronnie

I have got it, I unscrewed it and I'm currently fighting to loosen it from the old lampshade it is fitted round. I think it must be cross-threaded though as it will tighten up, but just goes round and round when I try to separate it to get the shade out. Any tips?

It came complete with shade and bulb and was in working order.

ormus

itll probably be ok as long as you use an earth wire of course. ie 3 core flex.
but i would change it for a modern plastic fitting. far less dangerous.

Bronnie

Thank you, I think I will have to take it and have the fitting replaced as I can't unscrew the collar from the top bit to release the shade anyway.

Cheers!

Suzy_M

If it is a distinctly 'period' lamp and you want to retain any character and don't fancy white plastic fitting and lead you can also get reproduction light fittings and flexes.

muckybutt

I hate to say it but B N Q stock various sizes of threaded metal lampholders for a few quid each, they also do the gold coloured flex etc

Bronnie

muckybutt wrote: »

I hate to say it but B N Q stock various sizes of threaded metal lampholders for a few quid each, they also do the gold coloured flex etc

Thank you both for the suggestions. My B&Q is 3 minutes away and a gold coloured fitting would be much better. It already has an extremely long gold coloured flex