ones ofgreen, and was constructed by Joseph Briggs. In the original shades the leads holding the glasstogether needed inside reinforcement to make themstaple; and this finally led to the abandonment of theleads themselves and the substitution therefor of athin copper binding. This permitted the… … FIRST LEADED GLASS SHADE FOR HOUSEHOLD USE.MADE IN 189O. The lamp shade manufacturers throughout thecountry now began to see that what they thought wasa fad for the moment was really the beginning of arevolution in the lamp shade industry, and the moreprogressive ones became convinced that there…
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