This week-end I found an old rusty lantern in my parents house, ALG "Luciole" type (don't know how old it is). It seemed a great steampunk decoration for the stand, so I wanted to renovate it. Here is the step-by-step transformation 🐙
So here is the lamp. Quite old, rusty, not usable as it. Some parts are missing.
First, unmount all pieces, to clean pieces one by one.
Here is some alcohol, an (old...) toothbrush, some Q-tips, and sand paper. Now let's rub!
Should I paint the lamp? I tried a brown mate color, but I am not satisfied.
I used this varnish with a copper color, it gives a great feeling I find.
Let's use a big vintage bulb.
Difficulty: how to hold the bulb? And the socket? It's too large for the lower tank, so I have to hold it from the top. It's not designed for it, so I have used some screws.
I also found a iron metal ring, I have added some varnish and fixed it on the top, to hide and protect the electric wire.
I almost forgot the tank cap (I found it in my garbage bin...)
So here is the result!
And it looks great when turned on!
Took me a weekend, but I do think it was worth it ;)
You'll see it if you come to one of the festival we're participating!