Sould I get my lamp polished?

Freerepublic ^ | 3/16/2011 | Oshkalaboomboom

[shadeaud]

Leave it as it is IMHO

[goseminoles]

Looks nice the way it is.

[JennysCool]

Isn’t that a rather personal question?

[Lazamataz]

Should I get my lamp polished?

I ask my girlfriend this question every single night.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Nah.

Just re-size it.

;-)

[stuartcr]

If you do, make sure you have your three wishes well planned out beforehand.

[ladyjane]

I had to look to see who posted this. I had it narrowed down to one person. LOL

[mupcat]

My husband has a fairly large collection of Victorian art glass lamps, and he says you should never, never polish them. If you ever decide to sell it you will loose a good portion of it’s value if you do. That’s a natural patina and once you polish it, you’ll not get it back.

[posterchild]

A curator at a museum dealing in relevant items might have good cleaning advice or warnings.

[Allegra]

Last time I polished my lamp, this Iraqi genie came out.

Turns out, most genies are Iraqi.

His English wasn't very good and when I wished for world peace, I got a pile of dirt with the explanation "this is piece of world you asked for."

Then, when I wished for the Houston Texans to go to the Super Bowl, he LAUGHED at me!

I didn't know genies were allowed to laugh at us.

[Tax-chick]

I'm wondering if that was the color the Sail brothers had in mind when they originally made the lamp 100 years ago.

I'm sure the Sail brothers knew that the bronze would oxidize and took that into account in their design. In my opinion, it would look foolish in the color of my doorknobs (faux bronze).

[mt tom]

that is a beautiful piece it has earned its color leave it as is . i redid my grandfathers radio flyer wagon circa 1930’s and was ridiculed but i had to stop that old nemisis rust. it proudly sits in living room never to used again as a garden wagon

[MsLady]

Agreed!! I’ve always heard to leave antiques pretty much alone. Unless you have an expert tell you otherwise.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Don’t touch it.

[La Lydia]

Antiques Roadshow’s Magic 8 Ball says “No, leave it alone.”

[tiredoflaundry]

You should know better than to ask such a question on FR! LOLOLOLOL

[Inyo-Mono]

My husband has a fairly large collection of Victorian art glass lamps, and he says you should never, never polish them. If you ever decide to sell it you will loose a good portion of it’s value if you do. That’s a natural patina and once you polish it, you’ll not get it back.

Same thing with guns from the 19th Century, polishing destroys their value.

[RegulatorCountry]

With certain antiques, the “patina” of the aged finish is valued. Leave it alone until you talk with someone familiar with this particular type of object.

[tiredoflaundry]

I did the same thing! LMAO!