Handel Shade Hanger Assembly

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Here is the Handel hanger assembly that will properly hang all those big shades. Has five Hubbell sockets with acorn chain pulls. Very rare and hard to find. Phillip Handel established his lamp factory in 1885 on the corner of Miller and Catlin streets in Meriden, Connecticut Handel hired the most talented artists and professionals available and made reversed painted and leaded shades. Chipped ice shades were produced and relatively unique to Handel and signed by well known artists as Bailey, Palme, and Parlow. The chipped ice was created by painting the shade with fish glue and heated to 800 degrees Fahrenheit. The contraction of the glue in the cooling process caused the textured finish. The Handel Company Ceased operation in 1936 as their designs succumbed to the new art deco aesthetic, but few other vintage lamps are as avidly collected today. This hanger assembly was under several patents by Handel whom fiercely protected and quickly sued any transgressor.