Cut glass frosted Gas Shades with starburst design
Fan shaped gas keys
Great Dining room fixture
Embossed geometric design on arms and banding
43" drop x 28" diameter
Drop can be adjusted if desired.
The Gas Chandelier Period began in the 1850's
and followed the use of fluids (e.g. kerosene, oil)
to power chandeliers. Gas was manufactured from coal.
This was an improvement from a safety point of view
because fluids would tend to flow and drip to cause
fire hazards.
A typical gas chandelier (e.g. 3 arm gas chandelier)
would have 3 arms with bowl shades on the end of the
arms housing a gas flame that would light the room .
The wattage output from gas chandeliers was fairly low.