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Lucy’s Kitchen: Nautical Lamp Shade

Ships Pilot Wheel Wooden Wall Lamp on I Love Lucy Kitchen Set

In a previous post we looked at Lucy Ricardo’s nautical style wall lamp in the kitchen. This time we take a closer look at the lamp shade.  It is rare to get a close look at the design in the on screen scenes but the picture above gives an idea what to look for. The shade is a clip-on shade made of paper with a novelty printed nautical theme.

I found a few examples in different colorways so we can try to guess which color might have been used in the kitchen. The first one below is a blue version, followed by the same pattern in orange and lastly a green one.

The green is certainly a possible choice for the show since we know that the color green is used on several other items in the kitchen – such as the ivy patterned dinnerware and the ivy cruet on the wall rack beneath the lamp.  Green elements set off Lucille Ball’s hair color for the studio audience. The orange would also be possble as a compliment to the greens. Perhaps the blue one is the least likely as it would have clashed with the green of the cruet below it.

The shade is a clip-on novelty print paper shade – similar vintage shades can be found on eBay.com that date to the 40’s and 50’s.

Here is a link I use to search for similar shades:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Lamps-Lighting/1404/i.html?_sop=1&_nkw=lamp%20shade%20%28nautical%2Cship%29&LH_PrefLoc=2&rt=nc&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo&_udhi=30

Lucy’s Nautical Wheel Wall Lamp

Ships Pilot Wheel Wooden Wall Lamp on I Love Lucy Kitchen Set
Ships Pilot Wheel Wooden Wall Lamp on I Love Lucy Kitchen Set

After the Ricardo’s move to the bigger apartment we can see a wooden nautical style ships pilot wheel lamp in the kitchen next to the door. I saw a very similar one on eBay and discovered that the arm of the lamp rotates so it can also stand independently as a table lamp with the wheel at it’s base.

The lamp pictured below is marked “Leviton”on the metal section

Ships Pilot Wheel Wooden Wall Lamp on I Love Lucy
Similar Ships Pilot Wheel Wooden Wall Lamp – swivels to convert to a desk lamp

To see more pictures on the listing on eBay click here

Example of the lamp adjusted to stand as a table lamp
Example of the lamp adjusted to stand as a table lamp – seen on eBay recently

More details here on the eBay listing

CLICK HERE to Find more like this on eBay

C.N. BURMAN CO, NJ
Similar styles from C.N. BURMAN CO, NJ

I have not seen examples of the lamp shade paired with it on the show. If you have information to share regarding the lampshade please comment below.