Revo B9504 lamp holder closeup

Slow and steady progress on this elderly Revo B9504. Since first acquiring it, I've been carefully working on it to prepare it for restoration. in this case its largely involving replacing missing components such as the 42 4BA screws for the glass clips, and 8 3/16" BSW screws for the lower glass clips. Of course, I chose brass so as to not introduce more different metals into the mix.

The glass amazingly is still made today, so I've opted to replace all 17 panes of glass for new owing to the fact that only two pieces were original, and the replacements fitted were poorly cut and in some cases didn't even fit properly.

This now left the lamp holder and a bracket. After carefully comparing, I deemed the lamp holder bracket in the Simplex well glass light as close a match I'll ever find, but even that needed some slight alterations so it would fit the way it would need to. I asked Jonathan whether he could create a 3D file to 3D print a new bracket taking into account a slight difference I needed in one measurement. As you can see, the prototype printed out is replicated absolutely perfectly, without a flaw whatsoever. I tapped the holes to receive the screws and screwed it all into place. Fitting a lamp, the lantern is already looking totally transformed.

I'm now in the process of having the bracket 3D printed in metal, as intended. 300w lamps are no joke when it comes to heat. Once the correct Brass sheet arrives, I can begin the task of bending and cutting the brass to the correct shapes to make the clips, and then I can strip down the lantern where needed to begin it's proper (and correct) restoration.