What is this thing?

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what is this hoop at the top for? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by dukeofdummies@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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Yes, it's a lamp. But what on earth is this center hoop thing for? Is something supposed to hang here?

My wife says it was purely for decoration but... just shoving a hoop above the lights? Why not a bird or something?

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[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah, from the pics in other posts I'm wondering if this is just a very old lamp. Following the blueprint of its gas predecessor without any thought of what was no longer necessary...

Like a beta of an electric lamp? Before they realized the downsides of a wired connection compared to the "wireless" gas lamp predecessors.