Finished Antique Bookcase and Lamp

This antique bookcase is Quarter Sawn Oak. It was probably constructed around 1880 to 1890. I inherited it from my grandmother so it probably came from her mother or from my grandfather's side of the family. Once I got started it took about 4 weeks to complete. No real history that I know of other than it came from South Jersey.




As for the antique lamp, I found the lamp buried in sand in the basement of an abandoned house with the entire base nearly rotted away. I think the wood for the lamp is Mahogany and I think it too dates to the 1890's. I rebuilt the base and wired it, but kept all the original hardware, and had the shade redone. I really enjoy this antique lamp and often sit beneath it reading very old books and just imagine someone before me doing the same thing.