The antique brass is pretty, but the light itself is a very strange washed out color (not at all like the nice clear light color you get in other 'reveal' or full spectrum type bulbs. We kept it, though, because it looked nice in our room. It was functioning just fine for a couple of months, and my husband said the light was good to read by. The problem: after having this product just a couple of months, the stand seems to have broken. It no longer stays screwed securely to the base. Instead it leans over and no amount of taping or puttying by my husband can get it to stand straight again. I would not recommend this product at all.
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I was pleased with the heavy weight of the lamp. Its base is very heavy. The overall finish was very good. The on/off switch is a rotary knob by the light socket. It is a couple inches long and was bent slightly on arrival, although not enough to be concerned about. I wanted to order a couple of replacement bulbs with the lamp. I called the Amazon help phone number 1-866-876-8073 which was listed on the product page. (It's no longer listed there.) The Amazon representative went to extraordinary lengths to find out what type of bulb the lamp used. The next day he called back with the information. Unfortunately the information was incorrect. When I received the lamp I found it takes a 27w screw in daylight bulb. It's listed as a TEL-27 27w 6400k 120v 60hz 310ma nondimmable bulb. The base is a standard screw in base like the old fashioned incandescent bulbs. The glass part of the bulb has several u-shaped loops of white florescent glass. The total length of the bulb is about 6.5-6.75 inches. It has a nice bright daylight light. It was brighter than I expected it to be. It is similar to the bulb listed here: (...) Amazon lists it as a 3U 27w QVC Tensor Lamp Replacement Bulb by Full Spectrum Solutions.
The bulb listed above is expensive, but it appears a normal compact florescent screw in base bulb would work.
The lamp itself is adjustable in height. The shade slides over another circular sleeve that covers the bulb base. The shade can rotate to any angle needed.
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Very good lamp for your money. Comes wih a fluorescent bulb that saves electricity. You can tilt the shade how you want it using the band right next to the shade (the band doesn't heat up at all, so tilting it isn't painful, unlike some cheapo lamps) and adjust the height of the stand. When all the way up it's 51". I use it as a floor lamp next to the computer, often the only light in a dark room at night. It would also be an excellent reading lamp. Also, I like the weight (medium) and look (dull gold color with a nice antique finish, and has the style of an old-fashioned office lamp). It's a quality piece for a budget cost. We've been using it for 2 weeks without a problem and assembly was easy as pie. The only catch is that it's more of an office or study look than a living room look, but it would even work in a modern living room.
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Great reading lamp, this. It assembles in a flash. Its heavy base ensures it's unlikely ever to get knocked over. Comes with a 27-watt full-spectrum bulb with an estimated 10,000-hour life. A quick turn of the screw brings the lamp down to the much lower than normal height that a reader in a low-slung lounge chair like my Le Corbusier knockoff needs; it swivels on its base and its metal shade easily angles to focus the light just where you want it. Would be a good choice for anyone who reads, studies or works in a bed or chaise. If only it had been available in black or gray metal, either of which would suit my décor far better than brass, this would have been a five-star review.
Update 12/5/2011: Re the replacement bulb problem:
The bulb that came with this lamp died in the middle of reading a whodunit a couple of nights ago. After the many comments in these reviews about the replacement bulb being offered on this page not fitting the lamp and the near impossibility of finding a replacement bulb that does fit, I was more than somewhat amazed to discover that the 13 watt GE Energy Smart spiral CFL bulbs I'd picked up at the supermarket recently to use in incandescent sockets elsewhere in the house fit this lamp perfectly and suit me just fine for reading. Then today I found a 26 watt CFL soft light mini spiral bulb from SATCO at my hardware store with a projected life of 12000 hours for under $9 that also fits this lamp and works well for reading. Several similar looking bulbs to these two are offered on Amazon, but most don't tell you if they have the "medium base" which this lamp requires, although some look as if they do.
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Solid finish lamp for an incredible deal. I was looking for a floor lamp that I could use for night reading. Great light and it will be very difficult to find a lamp, of this quality, for this price. Very stable lamp. Only negative is that you may want to double check your height requirements, since it's not a super tall lamp. Again this worked very well for me.
