Thanks for the pictures. Not what I'm looking for though, the bottom one is close - what I'm trying to find is one that is similar but goes under the kitchen sink. On my 59 I had one in the back bath also. What I really need is the lense. I've got the fixture, but the lense is broken. I've put a piece of plastic - I think lexan in it, but not sure how its going to hold up with the heat of the bulb. Soooo I'm on the lookout for another fixture, or trying to find a new one like it.
The fixture over your sink is different than whats in my 58.
This is similar to what's in my '61, but the top one looks like it's been overpainted at some point. Some of my fixures have rusted a bit (the ones painted in yours). However the metal with the little squares (3rd row) is still made (it's plated aluminum, fwiw)--and doesn't rust. I got a sheet to replace the smaller rusted fixures, but I have to track down a friend with a break to cut it! The lining is just fiberglass shade material. You can get this from a good lighting shop.
For the ones with a cover (4th row), you can replace the cover (I think this might be what you mean by lense) with by cutting down a flourescent lamp cover (you know, the plastic stuff that covers the bulbs), available at Home Depot or a lighting shop. I don't recognize offhand (I'm not near my trailer) the 2nd row fixure, but it may be the overhead lamp. I belive this may have a glass lense, but I think you can at least use the flourescent cover as a hold-over.
Where do you buy the metal squares stuff (plated alum)?
The first thing I tried was the flourescent lamp cover - it was very brittle and did not cut well - was I doing something wrong? Or did I get the wrong stuff.
I found the plated aluminum at Fisher Hardware in Springfield, VA. It was a few months ago, but I think it cost about $10-15 a sheet. I got the impression that it's a fairly common item--the clerk said they mostly sold it to crafters (for what, I have no idea)--so you might call up craft shops.
I ended up using a small hand saw to cut the flourescent lamp cover. A jig saw might work better. The edges came out rough, but they are hidden, so I scraped it with a utility knife to somewhat smooth it. Of course, different lamp covers may use different materials.
An alternative might be to pay a lamp shop to cut it for you. I doubt this would be expensive.
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