Art Metalwork Chapter 12

CONSTRUCTION, RAISING, PLANISHING

The next problem of this series is the electric lantern, the construction of which involves straight bending, riveting, and raising, the same as the candlesticks shown in Chapter 11.
The photographs show four distinct styles of supports and fastenings for tine lantern : some are made to hang from tile, ceiling, Figs. 49, 52, 55, 57;

others, from the side wall, Figs. 46, 47, 50 51 54;

one is a desk or piano light, Fig. 56;

and two are table lights, Figs. 53, 55.

The construction of the lantern itself is the same in all cases, varying only in the size and design, and the material may be either copper or brass. The parts of the lantern are the handle, top, four corners, four top cross-pieces, four bottom cross-pieces, and eight small pieces to hold the glass. The various parts are held together wholly by rivets, a method of construction which makes a strong, durable piece of work and adds greatly to the decorative effect. Soft solder should never be used on work of this kind, as it will soon break away, making the work a constant source of annoyance instead of an object of utility and beauty.

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