# Are these Unusual Lampshades made Today?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-unusual-lampshades-made-today/677806
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [January 3, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-unusual-lampshades-made-today/677806 "2014-01-03T16:17:07Z")
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### Author: ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-unusual-lampshades-made-today/677806/1 "2014-01-03T16:17:07Z")

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Link from ebay:  
[http://www.ebay.com/itm/150979933657?ssPageName=STRK:MEBOFFX:IT&\_trksid=p3984.m1427.l2648](http://www.ebay.com/itm/150979933657?ssPageName=STRK:MEBOFFX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1427.l2648)

These lamps were made by a NYC firm called Silvestri Brothers in the 1950’s. The unusual shades are actually made of bent metal venetian blind slats. Des anybody make these shades today?