where can i buy old fashioned light fittings?

[RyanW]

I have asked before but didn't get any good replies, I am a designer maker and want to use old fashioned style electrical components in a light that I am making. I want to use the old fashioned type of wire that has "fabric"? that covers the wire.

I have included some links with images of what I am talking about, I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me where to get hold of this sort of thing in the UK.

http://www.jonathantibbs.com/jtf/work/light1.html

there are also a couple of examples on here:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.nacionaldesign.com/wp-content/raffield2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.nacionaldesign.com/category/design/lighting/page/2/&usg=__LEV3QNmie01e30fKfgCQzKaGJZA=&h=343&w=538&sz=39&hl=en&start=5&sig2=-tsoNuxHk1EqHYXZGxcz2g&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=n0_i9hPfpUvKLM:&tbnh=84&tbnw=132&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsteam%2Bbent%2Blighting%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=UEsWTOHvHpKj_AaKntGXCA

the second and third lamps on that page.

thanks again

 

[spidergoat2]

I'm not sure about the UK, but in the US, fabric wire does not meet the current electrical code. It cannot legally be manufactured or used.

In the UK, I believe that older lamps cannot be sold with an electrical cord. Thus, older lamps need newer cords. I could be wrong about that.

Many old lamp components were unsafe. That's why they aren't used anymore. That said, there are suppliers of antique-type fittings.