Have I told you about my favorite catalog? (Okay, well, it ties for first place with Pottery Barn). If I lived in the Pacific Northwest I would definitely go to work for this company! They sell reproduction house parts and lighting for historic homes (1890-1960). I keep all copies and look through them from time to time. I love the hardware most of all, but the light fixtures thrill me, too. See that light switch plate in the lower left corner? That's the kind of light switch my grandfather had in his house. Two buttons protruded, each inlayed with mother of pearl. (Those are also in the photo just under the words "2005 Resource") The top button turned the light on and the bottom button turned it off. They were so much more interesting and rich than our present-day plastic flip switches. If you like this sort of stuff and want to look on-line, go here.
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