Who does lamp repair?

Hi, I just bought a lampshade last week at this place Broome Lampshades at 325 Broome off of the Bowery. The guy was very nice and helpful and makes custom lampshades as well as rewiring, etc. of lamps. He was doing what appeared to be a custom order of little tabletop lamps, so I got the feeling he does lamps for events. 212.431.9666. No clue how much he charges, probably not super cheap. Also there is that vintage lamp restorer on the south side of Houston near the new Whole Foods (can’t think of the address but Google would probably turn it up), but his prices are probably insane since its specialty, but maybe that’s what you need. I’ve done basic lamp rewiring myself but understand you may rather hand it off to someone else. Cheers, M

Make sure the wire that shows is similar to the wire that was used during that period. It’s always a give away when an DIY repairs a turn of the century lamp with vinyl instead of cloth wire.

There are MANY things where it makes sense for most people to pay someone to do it, BUT re-wiring most lamps is so simple that it’s often more trouble to bring it to a repair person (and pick it up when it’s done) than to do it yourself. There are exceptions. A number of years ago I bought a ’20s French light fixture where the art glass shades were held in place by the corroded remains of strange bayonet-base candelabra light sockets. THAT one went to an expert–I (usually) know my limitations.

Thanks, everybody. I had no idea it was so easy. The Nessen lamp will not take standard parts. Guess I’ll take it to a friend whose hobby is rewiring old lamps — but his parts are all pre-1920s. He suggested this before but I didn’t want to impose on him. He’d probably be happy to show me how to do it. I’m sure it will be a useful skill for the coming apocalypse. For the record, I have changed my own oil but decided I’d rather pay someone else to do it. I can sew, but sometimes it’s just faster to pay the tailor to do button changes and hems. Hilariously, I just finished a simple remaking of a vintage dress. It was a three-hour project. It took me four years. I’ll keep an eye out for the hardware store.

Instead of spending all those hours driving around you could have bought a few feet of zip cord, two sockets and two plugs and rewired both lamps in a half hour or so.