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Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei/Archivio dell'Arte/Luciano Pedicini A bronze lampholder, with four arms, in the shape of a tree.
The Gracious Art of Living Judy Fayard 2011
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Whenever, therefore, nature is able to provide two separate instruments for two separate uses, without the one hampering the other, she does so, instead of acting like a coppersmith who for cheapness makes a spit and lampholder in one.
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A glazed skylight illuminated the stairwell, something Garric had never seen before; a five-armed lampholder hung from a chain for use later in the evening.
Lord of the Isles 1997
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Thank the flame for its light, but do not forget the lampholder standing in the shade with constancy of patience.
Stray Birds Rabindranath Tagore 1901
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Anyone who has purchased a lamp kit should stop using it immediately and call 02 8339 0777 to organise a replacement power supply and lampholder.
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They are six-inch pieces of white PVC tubing containing two AA batteries, an MES lampholder, a 2. 5V lamp and some wire.
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[ILLUSTRATION: _Bronze lampholder_: Five lamps hung from the branches of this bronze tree.
Buried Cities, Complete Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae Jennie Hall 1898
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[ILLUSTRATION: _Bronze lampholder_: Five lamps hung from the branches of this bronze tree.
Buried Cities, Volume 1 Pompeii Jennie Hall 1898
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