Best Moment: Cadillac Trade Show Rain Lamp, ca. 1968
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- "I thought I'd seen everything... But obviously, I haven't." Ken Farmer appraises this Cadillac trade show rain lamp, ca. 1968, in Green Bay, Hour 2.
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I am drooling over this lamp. It's beautiful and so serene to watch! He got a steal for 150$!!!! Now I want a rain lamp.
He paid $150 for it not 150$
The home versions, usually with a statue of a lady inside, and maybe 3 feet in length, are currently going for at least $400 . The interest has absolutely skyrocketed in the last few years!
Cadillac Dealerships of the fifties and sixties were incredible palaces of art deco grandeur.
Except then it'd lean more toward Mid-century Modern (since Art Deco's embodied by a 1920's - 30's aesthetic).✌
@@mulemule they were literally Art Deco. Stop trying to sound smart, it's backfiring.
@@Robert-Christian Their dominant design aesthetic was (literally) not Art Deco. As noted by Britannica: "Art Deco is a popular design style of the *1920s and ’30s* ..." And echoed by Webster's, "a popular design style of the *1920s and 1930s* ..." And affirmed by the auction house, Rosebery's, "The Art Deco Movement encompasses the *1920's and 30’s,* or the period between the [World Wars]." (Fortunately, your triggered hostility reveals your insecurity but doesn't change actual facts.😂)
I know a few Caddy Dealers who are also car collectors...with huge storage facilities for their antiques and one of them comes to mind and I bet he'd bid as much as it takes to win this piece... 3-5k is nothing when it comes to the Man Cave.
A dealer or collector would hand over 10k no questions asked for a piece like this.
I thought it should be worth more, it's so pleasing to watch.
I love it, I could watch it for hours lol. The only thing is, with all that oil running down the lamp, I wonder if crap gets stuck to it all the time, like dust and stuff. I wonder if there's a filter somewhere in there for gunk and stuff. It was the 60s so probably not. lol
@@dubbie17 they're awesome to look at. But they are notorious for getting filthy after a while. Especially if the person who owns it smokes cigarettes. My aunt had one with the Venus statue in it and the mineral oil was so dirty it dripped out slowly and had an amber tinge to it an smelled like an ash tray
@@anxiousmofo6673 It's mineral oil, tho. Can't you remove n replace?
I recall trying to fix walls after heavy smokers. OMG. It's a NASTY, NASTY job trying to clean that cr*p off. It's STICKY.
Only soilax would work, but they don't make it anymore!
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 you can replace the oil pretty easily. There's usually 3 screws that hold the bottom in place. Remove those and the whole bottom comes off. (Put a bowl or something down to catch the excess oil. Dispose the old oil, rinse the bottom out and put back on the lamp. Then just pour the new oil in. But turn on the lamp as you add the oil untill it starts dripping down the strings. If it makes a gurgling sound just add a little more oil til it stops.
Shopping malls in particular were installing massive rain lamps like these as centerpieces, usually going from the ceiling to the floor, around the time they peaked in popularity.
Exactly. Was in Topanga Plaza shopping center in Canoga Park, Calif in the 60s
I don't remember this, but it looks 60s to me.
Are there any surviving Wonderfalls in existence?
@@tehee- Far as I know, they did not survive into the postmodern era. Even malls like Dixie Square were removing them by the mid-70s.
I've never seen one of these before but I'm about to fall down the Googling rabbit whole. I love retro-futurism so much.
Even though I am a VW Gal, I would have bought that, too! I love rain lamps, and that one is the..ummm....Cadillac of rain lamps!
Love this big guy's impish enthusiasm for such an obscure (but interesting) collecting niche.
Thats gotta be worth more, just based.on the rarity alone. Really cool.
This is the coolest thing I have ever seen on this channel
.......O M G.... I never knew there was a rain lamp so big!!!❤💞❤💞❤💞❤💞❤❤❤💞❤💞❤❤❤absolutely stunning lamp
That's awesome. Such a fun thing. No wonder the owner looks happy showing it
I remember seeing a smaller version one like this at my local Cadillac dealership. St Claire Cadillac Santa Clara Calif.
*My mom had one of these oil lamps (the small Diana lamp that set on the T.V.). She mail-ordered it from a place called Unity Buying Service in Norcross, GA back in the late '70s.*
pure retro perfection.
That's one of the tackiest things I've ever seen, and I absolutely love it. Looks absolutely mesmerizing! I wonder how you get inside to clean it and change the bulbs? I'd be worried about snapping the strings...
Strings are all individual stands and can snap in and out easily.
I think this could go for 15- 20k at the right auction easily. It's gorgeous, it's one of a kind, and car guys spend money like they're a burning newspaper factory.
It’s worth way more than that.
Around 1990, I went to the factory in Chicago that made Lava Lamps. They had these (well, smaller ones) on display too.
What a cool piece!!! It would look fantastic in my Family Room. :)
What an interesting dude, pretty eccentric to collect such a niche item. Can't help but admire it for some reason
I love finding interesting items. This was a fun experience.
Maybe worth much more today as advertising memorabilia has skyrocketed. Thanks Frank and Mike.
It's beautiful..! 👍💕😁
What a great show piece if you are a caddy collector. Someone like Jay Leno with buckets of money would probably love this.
That thing is badass. "bought it, brought it home, the wife wasn't very impressed with it..." isn't that typical!
No, I would love to have that!!!
For 150.00 what's the difference?
Rick: "I've got to hold it in storage and not too many people are into these things. I'll give you $250 and not a penny more."
I thought it was tacky at first. But, after watching this video, it is very pleasing to look at.
Great buy! That is sick!👍
Superb
AWESOME, TOTALLY AWESOME 😎😎⛲
That is cool!
Worth alot more than 5k
No way you got that for $150! Wow! I would have thought like $4000. I would love to have it. Though, not with the Cadillac symbol lol.
That is so 😎 cool
The bottom and top look like piston valves.
Bet his wife isnt to mad anymore 😂
My next door neighbor collects automotive/related signs and displays. His wife was not always happy with it, until she needed a lot of dental work. He took a bunch of his collection to the swap meet in Portland and came home with 7 grand. She has moderated her opinion somewhat.
Funny I did the same thing and my wife had the same reaction lol!
Hahahahaha gotta love humans...
I imagine the material used was probably the same stuff they used for fender-mounted directional and headlamp indicator "lights". Can't think of the word, Antiques Roadshow guy is using the word "filament", but...
His wife is never going to hear the end of it.
Minimum $10-20k for this piece.
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oh i love oil lamp lady in old time 1970's time...
today no more make oil lamp...
where to get oil lamp
I wonder how that pump works, it's very very quiet and does a pretty good job of even drips everywhere.
The drips are even because gravity is always the same, nothing to do with the pump. The pump simply carries the oil from the bottom reservoir to the top reservoir.
Odd question. The appraiser has an interesting accent. The way he says the the word "show" intrigues me. Does anyone know his name or where he is from?
Not a investment until the items is sold.
How the heck does he transport that?
Antique roadshow paid a shipping company come to my house. I originally transported it in the back of my truck.
Dear@@travistuttle7943
What a fantastic piece. Congrats!
I bet that great Jay Leno would like to have it. Maybe you could show it to him personally.
Best regards luck and health.
In a Cadillac of course.
@@travistuttle7943 I was going to say, "a Suburban? A box truck? Or, it comes apart.
@@Chris-jm4zk That's silly, many of them, the sedans are 4 feet smaller than my Challenger. And nobody needs that ridiculous SUV they make.
I know exactly what his wife said, after he came home from this show: "Sell it! Sell that hideous thing - now!"
I was like "oh cool...are those...glass beads? Plastic? Man, I would love something like that!" picturing line with beads on it being pulled downward to make that effect.
'....I saw a can of mineral oil....I assume thats whats dripping down there...'
😐 oh. Now I dont want to even touch it, let alone have it neat my home.
KandaPanda is mineral oil bad even if you don’t touch it please enlighten me?
mineral oil is not a bad thing. settle down kandpanda and don’t get your undies in a bunch.
@@cathycasuccio3227 I didn't say it was a bad thing....I just said I wouldn't want it in my home. if it spilled, it would be a mess. oil dripping down fishing line isn't appealing to me.
.....feel free to pretend like I was emotionally upset about it, though, if it helps.
@@TommyPestolis sorry, I missed this post. it isn't bad, it just seem like a potential mess, is all. also, oil dripping down isn't appealing to me. the science is...but it as art isn't.
it's not bad....just not my thing.
@@evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879 Dawn dish soap is almost as good as lighter fluid for removing oils...
I'd buy it for that! A bargain at twice the price.
And you couldn't even give the poor old guy the $200 he asked for
He agreed to the deal - he was clearly happy with $150.
Why would you if he accepts $150?
@@johnjohnmcclane1818 because it’s a nice thing to do and has minimal impact on your own finances. People used to be decent.
@@Sean-me4fv He could say, "No." Too. Old stuff isn't always a thrill. It tends to require maintenance.
@@Sean-me4fv it's called negotiating...
VERY CONSERVATIVE. My first offer would be 5k.
I think $10k sounds more like it
Eh, it's only worth what the check just cleared for...very subjective.
Contact Jay Leno. I'm sure he will find place for it.
cant decide if that's mid-century modern or googie...either way, its amazing and a gotta-have for the well-healed Cadillac owner to the period piece interior designer.
I remember one of these in the showroom of Spector Cadillac, in Syracuse, NY. I would hit all the dealers on "automobile row" in the fall for brochures from the late 60's through the 70's. I imagine GM offered it to the dealership after the annual car show, not wanting to haul it around any more.
Omg sell now.
I thought it would be couples of hundreds thousand dollars cause of Cadillac.
They can't be that much. Caddy isn't impressive anymore and hasn't been for decades. My Challenger is 4 feet longer and a few wider. My garage roomie just left a CTS there and they had to come get it out.
Jay Leno would pay $20k for that easy.
Well tell him to give me a call. Lol
Just like a caddy--keep adding oil
The coolest add to the man (or the me/I cave, ie... to be less gender specific)
Did he say how much he paid for it?
$150 for this one! don't think he mentioned how much for the smaller ones.