Lamp Doktor

Lamp Doktor Bringing 30 years of lamp repair/restoration and creating custom lamps to Cumberland and Dauphin counties.

Drop off and pick up your lamps, sconces, or chandeliers at Bedford Street Antiques.

Removed all of the prism chains and cleaned them on two chandeliers for a customer, along with all of the brass parts. R...
08/24/2026

Removed all of the prism chains and cleaned them on two chandeliers for a customer, along with all of the brass parts. Replaced all of the (scorched) sockets. The most time-consuming part is always rehanging all of the prisms, with many needing to be re-pinned. Tedious work but the end result is gratifying!

A beautiful restoration for a stunning lamp! It brought back the intricate detail on the base.
07/11/2026

A beautiful restoration for a stunning lamp! It brought back the intricate detail on the base.

I started with a crooked old lamp with mismatched sockets and wiring that was fried and brittle. Years of ‘polishing’ le...
07/07/2026

I started with a crooked old lamp with mismatched sockets and wiring that was fried and brittle. Years of ‘polishing’ left deposits of brass cleaner in every crevice.
It turned back into the pretty lamp it used to be!

Let me bring the sparkle back to your crystal lamps! My customer had a pair of Waterford lamps that were showing their a...
06/29/2026

Let me bring the sparkle back to your crystal lamps!
My customer had a pair of Waterford lamps that were showing their age. The bases had become pitted and the crystal had become cloudy inside. After taking them apart, cleaning all of the pieces and refinishing the bases, they sparkle again like the beautiful lamps they are!

My customer is an avid model railroader and asked if I could convert an old switch stand lamp into a table lamp with an ...
06/16/2026

My customer is an avid model railroader and asked if I could convert an old switch stand lamp into a table lamp with an interior light and one on top with a shade. This one was used to mark switch turn outs on the Nickel Plate Railroad and was oil-powered, which meant that the interior was black with a dense layer of soot. After a lot of cleaning and some creativity, it turned out really well.
What a neat project and he was thrilled with the result:

“That is EXACTLY what I had in my mind. It is every model railroader’s dream. It would make the cover of Model Railroader magazine. It’s fantastic!”

Part II: This one was more straightforward. Stripped the ugly paint and returned it to the black wrought iron it was mea...
06/09/2026

Part II:
This one was more straightforward. Stripped the ugly paint and returned it to the black wrought iron it was meant to be. My customer’s reaction to both lamps: “They look absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much! They were a peice of this house when we bought it , you sure brought them back to life, like we did with the house.”

Part I: This was a fun and satisfying ‘restoration’. My customer found two old floor lamps in the home they purchased. T...
06/09/2026

Part I: This was a fun and satisfying ‘restoration’. My customer found two old floor lamps in the home they purchased. They had an ugly paint job and were pretty beat up. It wasn’t until I stripped all of the parts on this one that I could see that it was made out of 3 different materials. The top arm was solid brass, the stem was wood, and the base was cast metal. Had it been all brass, it would have been more straightforward.
With approval, I painted the whole lamp black and highlighted the raised design with a pewter metallic rub. Quite the transformation!

Don’t mistake decades of dirt and grime for patina. It’s amazing how much dirt can collect into nooks and crannies over ...
05/08/2026

Don’t mistake decades of dirt and grime for patina. It’s amazing how much dirt can collect into nooks and crannies over decades of use. The key is to use non-abrasive cleaners and a soft brush.

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44 N. Bedford Street
Carlisle, PA
17013

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Monday 10am - 7pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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