1. Patent Dated:
Any information on an object that contains actual patent dates, patent numbers, or other patent information; or information that can be associated with known patents or dates.
Submitted on Saturday, September 19, 2009 8:05:15 AM

2. Pearl Top-A rim treatment of a lamp chimney characterized by a ring of beads that encircle the top of the chimney. Usually machine made as the beads are of a uniform size.
Submitted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:05:15 AM

3. Peg Lamp:-In general, a lamp fount designed to use a candlestick as its base. They have a small "peg" resembling the base of a candle and are merely inserted into a candle holder for use.
Submitted on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:05:15 AM

4. Perforations:A series of holes that are stamped or drilled in the burner components to promote air flow.
Submitted on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 8:05:15 AM

5. Petal Top:
A rim treatment of a lamp chimney characterized by hand-made gauffering in a shape resembling the petals of a flower. Petals can vary greatly in size, some are small and others are quite large. Since the petals are formed by hand, the size and shape may vary slightly on the same chimney.
Submitted on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 8:05:15 AM

6. Piano Lamp
A tall, adjustable-height floor lamp, commonly with a removable center draft fount and decorative ball shade. Generally quite ornate and often part of a marble-top table.
Submitted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 8:05:15 AM

7. Pickwick:A small tool used to manipulate or adjust the wick in whale oil and burning fluid lamps. Commonly a metal pin held in a decorative handle of turned or carved wood, ivory or bone.
Submitted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 8:05:15 AM

8. Pie Crust:
A rim treatment of a lamp chimney characterized by either hand- or machine made crimping along a scalloped edge profile. The design is repetitive from one scallop to the next. Some pie crust chimneys are crudely made, while others are very finely crafted.
Submitted on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:05:15 AM

9. Pine:-Pine is a soft, light colored wood, with a visible striation pattern. It is not as durable as hard woods, but is often used for informal pieces for children's rooms, family rooms, and other casual settings. Furniture and flooring has been made of pine through the years and old pieces and planks are being resurrected for modern use.
Submitted on Saturday, December 25, 2010 8:05:15 AM

10. Pontil - Polished
Definition:The now-finished area where the glass object was attached to the pontil rod. The rough area is ground and polished, leaving a smooth circular depression.
Submitted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 8:05:15 AM

11. Pontil - Rough:
The rough, unfinished spot that remains after a glass object is snapped or 'broken' off the pontil rod.
Submitted on Thursday, December 31, 2009 8:05:15 AM

12. Pot Stone:-The presence of unmelted grains of sand, or other impurities, that are common in early glass. They are usually off-white in color and range greatly in size. Often they can be felt. There may be small cracks radiating from the pot stone caused by temperature differences during the cooling process.
Submitted on Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:05:15 AM

13. Pressed Glass-Glassware formed by placing a blob of molten glass in a metal mold, then pressing it with a metal plunger to form the inside shape. The resulting piece, termed "mold-pressed," has an interior form independent of the exterior, in contrast to mold-blown glass, whose interior corresponds to the outer form.
Submitted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:05:15 AM

14. Primary Colors:
The primary colors are red, blue, and yellow. These colors cannot be mixed from or formed by combining any other colors, and they are the basis for making most other colors.
Submitted on Saturday, December 04, 2010 8:05:15 AM

15. Prism Ring
A decorative metal ring draped over the shoulder (and collar) of the lamp fount to hold prisms. Common on fancy, cut overlay lamps. Also, the decorative metal ring on a hanging lamp between the canopy and the shade.
Submitted on Thursday, August 19, 2010 8:05:15 AM

16. Prisms
Definition:Dangling glass pendants used to embellish a lamp. Often of high quality glass, cut and faceted, to reflect and refract the light. Found on many hanging library/parlor lamps, on girandoles, and overlay lamps, to name a few.
Submitted on Sunday, September 26, 2010 8:05:15 AM

17. Prong:
A flat wick burner type that employs upward facing metal "fingers" that secure or hold the chimney on the burner. Specifically, the metal or wire "fingers" on any burner that hold the chimney in place.
Submitted on Saturday, October 11, 2008 8:05:15 AM

18. Pull-Down
Any hanging or suspended lamp that is designed to be raised and lowered by grasping a finial and pulling it downward. The mechanism can be a ceiling extension or series of pulleys and weights.
Submitted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 8:05:15 AM

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