Comments on: How to repair/replace the pull-chain switch in a bankers lamp https://thebankerslamp.com/repair-pull-chain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=repair-pull-chain The World's Most Iconic Desk Lamp Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:52:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Sean Williamson https://thebankerslamp.com/repair-pull-chain/#comment-313 Fri, 28 Dec 2018 22:38:21 +0000 https://thebankerslamp.com/?page_id=382#comment-313 In reply to Per Cedergren.

Hey Per

Im happy that my site could help you out and congratulations on fixing your lamp

Sean

]]> By: Per Cedergren https://thebankerslamp.com/repair-pull-chain/#comment-302 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 23:49:20 +0000 https://thebankerslamp.com/?page_id=382#comment-302 Hi there,
I have an Emeralite 8734 and my wife managed to ruin the pull switch, probably by yanking too hard on it. I took it all apart and saw the cardboard “ring” was broken….. Not easy to make a new one, but maybe possible (but very time consuming). Or maybe somebody reproduces them? So I started googling, and found your site. Thank God! Replacing the original switch with a modern switch is not only easier, but it also makes the lamp better (and safer) than it was when it was new! It took me quite some time of googling before I had decided what to buy. A guy/company in Georgetown, GA, is selling on eBay as “jcw1333” and I bought not only a porcelain (not plastic) socket/switch (“PORCELAIN PULL CHAIN LAMP SOCKET INTERIOR WITH ANTIQUE BRASS CHAIN NEW 48210AJB”) but also the round cardboard insulator(“PUSH THRU LAMP SOCKET PAPER LINER FOR METAL SHELLS LAMP PART NEW 30309J”). I just finished installing them, and they were both a perfect fit! I could even reuse my original “bell” at the end of the pull chain, so there is no way to tell it’s a new switch unless you dismantle the lamp. So for less than $20 I now have a switch and insulator which should last for another 100 years! And all thanks to your tip. THANK YOU SO MUCH. /Per Cedergren

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