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How to Wire a
Moroccan Lantern
Open top
Moroccan lanterns are simple to hang, maintain and change the bulb
because they do not have to be wired up into the lantern. You can simply
hang them to the rose hook and then place the pendant fitting and light
bulb inside the Moroccan lamp.
Closed top
Moroccan lanterns have to have a pendant
fitting wired up into the lantern. Closed top Moorish style lantern is probably the more common and traditional type.
They usually have a small door, which opens to give access for changing the
bulb. You can easily wire the pendant fitting into the lantern separately,
and then slide it into the "socket" section of the rose in the ceiling. If
you use a standard ceiling rose, then it's worth remembering that some of
these lanterns can be considerably heavy when balanced on your shoulders
during the final fitting!
You will need a ceiling rose with an integral hook. You can buy these at any
hardware store or electrical shop. These are ceiling roses that come in two
parts which act very much like a plug and socket and are ideal for all
lanterns, particularly the closed top style where the pendant fitting has
to be wired into the lantern.
Brass ceiling rose with hook
The top section, which acts like a socket is wired up to the mains in the
ceiling.
The bottom section, which has the hook, acts like the "plug" and is wired up
to the pendant fitting which fits inside the Moroccan lantern. This lower section
simply slots in and out of the top socket section.
They are available in various different colors to match the darkened tin or
antiqued Moroccan brass lanterns.
Moroccan
handicraft.
Do not expect absolute perfection in the Moroccan crafts of this beautiful rugged
land. Slight imperfections are characteristic and should not be considered
flaws. These are the signs of a genuine handcrafted item. Moroccan lanterns may be a little imperfect, colors may differ as everything is
made by hand,
and cutwork on lanterns may be slightly unsymmetrical. Enjoy instead, the
beauty that has been produced by a labor of love that has continued for over
two millennia.
.:
About Moroccan
Decor
.: About
Moroccan tribal
rugs.
.: About
Moroccan
caftans.
.: Find out how to
wire our
Moroccan
chandeliers.
.: How to care for
your Moroccan handicrafts.
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