Fuhry & Sons
Fuhry & Sons, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio was a company founded by Charles J. Fuhry. They were a somewhat limited producer of ceramic TV lamps, with their efforts also going into the manufacture of lamps of wire/metal construction. While few styles were designed, their oriental boat lamps sold in great numbers.
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value: rarity: Not only did Americans love everything French in the '50s, they also had a fascination with Oriental themes. |
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The recessed top of the above lamp is marked in gold with "COPR. FUHRY & SONS, INC." |
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value: rarity: A rather elaborate classical scene with a woman, an urn and a panther. Photos courtesy of Woodland Trace Collectibles/Bill Keller, Knoxville, TN. |
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The back of this lamp clearly shows the Fuhry & Sons mark. |
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value: rarity: This bird (eagle?) TV lamp shares nothing stylistically with other known Fuhry & Sons products, and is seldom seen. Photos courtesy of Woodland Trace Collectibles/Bill Keller, Knoxville, TN. |
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The eagle still carries an original Fuhry & Sons paper label. |
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Here's a variation of the bird above, this one with different color glaze and airbrushed color. There is no marking on this example, and the Fuhry & Sons paper label is gone. This lamp was found covered with dust in an antique shop window, looking like it had been waiting for a buyer for quite some time! |
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Back view. |
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value: rarity: Fuhry & Sons favored oriental subjects, and produced this pagoda design as well as their more common sampan TV lamp. Photos courtesy of a collector from Ohio. |
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There's no mistaking the maker of this lamp! It is marked, Copyright 1954 Fuhry & Sons Inc. Cleveland O. and also bears a paper label. |
