VL--IV p. 68 Swag lamps

[Mark Kohut]

Swag Lamps
By Leona Jean 
Swag lamps, which first appeared in the 50s, were very popular in the Super70s. Many homes had at least one hanging in a corner or over a table. The swag lamps were usually made of plastic or Lucite rather than glass and had long (10 feet or more) chains with the cord intertwined through the chain. They were hung from the ceiling with two hooks, one of which held the lamp, and there was a "swag" (a curve draped between two points) between the two hooks. Many of these took the place of 60s pole lamps.