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If it has the old prewar cloth-covered wiring I'm going to bet it is the original NOMA Electric Corp, New York, made in the 1930's.  If the wire has the screw-in plug on the end, that clinches it.  Kramer Products of West Mifflin PA reproduced these in the 1950's, but with modern wiring.  The American Flyer #233 is also similar, but has different details, usually with nickle shades.

There is supposed to be a little tinplate ring or collar that slips down over the top finial to hold the two halves of the lamp post together.  How is yours staying together without the ring?

 

hojack posted:

There is supposed to be a little tinplate ring or collar that slips down over the top finial to hold the two halves of the lamp post together.  How is yours staying together without the ring?

 

The collar is missing on all of them and someone scotch-taped them to keep them together.  They all have the screw bases connectors so they must be Noma. 

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

Noma was most famous for their christmas lights so maybe the idea was to run a string of christmas lights around the layout, unscrew the bulbs, and screw these in at intervals??  Noma was 1930's.  that's definitely 30's wiring!  Kramer may very well still be in business.   

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