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finally a collection that will not gather dust.

lamp explosion!

I have to question the wisdom of basically wrapping an electrical cord with matches.

look at it this way, @greenish. If the matches ignite, the restricted opening will limit the oxygen and make the fire self extinguishing. I just love science....

BTW, where can I find that lamp?

Gosh, nothing seems like a better way to display your matches than in an electrified and heat conducive, combustible container.

You know what would look really great next to this lamp? A candy dish full of rat poison.

fun idea, but I don't collect small, easily displayed things. :( I used to have a cheap table with clear legs though that you could fill with stuff like this.

That's one use of I never considered for my phantom...

It's the Phantom from CB2.

It's actually completely open at the bottom.

a buddy of mine has hundreds of movie stubs in a cookie tin in his closet, I think that since that means a lot to him, displaying it like that would be awesome. Thanx for the idea!

I like this concept, probably because I pretty much like the look of anything massed in a glass jar ... or lamp in this case. I'm thinking that buttons would look fantastic...

I have to agree with greenish - were these people completely high when they did this?

Honestly, since people store collections in glass jars, not all that creative.

Perhaps we should give the homeowners a bit more credit and a bit less snark; might they not have a collection of matchbooks without the matches inside? Particularly if they're smokers?

I'd like this with wine corks.

I don't know where you guys are buying your lamps at, but if the cords get so hot that they might be an ignition source, I suggest you replace them.

I think this is charming - reminds me of my dad and his buddies ca. 1979. There were all manner of collections in all manner of glass vessels that had been wired up as lamps. I think it was related to some kind of carpentry effect...

I think it's cute. BTW PBTeen also has a cute display lamp.

this is great! yes I thought about lamp explosion too.

don't worry! our matchbook collection is just "matchbooks" - there are no matches inside.
shauna & stephen

I found a lamp at an estate sale - at a very reasonable price - emptied was in it and filled it with rocks and sea urchin shells I found at our favorite vacation spot. Great to hear what other people use to fill glass lamps.