I made a lamp using an old piece of kit my father in law gave me... basically it is the bulb holding section of the lamp but with a flange so you can jam it in a vase or similar to make a lamp...
It will run a standard bulb but not an energy efficient one. Thought I'd ask a sanity check... I can run downstairs and get clearer details but wondered if it would be immediately obvious to someone why it would be so?
Paul