Jake von Slatt built this brass bedside lamp, which incorporates an Aerolux glow bulb, as a night light. He also used the ammonia aging technique for the brass components (which Tim Lillis covers in his “Tricks of the Trade” comic in the next MAKE).
[BTW: Lyra is the little girl in The Golden Compass.]
Lyra’s Lamp
	 
	
                    
                                            
                            
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