Globes Information

Shape Globes sphere, we carry in all sizes and material Cubes Cubes can have rounded corners and hard corners. The come in glass soft corners (Smoke, white, Clear) , Acrylic soft corners (Smoke, White, Clear), Polyethylene hard corners (White only). Ellipse Come in Polyethylene (white), and Acrylic (Smoke, White, Clear) School House Comes in glass and Acrylic.

Material Glass Positives: is a classy up scale, Handles high heat, never turns color. Available in smoke, white, clear. White glass is either opal or matte finish. Matte cost a little more then opal but has a softer light. Negatives: Breaks easy, Very heavy, limited sizes up to 18", Expensive Polyethylene Positives: Light weight, virtually unbreakable in the first 5 years. Large sizes available up to 36" inexpensive. Negative: Yellows within 10 Years, Only available in white, has a seam around the circumference of the globe. Acrylic Positives Light weight and good finish. Doesn't yellow. Available in large sizes up to 36" Available in smoke, white, clear, and prismatic. Negative: Can take limited heat. Can break under duress. Mold mark on bottom size of dime. SuperLex Positive: Light weight and good finish. Can Handle High Heat. Very strong, Available in smoke, white and clear. Negatives: Very expensive. Limited sizes Up to 24" Mold mark the size of a dime at the bottom of the globe.

Finish White Is white. Opal Glass white. Matte Glass with a soft white finish Smoke Grey transparent globe Clear Transparent globe.

Size We have all sizes of globes from 6" to 36" diameter. The most common size is 12"

Neck Necked Globe has a lip that is used to attach to the fixture. Catalog number is GNO for Globe Neck Opening. Neck less Globe has a hole without a lip. Catalog number has GO, globe only. Neck Threaded Neck has a thread for a screw mount.

Opening This is the size of the opening in the globe for the fitter.