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 Chandelier lighting has been around for centuries, even before the middle ages people used them.  Back in those days chandeliers were a simple cross of wood with spikes that candles could be stuck to.  In fact the name chandelier is French for candlestick.  The chandeliers were attached to a pulley by rope so that they could be raised and lowered for lighting the candles.  Chandeliers in public buildings sometimes have this same feature, so that they can be lowered for cleaning and replacing burnt out bulbs.  When metalwork became affordable for the merchant middle class, chandeliers became made of brass or bronze.  These multi armed chandeliers with candles (and later gaslights) are still in use today, although we use electric lights today.  Let’s take a look at some of the chandeliers you have to choose from.

Crystal Chandelier Lighting

Crystal chandeliers became popular when a 17th century glassmaker discovered how to make easily cut glass crystal.  Until that time only rock crystal or fragile crystillo could be used for chandeliers.  With the cheaper glass crystal, the popularity of crystal chandeliers exploded.  They could fill a room with all the glittering colors of the rainbow, and effect that still makes them a very popular option today.

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