Helunsi 32.8ft Cloth Covered Lamp Cord, 18 AWG 2 Conductor Hemp Rope Vintage Electrical Cord Braided Electrical Wire, 18 Gauge Round Rayon Fabric Wire for DIY Antique Industrial Lighting Project

Perfect for the job of lengthening cord for over table lamp.Problem is what to do with the excess 20 feet!!Solution give it to neighborhood handyman!

Worked perfectly for a unique Edison bulb fixture

Likes: Gorgeous, consistent covering, rigid insulation that doesn't seem to stretch.Dislikes: The insulation is very hard to strip without nicking the inner insulators, the cloth wrapping is fairly easy to abrade and pull away during insulation.

This lamp cord is elegant, and looks great in a very visible and prominent place in our home. But it took me quite a long time to massage all the kinks out, as it had been bundled too tight, wrapped into a Figure 8. It would have saved me a couple hours if the manufacturer had just packed it as a smooth flat coil, instead of jamming it into a tiny box.

Easy to use if you have a little experience.

I wanted something that is quality but also looks nice, exactly like the picture.

This is safety-approved UL, SVT, 300V, VW-1, 105C, 18 gauge, PVC jacketed two conductor cord wrapped in a braided jacket to give it an antique appearance. I'm not sure the Amazon listing made it clear that this is UL approved, but it is.I measured the outside diameter at .225", and peeling back the Rayon cover reveals a round white PVC jacket that is .210" diameter. The PVC makes this cord rugged but also quite stiff compared to true antique (and less safe) cloth-covered cord that was usually just one or two cloth layers wound directly over the two individually-insulated conductors, but without the extra molded PVC jacket. Vintage cord used on lamps, radios, and other electrical devices usually was a little less bulky, more flexible and sometimes had an oval cross-section rather than round.This cord is well-suited for modern retro lighting and restoration applications where extreme flexibility and the ability to hang naturally under its own weight over short lengths is not a requirement. For greater flexibility, twisted cloth-covered cord is available from other sources. This has each PVC coated conductor individually wrapped in cloth and the pair of wires twisted together, yielding greater flexibility.Several years ago I had to buy cord like this for an antique replica that I built, and I paid a lot more buying it from an antique radio part supplier. This is a high quality product with safety approvals at a very good price.Highly recommended.

The wire is pretty to "look at", but the 5.5mm PVC outer white insulation is too thick to use in a chandler's light-arm ( that leads to the bulb). This wire should only be used for a table lamp, from the lamp to the wall plug. The other concerning feature is 18ga copper. The copper stains are too thin to work-with, they are brittle to bend around a connection screw. Soldering is required to support the stains. Why the industry has gone to such small gauge 18ga ( setting aside the min amps & volts ) is because they have never rewire an appliance. 16ga should be the workable appliance size wire.

On time, clean and easy to work with. Next time I will try to purchase one with a ground wire as well.

The quality of this cable is outstanding. I'm using this as replacement cable for my lamps, purely for aesthetics.

très bonne qualité de câble électrique

Braiding is very troublesome to work with

I needed to replace the fabric covered cord, from my hanging light fixture. The product was delivered on time and came as described. The quality is very good, fabric and cables. I recommend this product if you ae looking to a white cloth covered lamp cord.