Old Fools Journal: Industrial Wall Lamp or something like that

I have been wanting to make an industrial looking sconce for a bare bulb lamp to replace the last of the old plastic fake porcelain fixtures. They are industrial looking but just didn't suit me. I wanted something a little more steamy.

I like bare bulb lamps because I like the endless variety of shapes bulbs come in. I think they are beautiful, even the plain old garden variety. I don't find the spiral compact fluorescent to even come close. Most people including SWMBO like their bulbs covered with a shade. I want to see mine. I especially like the elongated clear bulbs of early last century. I have bulbs with shades but the bulb in that case is to show off the shade.
So I happened to have a couple of these water heater connection pipes that I picked up at the thrift store for 25 cents. While looking at them the other day the light bulb over my head went on like it does over a cartoon characters head when they get a bright idea. Shouting "eureka, eureka" I went off to the laboratory (shed) to see what I could fabricate.
This stuff is about as stiff as it can be and still be bent cold. I heated it with a torch just to make it a little more pliable and get some fairly tight turns.
A brass lamp fixture, some lamp cord and a brass wall plate finished it up. The solid brass wall plate is from a half dozen I picked up a year or so ago in a close out sale for $1.99 for the lot. See picture at the top of the page for installation.

I must say it's not the best job I've done but it goes with my mish mash of other lights.