Nice heavy base. Well made and eat to put together. Uses two light bulbs up to 60W each. Can turn one bulb or both on. Buying a second one.THE TOP FINIAL AND NIPPLE ARE UNSEPARABLE TO PLACE THE SHADE BETWEEN THE TWO. Unless a new separate nipple and finial are sent I need to return the whole darn lamp! The lamp itself is what was needed for my room. However, the shade is wrinkled and nubby even after the shaper/stretchers were placed in the fabric shade. It had such great reviews but mine is not usable with the nipple and finial unable to be taken apart as per instructions to properly place the shade!This quaint, twin pull-chain, floor lamp is the perfect addition to our century home living room. It perfectly fits with the decor and provides much needed brightness to the area in which it has been placed. There was a bit of an assembly problem, though, because of a manufacturing defect to the stanchion tube to which the shade needed to be affixed. Because of stripped threads in the piece that attaches to the fixture assembly, it was necessary to fabricate a new component from hardware store parts but, be that as it may, my wife and I are still delighted with our purchase and will recommend it to others.