Willard started life as a fly trap! He would have originally had a glass lid that fit where the socket is installed in a rubber plug. The original lid was missing. Some sort of liquid fly bait would have sat inside on the bottom - while the trap hung, flies would have entered from the hole through the bottom (where the lamp cord now conveniently goes!).
While Willard may not have had the prettiest start to life, he makes a pretty cool lamp!
Willard stands 17.5 inches tall and 6.75 inches in diameter.
Our small empire shades or 10-12 inch drum shades look good on Willard.