Stonehouse Lighting, Your source for authentic reproduction colonial punched tin and pierced tin lighting fixtures.

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Visit "The Stone House" where you'll find Steve Malaney, master tinsmith since 1987, plying his ageless craft using antique tools in the traditional methods employed by tinsmiths in the 1700 and 1800's. Steve individually handcrafts each piece of colonial period lighting; his specialties are candle and electrified "pierced tin" or "punched tin" chandeliers and sconces. At "The Stone House", we believe chandeliers are a special focal point for any room. And, sconces, too, are a versatile source of lighting, pairs or singly. Working in his shop nestled between Shade and Jacks Mountains in central Pennsylvania, he meticulously shapes, punches, solders and hand rubs the final finish on each piece until he is completely satisfied with every detail before he signs and dates it. We know you will be just as satisfied, too.

Punched tin (JR-1) Jacob Rhoads Chandelier adorning the parlor in ye ole Stone House (photo- Gross & Daley)

Steve's Tinshith shop ~situated by ye ole Stone House, where authentic punched tin reproduction colonial lighting fixtures are hand crafted. photo courtesy Gross/Daly

"Keeping Room" in ye ole Stone House...the (DP-2) Classic Double Cone Pierced Tin Chandelier hangs over an antique hutch table Steve aquired at an antique dealers' sale ( photo- Gross & Daley)

Steve & his wife Noreen work together to keep "The Stone House" running in a mannerly fashion.

photo of Tinsmith Steve by the shop door, where tin chandeliers and sconces are crafted.

Timsmith Steve & Noreen take a break from hand crafting colonial lighting fixtures with Cali...their little calico shop cat!

photo of Noreen posing by the tin shop door.

While Steve "carries on" in the shop...keeping alive the centuries-old art of tinsmithing, Noreen assumes the role of his clerical assistant.

	See Stone House lighting products featured in Old House Interiors, Summer 2008 Edition of *Early Homes* article "Candle, Lamp, and Sconce": Authentic ambiance (and even color) comes from the use of candlelight in colonial interiors. 3rd page (article page 43) upper left hand corner. EarlyHomesSummer2008 (PDF 2.5 MB)
	*Read about Steve in the September 2004 "Central PA Magazine"** article "Tin Man" featured in the Central Stories section, on page 4.
	*See us featured in the Summer 2003 edition of "Country Almanac"** magazine! The article, called " A Penchant for Period Lighting," appeared in the People & Places section, pg. 76.
	*Steve was one of 43 tinsmiths invited to participate in the 1999 WHITE HOUSE creation of tin ornaments to hang on the official WHITE HOUSE Christmas Tree in the Blue Room.*

Enjoy our site as you go back in time to choose the lighting to perfectly complement your home!

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?
--Benjamin Franklin

The Stone House

28 E. Market Street

Middleburg, PA 17841

phone 1-800-923-2260; fax 570-837-1475

sjm@stonehouse-lighting.com

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