The Venetian is another two-piece glass lamp. The painted fonts have a hidden threaded brass connector that accepts the threads on the stem of the base. The stem has glass threads cut into it that screw into the font. The stems are also found with a metal thread adapter that is threaded to fit the font as well. My thoughts are that the metal thread adapter was was added over the cut glass threads in an attempt to reinforce the joint and prevent it from cracking as readily as it was known to do.
Since all the connectors are both screwed and glued together, it would not be advisable to try to separate the foot from the font. These lamps are well known to crack easily so in all likelihood the glass would break before the two pieces were ever separated.
As with the Aladdin Simplicity lamps, the paint was applied to the outside of the glass, and is easily scratched, chipped, or tarnished. If one of the painted lamps has dirt ingrained into the painted surface the odds of cleaning it to look new again are highly unlikely.
The metal threads for the oil fill cap are also recessed into the glass font and glued into place to allow the oil fill cap to screw down into it. Like the Cathedral, excessive force should never be used in an attempt to free an oil fill cap that is stuck in the lamp. The glue holding the metal threads for the oil fill cap will not stand up to much pressure. Too much force could cause the whole assembly to separate from the glass font itself. Such a separation could also cause the glass font to crack, or break.
Another troublesome area is the edge of the base, or foot. The glass is very thin in this area, and is easily chipped. Be very careful when handling, or moving, these lamps around so you don't bump this fragile area into anything. The result of doing so will likely cause damage to the thin edge.
The clear crystal Venetian lamps were never sold in the United States, but were shipped to Canada for distribution there. They can be found in two different styles: one is a two piece fused glass lamp, often referred to as a "one piece" lamp, while the other is a "two piece" lamp that uses the same threaded connector joint as all the other Venetian lamps.
Particular care must be taken with the "one piece" crystal fused glass lamps not to cause stress at the joint. Doing so can easily crack this particular lamp.
Venetian lamps were sold with model-A burners instead of the model-B that is found on many glass table lamps.
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This Canadian Aladdin lamp is known as a clear crystal Venetian. There are two versions of it. One is a two piece lamp with a threaded joint holding the lamp together. The other is a one piece lamp where the font and foot are fused together into one piece.
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White Venetian Aladdin lamp. The white color is painted on the outside of the lamp and can be scratched, chipped, or soiled. The lamp is two pieces with a brass thread insert in the bottom of the font. The foot has threads cut into the glass itself and some have a brass thread adapter that fits over those glass threads to add strength. The two pieces are then screwed and glued together.
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The green Venetian Aladdin lamp is also a painted and threaded lamp. The oil filler cap screws down into a threaded collar that is glued into the font.
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The Aladdin peach Venetian is a threaded and painted lamp. The paint colors can vary in shades from what appears as a light tan to a dark almost orange shade.
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This Aladdin rose Venetian lamp is also a threaded and painted two piece lamp. It, along with all the Venetian family lamps, is extremely sensitive to sudden temperature changes and will often crack when exposed to them. Care must be taken in relation to this fault.
