Glass Hurricane, Amber Top Clear Base vs Opal Hobnail Oil Lamp Shade

These are not competing products. Product A is a decorative amber-and-clear glass hurricane goblet, 9 inches tall on a square pedestal foot, made to hold a pillar candle or flower stems. Product B is a hand-blown opal white hobnail lamp shade with a 10-inch bottom fitter, made to sit on an oil or student lamp. Buy A if you want a tabletop candle or floral piece. Buy B only if you are replacing a shade on a lamp that takes a 10-inch fitter. Neither has a meaningful edge over the other because they do different jobs.

• Choose the Glass Hurricane if you want a freestanding candle or floral vessel for a table, mantel or entryway.
• Choose the Hobnail Shade if you need a replacement 10-inch fitter shade for an oil or student lamp and want American hand-blown opal glass.