A Leg Lamp is a lamp in the shape of a woman's leg in a fishnet stocking and highheels, with a shade that looks like a short skirt.CNN: 'Ralphies,' leg lamp fans keep film thriving (December 8, 2008) One was featured in the now-classic movie A Christmas Story, as a contest prize won by the boy Ralphie's father.YouTube: Leg lamp (Time: 4:37)
A Leg Lamp for Christmas
Oh boy, oh boy! Oh boy! Would you look at that! Would you look at that! It's a leg! Like on a statue! Yeah, a statue! Do you know what this is? It is a lamp! What a great lamp! Oh wow! I know just the place for it. Right in the middle of our front room window! It's indescribably beautiful! It remainds me of the Fourth of July! Turn off all the lights, I want to see what it looks like from the street! —Ralphie's Old Man, in A Christmas StoryYouTube: Leg lamp (Time: 4:37)
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He decides the best place to put it is in the front window, but Ralphie's mother can't bear itYouTube: Leg lamp (Time: 4:37)
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10,000 leg lamps a year are sold by Brian Jones, owner of A Christmas Story House and MuseumCNN: 'Ralphies,' leg lamp fans keep film thriving (December 8, 2008)
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A huge range of related gifts are available on the museum's websiteA Christmas Story House and Museum: The Leg Lamp
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Author Jean Shepherd based the idea of the lamp on an illuminated lamp produced for NehiA Christmas Story House and Museum: A Christmas Story Trivia
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Three leg lamps were made for the movie, all three were brokenA Christmas Story House and Museum: A Christmas Story Trivia
