will a 220V lamp work in the U.S.?

Question

I'm sending a lamp to the states and runs on a 220V bulb, I need to know how to make it work in the U.S.

Answer 1

Assuming the lamp uses an incandescent bulb with an E-27 socket, then the bulb can be changed with no problem to one for 110 Volts.
If the lamp socket is an E-14, then there would be a problem, because this socket is not used in the U.S. The socket could be removed and replaced with the common Candelabra socket for small 110 Volt U.S. bulbs.

Another way would be, to carefully break the glass of the 220 Volt bulb and remove all glass and cement from the bulb socket, then solder the socket of the U.S. bulb into the E-14 bulb socket, with a short piece of wire to the center contacts.

The only problem with this, it has to be done again if the bulb burns out and needs to be changed.

Besides all that, every house is wired with 2X110 = 220 Volts
in the U.S. It would be a matter of having a 220 Volt outlet installed, or to use a step-up transformer from 110 to 220 Volts, but just for a lamp, I'd consider it a bit of an overkill.

Answer 2

If the bulb is just a ordinary incandescent lamp (AC) it is not a real problem. We use 120 VAC 60 Hz ( or 240 ) so on 120 it just would not be as bright and on 240 it would be a tad brighter.