The attached picture displays the lamp before the teardown.

Remove the power cord from the wall socket outlet

Place the lamp gently on its side on a flat surface

Twist the lightbulb counter-clockwise to remove it from the lamp's head.

After lightbulb removal, the component attaching the lightbulb and lamp's head is exposed.

Next, the light bulb housing can be detached from the lamp head

Using the Philips screw driver, unscrew the two 5mm diameter screws within the light bulb housing

Keep the lamp on its side

The bottom is now exposed and two screws are visible

Using the Philips Screwdriver, unscrew the two 7mm gold screws from the bottom of the base

Once the screws attached to the base are removed, the base's bottom lid detaches from the lamp.

Within the base resides two components: the lamp's weight and the switch.

The weight sits on the bottom base lid, so it separates without the use of additional tools.

The white container holding the switch does not need tools for opening.

The switch container is clipped shut and opens by unlatching the tab