A final farewell to RAF Scampton
A journey through time of this iconic site, from the launch-pad of The Dambuster Raid, to the home of the Red Arrows - and the lucky salvage of an astonishing array of airfield runway lights.
Lighting HistoryArt Deco Lighting: history and design
Tracing the history of Art Deco lighting and the iconic design aesthetic to piece together the story of our newly restored pieces in our collection.
Lighting HistoryA history of heat lamps
From the Ancient Egyptians to modern-day uses - Dr. Tania Woloshyn traces the fascinating medical history of our heat lamps.
Lighting HistoryCzech Bohemian glass: Tracing the origins of a collector’s piece
Salvaging our vintage 1960s Bohemian glass chandeliers and pendant lights sets our lighting experts on a journey to discover more about the illustrious movement.
Lighting HistoryDarc Magazine: Reclaimed Beauty
Darc talks to skinflint co-founder Chris Miller about our Industrial LED Lights by Benjamin salvaged from Eggborough Power Station and how we restore lights for the modern market.
In the Press‘End of an era’: Salvaged lights from Eggborough Power Station
We dig deep into the history of coal-fired Eggborough Power Station - an iconic and recently demolished iconic Yorkshire landmark that was once home to our latest haul of salvaged lights.
Lighting HistoryLighting up London’s entertainment industry
Theatre legend and iconic entertainment landmarks - a trip into our lighting archive reveals the fascinating heritage behind our vintage theatre lighting collection.
Lighting HistoryInspiring greatness: Lighting up Rolls-Royce
Unearthing archive photographs of our vintage lights in situ at one of our all-time favourite salvage locations - the Rolls Royce site in Derby.
Lighting HistorySwan Lane Mills: The story of a cotton mill and our pendant lights
Salvaging lights takes us to the most intriguing locations. As part of our Industrial Heritage Collection, we step inside the 19th century Swan Lane Mills in Bolton - once the largest cotton spinning mill in the world.
Lighting HistoryThe history behind our 1950s Lobnitz Dock pendant lights
Our latest industrial pendant lights take us into the rich past of the Lobnitz Dock, a 19th century shipyard located on the River Clyde.
Lighting Historyskinflint Polishers
A behind the scenes look at some of the workmanship which goes into our lights.
NewsThe restoration story of our SS20 collection
Our vintage lighting experts delve into original manufacturers’ catalogues in order to restore the Art Deco tiered pendant lights in our newly launched SS20 collection.
Lighting HistoryREVO classic British industrial lighting
Spanning 60 years and two World Wars, REVO lights encompass a huge range of design styles. Here's a short history of an iconic brand that is as popular today as it ever was.
Lighting HistoryMinimalism in Practice
If you are looking to take your own home from maxed out to minimal, it can be difficult to decide what should stay and what should go - here are some tips.
Stuff We LoveAmerican Portable Runway Light
A short history of the rare U.S.A.F. 'Bartow' or HILV landing light.
Lighting HistoryDarren Holden - photographer
The thrill of documenting Britain’s lost industrial past - part one of our interview with photographer Darren Holden.
ArchitectureA history of angled enamel shades
Originally designed to illuminate signs, shop windows and industrial workspaces of an increasingly urbanised early twentieth-century Britain - as this trip into the skinflint lighting archive illustrates.
Lighting HistoryThe Rolls-Royce Collection
Our Spring/Summer collection for 2017 is salvaged from the mothballed Rolls-Royce factory in Derby, UK. Quite simply, it's one of the best collections in our history.
NewsSpring Summer Collection 2017 Rolls Royce Lights
Our Spring/Summer collection for 2017 is salvaged from the mothballed Rolls-Royce factory in Derby, UK. With lighting to suit every project it's one of the best historical collections we have had.
NewsVintage Lighting Restored - skinflint film
A glimpse behind the scenes showing the story of a skinflint light from sourcing through restoration to it's final installation...
NewsI: Journalist Kate Watson-Smyth on how to by vintage lighting
Mad about the House journalist and writer Kate Watson-Smyth advises on buying vintage lighting, featuring skinflint US traffic lights, American runway lights and vintage medical floor light.
In the PressA history of vintage British lighting brands
Britains fast, competitive industrial lighting sector in the mid-20th century means there are often distinctive vintage lighting designs to be found today.
Lighting HistoryDouglas Motorcycle Factory
The classic British motorcycle the Douglas is a piece of British history in it's own right. The lights we have sourced illuminated the workshop floor as the 3000 strong team built motorcycles from the early 1920's until the factory closed in the 1950's.
Lighting HistoryCockenzie Power Station
The team at skinflint were thrilled to salvage the majority of the lights from the former power station at Cockenzie in Scotland. Many well known lighting brands such as Benjamin, Lacent and Holophane were installed to illuminate cavernous halls that once echoed with the roar of turbines powered by coal fired furnaces.
ArchitectureCockenzie in pictures
The team at skinflint were thrilled to salvage the majority of the lights from the former power station at Cockenzie in Scotland. Here we present a small collection of images of the Power station's monumental exterior and evocative interior.
ArchitectureVintage American traffic Lights
It's such an evocative image isn't it? The American traffic light hanging over the road, the stuff of so many films. That's exactly where our US traffic light pendants started their lives.
Lighting HistoryThe Perihel Vintage Sunlamp
Perihel light therapy lamps are a rarity which we are occasionally lucky to find. They were manufactured in many different styles for home use from single head sun lamps to the deluxe twin headed infar red and ultraviolet. With their over engineered elegant detailing, these lamps were developed by Perihel for the once popular light therapy and were used both in hospital settings and at home.
Lighting HistoryPirelli Factory Warehouses
Beautiful images of the derelict interior of the Pirelli Factory and warehouses in Burton On Trent.
ArchitectureMade in England - Benjamin Electric Ltd
The Benjamin Electric Lighting company was founded in the late 19th Century by Reuben Berkley Benjamin in Chicago, Illinois. The companies success lead to expantion from Chicago to New York, San Francisco, Toronto, London & Birmingham.
Lighting HistoryOriginal Pifco Heatlamp catalogue
A lovely selection if images from our original 1960's Pifco Infradette catalogue
Lighting History'Holophane' a short History Of Prismatic Lighting
Holophane began to manufacture prismatic shades pretty much at the birth of electricity. Prismatic shades break up and spread the beam of light into a myriad of beams using prisms, making a lower voltage bulb a more effective light source.
Lighting History