1950s Polish street lights
Era: 1950s Origin: PolandImpressive 1950s former Eastern Bloc street lights salvaged from Poland. Two-part polished aluminium enclosure with a new etched glass.
Part of our Last on the Shelf sale.
Impressive 1950s former Eastern Bloc street lights salvaged from Poland. Two-part polished aluminium enclosure with a new etched glass.
Part of our Last on the Shelf sale.
Many of the products we salvage and restore from the former Eastern Bloc were produced in Poland. As with the majority of lights designed and manufactured under Communist rule - during the period from the end of the Second World War to the fall of the Berlin wall - they are defined by a clean industrial aesthetic, with the same design often manufactured in three scaled versions to cater for varying bulb wattage.
View all lights from PolandOnce a light has undergone preparatory treatment and the degraded surface has been removed, the path is clear for us to bring it back to life. At skinflint we tend not to repaint surfaces, this would make the lights look too ‘new’ and they’d lose some of their individuality. So, with ferrous metals such as iron and steel, we wax-polish the surface on large rotating cotton wheels adding shine, grain and highlights to the casting details and bringing out the light’s character through surface and patina.
Each light is supplied with a new screw (E27) lamp holder, 2mtrs of suspension chain, elephant grey braided cable and ceiling mounting plate. (If you would prefer another colour cable, wire suspension or an E26 lamp holder for use in the USA, please just ask).
Diameter:
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460 mm |
Supplied tested to BS EN60598. IP20 for internal use only. All dimensions and weights are approximate.
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- Susan | Hertford | UK
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- Dan | Wiltshire | UK
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