polished aluminium converted US traffic light pendants

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US traffic lights (Type 4)

Era: 1950s Origin: U.S.A

These 1950s ceiling lights by Eagle Star started their chapter as traffic lights in the USA. Now converted for use as cable-suspended pendants and sensitively restored to reveal a polished aluminium enclosure and cast manufacturer's markings. Great for downlighting over kitchen islands and tables.

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etched glass screen in converted traffic lights

Origin: U.S.A

Unlike the communist Eastern Bloc countries, lighting design in mid-century U.S.A. benefitted from a free market. Different companies were working at the same time designing and producing similar products for the same market, often with only slight differences in their style. Due to the location we rarely have the opportunity to reclaim and restore light fixtures from the U.S.A., but some of our perennial favourites are the old signal lights that adorned the highways of the midwest. We reconfigure and restore these timeless classics into functional pendant lights, for both residential and commercial use.

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US traffic lights over kitchen side board

Restoration

The original internal reflectors have been retained and new etched diffusion glass fitted. The light is suspended through a minimal stainless steel suspension system with ceiling mounting permitting millimetric adjustment.

Product details

Supplied with G9 lamp holder and 2 metres of elephant grey braided power cable and wire ceiling mounting system. (If you would prefer another colour cable please just ask).

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290 (glass) mm
160 mm
4.9 kg
350 mm
380 mm
Silver

Non-standard delivery. Supplied wired and tested to BS EN60598. IP20 for internal use only. All dimensions and weights are approximate.

Manufacturer: Eagle

The Eagle Signal and Sign Company is one of the oldest traffic light manufacturers in the U.S., founded in 1931 in Moline, Illinois. Eagle became one of the market leaders of traffic signal lights, competing with other brands such as Crouse-Hinds and Marbelite, for control of the midwest American market. During the 1930s and 1940s Eagle manufactured a limited range of lights but often upgraded their designs with minor changes. In the 1950s and 1960s they went on to produce flat-back models and larger 12 inch designs.

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