This imposing floor light by G.E.C started its journey in Britain in the 1940s. Converted from its original use as a floodlight, now sensitively restored and mounted to a WWII telescope stand. A two-part polished aluminium enclosure features an original flameproof glass lens and manufacturer’s markings, whilst a wooden stand enables adjustable height with an easily positionable shade. Great for lounges, lobbies, bedrooms and studies.
Lighting design in the UK 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, they constantly upgraded and improved their original designs. The products we salvage come from the old industrial heartland of England. This area of the UK was once the boiler room of the British economy - from the potteries of Stoke, through the engineering works of Birmingham, to the wool, textile and cotton mills of Oldham and Manchester.
View all lights from UKThe careful restoration process our lighting goes through can take many months. Not only do we patiently restore each light and its components by hand, but we also take the time to investigate its history. This catalogue extract is from our own internal manufacturer's archive and is the original 1940s G.E.C specification details for the light.
Supplied tested and rewired with a new screw (E27) lamp holder, 5 meters elephant grey braided cable, inline switch and a plug. Maximum height: 2800mm | Minimum height: 2210mm
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Diameter:
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440 (light) mm |
Non-standard delivery. Supplied wired and tested to BS EN60598. IP20 for internal use only. All dimensions and weights are approximate.
Established in London, in 1886 the General Electric Company were to become the largest electrical manufacturing organisation in the British Empire and lived up to their description of ‘Manufacturers of everything electrical’ throughout their 100 year history. During the mass industrialisation of the 1950s, GEC were often the supplier of choice for lighting the factories, workshops and mills of Britain with their huge range of light fixtures for every application.
View all G.E.C LightsAs well as offering a lifetime guarantee that includes repairs, our Full Circle buy-back scheme gives you the opportunity to trade-in your skinflint lights. It keeps vintage lights in use forever - helping you and our planet.
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Why we recommend using energy-saving LED light bulbs in all of our vintage lights.
Where our lights can be used internally and externally, including bathrooms and IP ratings.
Our UK Lighting Industry Association (LIA), British Standards and UL certifications.
Love the lamp - it is just what we needed to set off our new kitchen - will have pride of place over the breakfast bar. Excellent service from the company - was notified that delivery would be late by one day but was kept informed. Many thanks.
- Gordon | Glasgow | UK
Beautiful little ceiling plate. Elegant. Functional. Well made. Simple to install. Top quality. Excellent condition. Excellent
- Jonny | East Sussex | UK
Good product listings with careful explanations.
- Robert | Chichester | UK
Love the lights, love your ethos. Absolutely what more companies need to be doing. I have my Retro Czech Ceiling Lights (V2) in my dining room and the spray of light they give off is gorgeous and unusual.
- Jenny | Lincolnshire | UK
