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Reference 14_2095

Eastern European desk light (V2)

Era: 1960s Origin: Czechoslovakia (former)

Eastern European desk light, with a polished aluminium shade, brushed and lacquered steel stem and base. There are ball and socket joints at both the shade and the base of the stem so you can fully articulate the lamp to adjust the positioning.

industrial Czech desk lamp with polished aluminium shade
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Origin: Czechoslovakia (former)

Much of the lighting we salvage and restore from the former Eastern Bloc was produced in the manufacturing powerhouses of former Czechoslovakia. Under Communist rule the same design was often manufactured in three scaled versions to cater for varying bulb wattage. The country is also famed for its beautiful glassware, with both wall and ceiling opaline glass lights often being used in public and residential settings, such as housing blocks and schools.

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Czech 1950s bedside desk reading light

Restoration

The final step of the restoration process of each light is reassembly. All of the components, both new and refurbished, are meticulously pieced together in our workshops. Each light is then photographed and added to our collection alongside information about its origins and history we’ve discovered through our research. What happens next is up to you.

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Product details

Supplied tested and rewired with two metres of elephant grey braided cable, screw (E27) lamp holder, base mounted toggle switch and plug.

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290 (shade) mm
440 mm
2 kg
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130 (base) mm
Silver | Gun metal grey

Supplied tested to BS EN60598. Converted for use in the US and worldwide. IP20 for internal use only.

Lights for life

As 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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A quick word from our customers

Salvaged lighting

Great lighting website with some awesome fittings - very helpful in answering queries and assisting in how to dismantle / assemble for fitting. 

- Simon | Edinburgh | UK

Opaline Pendant 

Love it!

- Michael | Middlesex | UK

It’s been a pleasure working with you!

I’ve had a difficult time communicating with multiple European-based companies for different projects. skinflint were wonderful and extremely punctual, even with the time difference!

- Monique | USA | Commercial client

Reclaimed British factory lights

Amazing! We are so so happy with our lights, they are beautiful, and we are so happy to have discovered you.

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