Vintage G.E.C table lamp
Era: 1950s Origin: UKConverted heat lamp by British manufacturing company 'G.E.C', salvaged from a post office, circa 1950. Aluminum shade and lamp protection guard complete with manufactures mark and plaque.
Reference 15_2325
Origin: UK
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.
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Supplied tested and rewired with two metres of twisted black braided cable and new screw (E27) lamp holder, inline switch and plug.
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Diameter:
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280 mm |
IP20 for internal use only. All dimensions and weights are approximate.
Manufacturer: G.E.C
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.
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Applications
Where our lights can be used internally and externally, including bathrooms and IP ratings.
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