Concorde Test House lights (Type 7)
Era: 1950s Origin: UKSubstantial cast iron industrial bulkheads by British manufacturer 'Walsall' salvaged from the National Turbine Test facilities at Pyestock, Fleet, UK.
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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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This industrial wall light has a prismatic glass lens located within the brushed and lacquered cast iron housing complete with numerous cast manufacturers details. It can be utilised in either a horizontal or vertical orientation making them suitable for both wall and ceiling applications.
Product details
Supplied with new porcelain screw (E27) lamp holders. Can be converted to accept screw E26 lamp holders (for use in USA) if required. Please state at point of order.
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Supplied tested to BS EN60598. IP20 for internal use only. All dimensions and weights are approximate.
Manufacturer: Walsall
Walsall Conduits Ltd of Excelsior Works, West Bromwich, Birmingham, UK was founded in 1890. The foundations of the business were built on the manufacture and supply of steel electrical conduit and accessories. Walsall went onto manufacture a wide array of electrical elements and lighting fixtures for the industrial market with the products’ glass or cast enclosures being branded with the distinctive Walsall mark. By 1961 the company was employing 2,000 people. In the mass mergers of the late 1960s, Walsall was eventually bought out by another of our favourite iconic British lighting brands, General Electric Company (G.E.C).
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Applications
Where our lights can be used internally and externally, including bathrooms and IP ratings.
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