vintage green enamel sahde from Pirelli factory with german street light bracket

Reference 14_1816

Industrial wall lights (Green)

Era: 1930s Origin: UK

British factory light salvaged from a warehousing facility of Pirelli Tyres, Burton on Trent, UK twinned with an early German street lighting bracket, both circa 1930.

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vintage green enamel sahde from Pirelli factory with german street light bracket detail

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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Restoration

Vitreous enamelled spun steel reflector by 'Benjamin' complete with steel galleries and cast manufacturers details. Slight wear to the enamel and the original paint work of the wall bracket adds character and emphasises the age of the products. The catalogue extracts shown are taken from our own internal manufacturers archive.

Product details

Supplied with new bayonet (B22) lamp holders.

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405 mm
530 mm
2.7 kg
1120 (Projection) mm
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Green (White Internal)

Supplied tested to BS EN60598. IP20 for internal use only. All dimensions and weights are approximate.

Manufacturer: Benjamin Electric

The Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Company was founded by Reuben Berkley Benjamin in Chicago, Illinois in 1898. With the popularity of its lighting, the company expanded rapidly throughout the USA and Canada and then finally abroad, to England - more specifically London - which is where our shades were manufactured. Benjamin was a prolific inventor, mostly in the field of electric lighting. One of his most influential designs was the R.L.M. enamel shade - an influence so profound that this design is what we now recognise as the classic industrial enamel.

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