Emeralite Lamp
"Emeralite Co". Banker's Lamp w/ Art Glass Glass Shade by "Bellova", ca. 1920
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very high quality desk lamp was produced by the Emeralite Co. The most respected and famous
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Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
$1,950
H 2 in W 7 in D 8 in
Brass Desk/Banker's Lamp w/ Double Adjustment and Art Glass Shade, ca. 1910
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
years. Emeralite made many lamps like this and on occasion they incorporated an unusual shade as opposed
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,050
H 15 in W 13 in D 7 in
Adjustable Doctors Floor Lamp by Will Ross Inc. circa 1930's
By Emeralite
Located in New York, NY
Classic adjustable Doctors / Physicians Industrial style floor lamp, by Will Ross Inc. of Milwaukee
Category
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Art Deco Bronze Patinated Table Lamp with Emeralite Shade, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Art Deco Bronze Patinated Lamp with Emeralite Glass Shade, circa 1920, having a flattened spheroid
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$885
H 15 in W 4.75 in D 4.5 in
Articulated Chrome Lamp by TAFCO with Emeralite Glass Shade
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; The Adjustable Fixture Co. (TAFCO) - Milwaukee, WI
Vintage articulated industrial lamp
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Early 20th Century American Flush Mount
Materials
Steel
Italian antique gold and green metal ministerial table lamp, 1920s
Located in MIlano, IT
, or " lamp with green glass", is closely linked to its real name: Emeralite. This lamp was patented in
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Vintage 1920s Italian Other Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$516
H 16.93 in W 5.91 in D 11.82 in
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Emeralite Banker's Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Mobile, AL
Signed Emeralite adjustable banker's lamp, circa 1916. Brass base and Stand and emerald green cased
Category
Vintage 1910s American American Craftsman Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bellova Emeralite Shade, 1920s
By Bellova
Located in Prescott, AZ
HG McFaddin Co., also the manufacturer of Emeralite lamps. They produced many different shades of
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Vintage 1920s Czech Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Rare 1920s American Emeralite Brass Adjustable Desk Lamp by H.G. McFaddin & Co
Located in Chicago, IL
1920s American Emeralite brass adjustable desk lamp by H.G. McFaddin & Co with original glass shade
Category
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 17 in W 8.75 in D 6.25 in
Emeralite Banker's Style Desk Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a top of the line signed "Emeralite" classic banker's lamp. We are currently listing
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1916 Emeralite Floor Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a beautiful and delicate signed Emeralite floor reading lamp. The glass is original and the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass
Signed "Emeralite" Banker's Desk Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
These lamps have been sought after for years, and the Emeralite Co. is the premier maker of these
Category
Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Emaralite Bankers Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This signed Emeralite desk lamp is several cuts above the standard model. First off the shade is
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Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1916 Emeralite Table Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an original signed Emeralite table lamp. The glass is perfect and the look is simple and
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Banker's Lamp with Green Cased Glass Shade
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
. This particular model was made by the most famous maker of these lamps, Emeralite. It is signed and
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Emeralite NY Desk Lamp, circa 1910
Located in Gloucester, GB
Emeralite NY desk lamp, circa 1910
- Copper shade
- Adjustable brass arm
- Original bulb
Category
Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
H.G. McFaddin & Co. Emeralite Bellova Lamps, 2
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of H.G. McFaddin and Company Emeralite Bellova Art Glass Desk Lamps, with etched floral
Category
20th Century Belle Époque Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Harvard Student Lamp with Emeralite Shade Alladin Lamp Form 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Harvard student lamp offers brass construction with Aladin lamp form and Emeralite shade
Category
Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 22.5 in W 11.5 in D 6.5 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Emeralite Cased Green Glass Shade Table Lamp C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Arts & Crafts Emeralite Cased Green Glass Shade & Double Socket Table Lamp C1920
Measures
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Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Signed Emeralite Lamp Banker's Lamp with Oversized Bellova Etched Shade
By Bellova, Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
special example here. Emeralite is the premier maker of these banker's lamps, and on a very rare occasion
Category
Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Green Shade Banker's Lamp for a Roll Top Desk Etc by Emeralite, Art Nouveau
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Emeralite Lamp Co. who were the premier makers of these green shaded desk lamps. This is a notch above what
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Iron
H 5.5 in W 8.5 in D 17.5 in
1916 Emeralite Table Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a beautiful and delicate signed Emeralite table lamp. The glass is original and look is
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Emeralite Banker's Desk Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Emeralite has taken on the generic name for all of these banker's lamps. This is a signed, period
Category
Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Emeralite "Bankers Desk Lamp"
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Emeralite was the premiere maker of these bankers lamps. The name signifies quality, and it has
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Emeralite Sandwich Glass Table Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an amazing Emeralite 14.5" dome table lamp. It may be the biggest shade they made. The lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Signed Emeralite Banker's Desk Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Emeralite is the most noted maker of these desirable and handsome desk lamps. Watch any movie pre
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Emeralite Green Shade Bankers Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This desk lamp is made by the most noted and prolific maker of these "Banker's Lamps", Emeralite
Category
Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
American Art Nouveau Emeralite Table Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Miami, FL
superb banker's lamp / Emeralite with red / orange opaline glass shade and brass base was made around
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Double Shaded Banker's Lamp Signed, "Emeralite"
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This exceptionally rare model was produced by the most famous maker of these desk lamps known as
Category
Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Green Shade Banker's Lamp, Emeralite, ca. 1917
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Emeralite was the premier maker of banker's lamps for many years in the early part of the 20th
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Emeralite Green Shade Banker's Lamp, ca. 1917
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
on one's desk. Emeralite, the maker of this lamp is by far the most well known. Signed inside the the
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Emeralite Gilt Metal Office Desk Lamp circa 1940
By Emeralite
Located in Big Flats, NY
An Emeralite office desk lamp offers swivel emerald green cased glass shade over brass frame, c1940
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Emeralite Green Case Glass Shade Adjustable Desk Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Nantucket, MA
Emeralite green case glass shade on a lovely cast iron base with exquisite details on the base
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Green Shaded Banker's Lamp, signed Emeralite, ca. 1915
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This handsome banker's lamp was made by the most famous manufacturers of these lamps, Emeralite
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Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Art Nouveau Table Lamp with Spider Shade by Emeralite
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Emeralite Co. who produced those green shaded banker's lamps that are so popular probably was the company
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Emeralite Desk Lamp with Cased Glass Shade, American, circa 1915
By Emeralite
Located in San Francisco, CA
Emeralite desk lamp with unusual cased art glass shade and metal base, American, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Green Shade Banker's Lamp, circa 1917 by the Emeralite Co.
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
original shade. The model was manufactured by the most well-known producer of these lamps, Emeralite
Category
Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Banker's Desk Lamp by Emeralite, Original Green Shade, ca. 1917
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
famous maker of these lamps, Emeralite. The shade is the original with no damage. These shades were made
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Bankers Green Shade Emeralite Style Desk Lamp c. Early 20th Century
By Emeralite
Located in Westfield, MA
This charming Antique Bankers Green Shade Emeralite Style Desk Lamp from the early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Banker's Desk Lamp by Verdelite
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
reproductions are garbage. The most known company who made these lamps was Emeralite, but several other
Category
Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Handel Bronze Desk Lamp Emeralite Shade
By Handel Co.
Located in Westport, CT
Handel all original Emeralite Shade bronze Circa 1910
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Early 20th C. Emeralite Goose Neck Office Lamp
By Faries Lamp Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
An adjustable Banker's lamp with a cone shaped, green shade fabricated by Faries Lamp Co. The
Category
Vintage 1910s American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
1916 Emeralite Table Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an original signed Emeralite table lamp. The glass is perfect and the look is simple and
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Greenalite Bankers Lamp with Dark Green Glass Shade
Located in Lincoln, GB
United States with the introduction of the Emeralite. This is a style of electric desk or table lamp
Category
Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Double Emerlite Partners Desk Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Water Mill, NY
Rare double Emerlite partners desk lamp with original shades and unpolished brass.
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Emeralite NY Desk Lamp, circa 1910
Located in Gloucester, GB
Emeralite NY desk lamp, circa 1910
- Copper shade
- Adjustable brass arm
- Original bulb
Category
Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Emeralite Bankers Desk Lamp with Cased Glass Shade American Arts & Crafts
By Emeralite
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful hard-to-find Art Deco, desk table lamp freshly rewired original patinated finish, we put
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Toys
Materials
Metal
Adjustable Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Floor Lamp with Emeralite Cone Shade
Located in New York, NY
glass shade ( unsigned Emeralite ). The floor lamp has a tripod base, and vertical standard, the
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Banker's Lamp with Original Glass Shade, Dated 1917
By Amronlite
Located in Petaluma, CA
rest. Multiple companies made banker's lamps with Emeralite being the most known, however Amronlite
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Banker's Lamp with Red Opaline, France, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb banker's lamp / Emeralite with red / orange opaline glass shade and brass structure composed
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Emeralite Student Desk Lamp
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Emeralite Lamp Co. which folded at the onset of the Great Depression. Most notable for the student and
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Emeralite Premiere American Bankers Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in London, Greenwich
Emeralite was the premiere American maker of bankers lamps. The name signifies quality, and it has
Category
Vintage 1910s American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Classic Emeralite Desk Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
A classic piece of Americana, this beautiful Emeralite desk lamp was originally made in 1916. This
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Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Emeralite Double Light Partners Desk Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
FANTASTIC AMERICAN PARTNERS DOUBLE EMERALITE DESK LAMP BY H.G.MC FADDIN & CO NEW YORK USA.
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Emeralite Banker's Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Lambertville, NJ
This is a rare double-shade version of the classic Emeralite lamp, manufactured by H.G. McFaddin
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Table Lamps
Early 20th Century Bankers Lamp by Emeralite
By Emeralite
Located in Fulton, CA
Period bankers / students / library table lamp by Emeralite Lamp Company. Circa. 1920. Beautiful
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Classic Emeralite Desk Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Fairfax, VA
A Classic piece of Americana, this beautiful Emeralite desk lamp was originally made in 1916. This
Category
Vintage 1910s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
American Emeralite Bankers desk lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Fairfax, VA
American adjustable brass and green glass desk lamp.
Base measurements: 6.7/8" x 6.7/8
Category
Vintage 1910s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Early Emeralite Single Shade Desk or Library Lamp
By H. G. Mcfaddin & Co
Located in North Hollywood, CA
First produced in 1909, the Emeralite desk lamp was the creation of Harrison McFaddin of New York
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Emeralite 8734 Series Double Library Desk Lamp in Brass and Glass, Rewired
By H. G. Mcfaddin & Co
Located in North Hollywood, CA
First produced in 1909, the Emeralite desk lamp was the creation of Harrison McFaddin of New York
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 16.5 in W 8.5 in D 14.5 in
Amronlite Green Glass Shade "Bankers" Desk Lamp
By Amronlite
Located in Papaikou, HI
Emeralite and Bulova lamps of the early 20th century. The shade is cased glass, white on the interior and
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the emeralite lamp you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, glass and brass, every emeralite lamp was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer emeralite lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each emeralite lamp bearing Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau or Industrial hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one emeralite lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Emeralite and Handel Lamp Co. produced versions that are worth a look.
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After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
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- What is Emeralite?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Emeralite is a style of desk lamp designed by Harrison D. McFaddin and sold by his company H.G. McFaddin & Co. starting in 1909. You can easily recognize it by its brass base and blue-green case glass shade. Find a collection of Emeralite lighting on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A banker’s lamp was traditionally used on bankers’ desks or in libraries or other office-type settings. The green-tinted shade helped keep the eyes feeling comfortable and protected from the glare of the bulb. Browse a collection of banker’s lamps from top sellers on 1stDibs.
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