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Fire Extinguisher Lamp

Brass Fire Extinguisher Lamp Early 20th Century
Located in Fulton, CA
An antique brass fire extinguisher repurposed into a table lamp. Fluted shade included. Electrical
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass and Copper Fire Extinguisher Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Brass and Copper Fire Extinguisher Table Lamp Offered for sale is an antique polished
Category

Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Brass and Copper Fire Extinguisher Table Lamp with Large Maker's Plaque
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Brass and Copper Fire Extinguisher Table Lamp Offered for sale is an antique polished
Category

Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Art Deco Brass Fire Extinguisher Converted Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Deco Brass Fire Extinguisher Converted Table Lamps with Original Plaques and Raised on
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Antique English Fire Extinguisher Lamp SATURDAY SALE
Located in West Palm beach, FL
High quality transformation of fire extinguisher into Edwardian look lamp with shade. Beautifully
Category

Antique 19th Century English Edwardian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

A Pair Of American Copper Fire Extinguisher Lamps c.1900
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of American 'Walker Perfection' copper fire extinguishers, now converted into lamps.
Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

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Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.

Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.

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

Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today

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