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Tripod Surveyor

Antique Industrial Brass Floor Lamp On Tripod Surveyor Base 1920s
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
the 1950s. The oak surveyor tripod, featuring brass fittings, still retains its original tool bag
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Early 20th Century British Industrial Floor Lamps

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Brass

1940s Antique Surveyors Wood Tripod Base
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Vintage Solid Wood Tripod Surveyor Camera Base Decorative item 44 h x 19 w x 20 d
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

1940s Antique Surveyors Wood Tripod Base
1940s Antique Surveyors Wood Tripod Base
$690
H 44 in W 19 in D 20 in
Tall Industrial Surveyor Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall industrial surveyor tripod floor lamp. Dimensions listed are for the lamp and shade installed
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Vintage 1940s American Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Tall Industrial Surveyor Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall Industrial surveyor tripod floor lamp. Dimensions listed are for the lamp and shade installed
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Vintage 1940s American Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Tall Industrial Surveyor Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall Industrial surveyor tripod floor lamp. Dimensions listed are for the lamp and shade installed
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Vintage 1940s American Industrial Floor Lamps

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Aluminum

Wooden Surveyor's Transit Scope Tripod c.1940
By Dietzgen
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Vintage wooden surveyor's transit scope tripod with painted feet and metal top
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Brass, Copper

Antique Keuffel & Esser Co 141547 Surveyors Compass in Case w Wooden Tripod Base
By Keuffel and Esser Co. 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Keuffel & Esser Co 141547 Surveyors Compass in Case with Adjustable Wooden Tripod Base
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Early 20th Century Victorian Sundials

Materials

Metal

Tripod Lamp
Located in London, England
Surveyors tripod in oak with brass fitting re-purposed as a floor lamp. Shade not included. U.K
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Early 20th Century Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Tripod Lamp
Tripod Lamp
$930
H 59.06 in W 27.56 in D 23.63 in
1980's Tripod Lamp, Spanish Brass Mateo Miletich Projector & British Tripod
By Industrial Design
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
British antique surveyors tripod. All brass components have been stripped down and polished to a high
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Vintage 1980s Spanish Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Danish 19th Century Brass Surveying or Level Tool on Tripod
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Surveyors tripod level tool from the late 19th century. The tripod is made of wood and the level is
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Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Folk Art Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Vintage French Brass Searchlight on Large Wooden Tripod, Floor Lamp
Located in Sofia, BG
20th century English vintage brass search lamp paired with a wooden antique surveyors tripod, to
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Mid-20th Century English Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage French Brass Searchlight on Large Wooden Tripod, Floor Lamp
Vintage French Brass Searchlight on Large Wooden Tripod, Floor Lamp
$2,642 Sale Price
20% Off
H 57.09 in W 26.78 in D 26.78 in
Late Century Japanese Brass Searchlight & British Wooden Tripod, Floor Lamp
By Industrial Design
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
A stunning vintage Japanese brass Search lamp paired with a wooden British antique surveyors tripod
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

US Navy Mark 74 Aiming Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
retro-fitted to an antique surveyor’s tripod. Circa 1942 Weight: 32 lbs. Overall Dimensions: 54"H x 26
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Vintage 1940s North American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

US Navy Mark 74 Aiming Telescope
US Navy Mark 74 Aiming Telescope
$2,495
H 54 in W 26 in D 26 in

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Tripod lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a recently crafted 1940's tripod surveyors' tool lamp. Very unique. We have three available
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Vintage 1940s American Floor Lamps

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Metal

Tripod lamp
Tripod lamp
H 54.5 in W 26 in D 26 in
Surveyor Tripod by David White as Floor Lamp
Located in Madison, WI
Surveyor Tripod by David White has been made into an adjustable floor lamp professionally-wired
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Vintage 1970s American Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Tripod Lamp
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Surveyor's tripod base converted into floor lamp
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Vintage 1970s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Tripod Lamp
Tripod Lamp
H 72 in W 32 in D 27 in
Converted Tripod Lamp
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
We sourced this early 20th century surveyors tripod from a shop in New Jersey in the US. We
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Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps

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Brass

Converted Tripod Lamp
Converted Tripod Lamp
H 56.7 in W 25.99 in D 25.99 in
Strand Silver Metal Vintage Industrial Light Spotlight Movie Light Space Light
Located in Cromer, AU
a stunning surveyors tripod. Details - Era: Industrial - Origin: - Date of Manufacture: 1960's
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20th Century Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Industrial Chic Surveyors Floor Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A handsome wood and chrome tripod surveyors stand made into a Classic floor lamp.
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1990s North American Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Industrial Chic Surveyors Floor Lamp
Industrial Chic Surveyors Floor Lamp
H 64.5 in W 16.75 in L 64.5 in
Walnut Tripod Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome New Zealand 1940's walnut tripod surveyor's stand with brass fittings and raised on
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Vintage 1940s New Zealand Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Walnut Tripod Lamp
H 70 in Dm 20.5 in
Architect Surveyor Tripod Floor LAMP in Oak & Brass Engineering Repurposed
By Gurley Engineering Instruments
Located in Chula Vista, CA
and brass transit tripod surveyor attributed to W & L.E. Gurley Gurley Engineering Instruments. No
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Early 20th Century American Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Surveyor's Tripod Lamp
Located in Napa, CA
Wonderful architectural lamp made from a plumb bob tripod. The legs are adjustable and can spread
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Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Classic surveyor tripod lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic surveyor tripod lamp
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20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Classic surveyor tripod lamp 2/2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic surveyor tripod lamp
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20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Surveyor Tripod Converted to Floor Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Surveyor Tripod Converted to Floor Lamp
Category

20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Table Lamp from Vintage Surveyor's Tripod
Located in Houston, TX
A vintage surveyor's tripod from France in beautiful condition made into an adjustable table lamp
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Early 20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Surveyor Tripod by David White Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Surveyor Tripod by David White Company Includes original traveling case and tools. Fully
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Vintage 1950s American Scientific Instruments

Vintage Surveyor's Tripod Repurposed as Floor Lamp
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Vintage English wood and iron surveyor's tripod stand repurposed as a floor lamp with new shade and
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20th Century British Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Surveyor's Tripod Repurposed as Floor Lamp
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Vintage English wood and iron surveyor's tripod stand repurposed as a floor lamp with new shade and
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20th Century British Floor Lamps

Materials

Iron

Early 20th century rustic surveyors tripod floor lamp
Located in Allentown, PA
This is an early 20th century rustic shabby chic surveyors tripod that has been converted into a
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Vintage 1940s American Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Wood and Brass Surveyor's Transit Scope Tripod, c.1940
By Dietzgen
Located in San Francisco, CA
About These are original wood surveyor's transit scope tripod with solid brass accents. Contact
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Copper

OAK AND BRASS MOUNTED SURVEYOR'S TRIPOD LAMP WITH PLUMB BOB
Located in Essex, MA
Oak and brass mounted surveyors tripod with original brass hanging plum bob. High quality wood and
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Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Wood and Aluminum Chicago Surveyor Tripod Floor Lamps
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Identical pair of early 20th century wood and aluminum adjustable surveyor tripod bases by the
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Floor or Table Lamp Made from Vintage Industrial Surveyor's Tripod
Located in Houston, TX
A vintage surveyor's tripod from the Wild Heerbrugg Company of Switzerland made into a versatile
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

A Handsome English Brass Surveyor's Instrument Raised on a Mahogany Tripod Stand
By Halden & Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome English brass surveyor's instrument raised on a mahogany tripod stand; stamped "Halden
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Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Antique W & L.E Gurley Troy N.Y Surveyors Transit Compass Scope Tripod Stand
By W. & L.E. Gurley
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique surveyor’s level transit signed W & L.E Gurley, Troy NY. Made from oak, brass and glass
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Early 20th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Vintage Tripod Lamp
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Vintage English surveyor's tripod based repurposed as a floor lamp with new wiring.
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Vintage 1940s British Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Vintage Tripod Lamp
Vintage Tripod Lamp
H 72 in Dm 18 in
Vintage Tripod Lamp
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Vintage English surveyors tripod newly wired and modified as a floor lamp. Measurement as it
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20th Century British Floor Lamps

Vintage Tripod Lamp
Vintage Tripod Lamp
H 69 in W 30 in D 30 in
Midcentury British Cast Aluminium Industrial Light & Watts Bronze Tripod Tripod
By E.R. Watts & Son 1
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Watts & Sons of London Surveyors Tripod dating from the 1940s. The lamp is reclaimed from a
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Mid-20th Century English Industrial Floor Lamps

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Aluminum, Bronze

Vintage Theatre Tripod Lamp
By Strand Lighting
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Fabulous vintage "Rank" Strand theatre light on an authentic adjustable surveyor's tripod base with
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20th Century British Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Vintage Tripod Floor Light, English, Mid-20th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Originally a surveyors tripod. The tubular metal legs are adjustable. The piece has been converted
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Mid-20th Century English Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Oak

Adjustable Wooden Tripod Floor Lamp Natural Finish by Kern Aarau, Switzerland
Located in Miami, FL
An original vintage surveyor or photographer's tripod converted into a floor lamp. This important
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A surveyor tripod as floor lamp with custom shade.
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Antique 19th Century English Floor Lamps

Floor Lamp
Floor Lamp
H 74.5 in Dm 26 in
Antique Surveyors Transit with Tripod
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A wonderful antique piece for display. Surveyors transit by R.L. Sargent Company with tripod and
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Early 20th Century American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Surveyor's Transit and Tripod by C. L. Berger & Sons
By C. L. Berger & Sons
Located in Peekskill, NY
the late 19th century and includes the original case and signed tripod.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Classic Tripod Floor Lamp - Brooklyn New York
By Brandis and Son
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Created From An Oak Surveyors Tripod. Thick, Heavy And Stylish. Not Your Average Tripod. Pierced
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Iron

Vintage Tripod Floor Light, English, Mid-20th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Originally a surveyors tripod. The tubular metal legs are adjustable. The piece has been converted
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Mid-20th Century English Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Oak

Wooden Tripod Floor Lamp by H. Morin, Paris
Located in Miami, FL
elements of the era. Made by and stamped H. Morin, Paris. Transformed from a vintage surveyor or
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20th Century French Floor Lamps

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Surveyor's Tripod Lamp
Located in Westport, CT
Swiss surveyor's tripod lamp. Circa 1940's.
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Vintage 1940s Swiss Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Surveyor Tripod Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A vintage wood and brass surveyor's tripod made into a lamp.
Category

Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Surveyor Tripod Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Vintage tripods repurposed as lamps. Adjustable height. Silk cords, harps included but no shades
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20th Century Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Surveyor Tripod Lamps
Surveyor Tripod Lamps
H 58 in W 24 in D 24 in
European Surveyors Tripod Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Yellow and Orange painted Surveyor's Tripod thurned into a floor lamp. It has a few extras
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

French Surveyor's Tripod Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
French surveyor's tripod floor lamp.
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Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Surveyor's Tripod Standing Lamp
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Surveyor's tripod newly made into a standing lamp.
Category

Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps

Surveyor's Tripod Standing Lamp
Surveyor's Tripod Standing Lamp
H 48 in W 29 in D 29 in
Surveyor's Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
tall, adjustable wooden surveyor’s tripod now electrified into floor lamp
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Vintage 1930s French Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Surveyors Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage painted wood surveyor's tripod turned floor lamp with custom linen drum shade.
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Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Surveyors Tripod Floor Lamp
Surveyors Tripod Floor Lamp
H 68.5 in Dm 29 in
Surveyor's Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Madison, WI
Straight from the field: 1980s yellow wood surveyor's tripod as dramatic floor lamp. Tall neck
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20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Large Surveyor's Tripod Lamp
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Large pale wood surveyor's stand lamp with brushed silver metal parts.
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20th Century Swiss Floor Lamps

Large Surveyor's Tripod Lamp
Large Surveyor's Tripod Lamp
H 54.25 in W 28 in D 28 in
Interesting Surveyor's tripod lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Metal tripod painted orange
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20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Surveyor's Telescope on Tripod
Located in Dallas, TX
The Telescope was made by C.L. Berger & Sons, patented, 1911. The Tripod was made by The Dietzgen
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20th Century American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Surveyor's Mahogany Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
floor lamp fashioned out of a very sturdy surveyor's tripod
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Vintage 1930s Floor Lamps

Pair of Surveyor's Tripod Lamps
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of surveyor's tripods with aluminum fittings, converted into floor lamps. Height is completley
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20th Century American Floor Lamps

Pair of Surveyor's Tripod Lamps
Pair of Surveyor's Tripod Lamps
H 58.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
Antique Surveyor Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Austin, TX
An adjustable floor lamp made from an antique surveyor tripod of hickory wood. Features include
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Vintage 1930s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Hickory

Antique Surveyor's Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Adjustable floor lamp made from an antique surveyors tripod stamped Marked Keuffel & Esser
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Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps

Surveyor Tripod as Floor Lamp
Located in Madison, WI
Surveyor tripod by David White has been made into a slender, sophisticated floor lamp. Legs of oak
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Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Wire

Surveyor's Tripod as Adjustable Lamp
Located in Madison, WI
Wooden Surveyor's Tripod has been transformed into an adjustable floor lamp. The legs are painted
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20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

A Surveyor Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Austin, TX
A floor lamp made from an antique surveyors tripod, inscribed; A. Lietz Co. from San
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Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps

Surveyor Tripod as Floor Lamp
Located in Madison, WI
Wooden Surveyor's Tripod has been transformed into a floor lamp. The original paint on the wooden
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20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel, Brass

Surveyor's Tripod as Floor Lamp
Located in Madison, WI
Surveyor's tripod has been transformed into a floor lamp with a simple, stately elegance. The round
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20th Century American Mission Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Big, Beefy, Surveyors Tripod Lamp
Located in US
Handsome, Chunky, Tripod Lamp with Brass Appointments. Measurement is to top of Socket.
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20th Century English Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Floor Lamp from Wooden Surveyor's Tripod
Located in Madison, WI
Floor lamp fashioned from a wooden surveyor's tripod with steel tips and brass fittings. UL
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American Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Materials

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Tripod Surveyor For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the tripod surveyor you’re looking for. Each tripod surveyor for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. There are many kinds of the tripod surveyor you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right tripod surveyor, those designed in Industrial and Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one tripod surveyor that is appealing in its simplicity, but Halden & Co. produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Tripod Surveyor?

A tripod surveyor can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,600, while the lowest priced sells for $650 and the highest can go for as much as $3,250.

Finding the Right Floor-lamps for You

The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years. 

In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu

Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS

Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes. 

Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.