Greetings!
New stock this month includes a run of very nice early production (1960's) Polish wall lights with domed prismatic glass, some unusual British cast-iron pendants by Revo and a bit of a blast
from our past with some nice opaline glass pendant lights salvaged from a Welsh chapel.
And we're currently stoking the fires of British Industry with a high quality re-make of one of our best ever selling lights.
It's been over a year in development but the Trainspotters 'French Streetlight' is very nearly with us, hitting the website within the next 2 weeks.
Mill update - Work on our new mill progresses steadily, the latest development being the shotblasting of the stone walls in the Victorian warehouse space to the rear of the complex. When we took possession of the mill this space was partitioned off with damp plasterboard corridors and ineffective tarpaulin roof repairs, and little of what we now see was visible. Today's shotblasting has revealed the original cotswold stone walls in all their glory, off-setting beautifully the original multi-paned Victorian windows (which we are also restoring). A fascinating discovery is the small carved cross on a stone on one of the inner corners. Perhaps a Victorian stonemason's blessing on the building, or an early bit of salvage from a nearby church? Any architectural historians out there please advise.
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Early Polish bulkheads
A run of 1960’s production ‘Zans’ bulkhead wall lights removed from a Polish factory. Burnished cast-iron with prismatic glass enclosures. Rare precursors to the later rectangular versions. Supplied fitted with new E27(screw-in) or US E26 bulbholders.
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Grey enamelled MOD lights
Classic mid-century British grey enamelled downlighters, these ones removed from an MOD facility in central Scotland. Enamel in good condition for their age although expect some characterful chipping and patination.
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Heavy Revo pendants - Black & White
Heavy duty industrial pendant lights by Revo of Tipton, 1930/40’s. Unusual cast-iron protective cages to the glass domes. Beeswaxed in the original black and white paint.
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Heavy Revo pendants - Green
Heavy duty industrial pendant lights by Revo of Tipton, 1930/40’s. Unusual cast-iron protective cages to the glass domes. Beeswaxed in the original green paint.
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Opaline drum pendants MED
Opaline glass pendant lights with open bottoms, salvaged from a Welsh Methodist chapel. Drum shaped glass shades with the original burnished steel galleries.
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Communist tube lights SHORT
We have a small quantity of the rare shorter version of this classic communist-era fluorescent light, manufactured in East Germany in the 1950'’s/60'’s. Beautifully manufactured in glass and cast-aluminium they are explosion, dust, gas and water proof. They were used in petro-chemical plants, mines and power stations predominantly in East Germany, though some were exported to other communist block countries.
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This months special offer.
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Open neck industrial pendants
Extremely unusual British industrial pendant lights salvaged from a factory in Birmingham. A grey-enamelled shade suspended on a re-powdercoated 3-arm bracket hung from a polished aluminium mounting.
Award winning Plumen bulbs available separately at £20+vat each.
Was £240 +vat
NOW £160 +vat
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A Recent Project ....
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Poppies, Camden
We first came across these guys when we did the Trainspotters pop up shop in Spitalfields last summer, indeed we dined there regularly as they were at the end of the street. A simple concept executed perfectly, the traditional chippie injected with a bit of style and with impressive attention to detail.
The new Poppies venture in Camden features a load of our white enamelled pendant lights, salvaged from an MOD facility in Scotland, as well as some of our classic prismatic bulkhead lights.
http://poppiesfishandchips.co.uk
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