Gimme Five: Light bulbs

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selection of 5 fancy light bulbs | H is for Home

Remember when the only choice you had with light bulbs was their wattage and whether they were screw in or bayonet? Then, not that long ago, we had those really ugly energy saving bulbs – it felt like a step backwards – all lumpen bits of moulded plastic!

Light bulbs have come a long way since then – look at these beauties – delicate and other-worldly works of art. They make the need for lamp shades a thing of the past!

  1. MEGA Edison 240V 60W E27 –  €26.40, Danlamp
  2. PLUMEN drop cap + pendant set – £25.30, Made In Design
  3. Clear Goldline filament bulb 240V 25W E14 tip-candle – Amazon
  4. Calex 35W decorative globe bulb, gold – £15, John Lewis
  5. Lee Broom crystal bulb – £109, Heal’s

Another angle

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Classic vintage black 1227 Anglepoise lamp

Our last post featured an interesting ‘industrial design’ coffee pot / percolator. It’s still unidentified!

original vintage 1950s black 1227 Anglepoise lamp

Here’s another great example of industrial design… bought at auction last week. Unlike the coffee pot, we know a lot about this item.

detail from original vintage 1950s Anglepoise 1227 lamp detail from original vintage 1950s Anglepoise 1227 lamp

It’s a classic Anglepoise lamp designed by George Carwardine. This is the ‘1227’ model licensed to Herbert Terry & Sons – the ‘2-tiered base’ version produced from 1938 until 1969.
detail of base of original vintage 1950s Anglepoise 1227 lamp

This is a fantastic early example with original paint finish, wiring and Bakelite switch. In superb condition and still fully working.

manufacturer detail from original vintage 1950s Anglepoise 1227 lamp

A design classic indeed – here’s a more detailed history from the Design Museum. and a newspaper article from 2009 about its reissue.

Strike a poise!

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Multicoloured collection of vintage Anglepoise lamps | H is for Home

This was an unusual buy at auction last week. A single lot, consisting of 21 vintage Anglepoise (and similar) lamps. We bought them untested – but amazingly all bar one worked perfectly!

White vintage Anglepoise lamp with Kathleen Major print in the background | H is for Home

We put some in our antiques centre pitch this morning….

Orange vintage Finnish lamp | H is for Home

…the others will be finding their way into the H is for Home shop in the coming weeks.