Industrial lighting
Vintage brass bucket siphon pumps which were common farm equipment in the 1940’s and 50’s have be upcycled into elegant table lamps utilising the foot stands and extension spray rods from the pumps along with the…
Vintage smokers stand lamp
Smokers stands were a convenient way of having an ash tray at elbow height while you listened to a radio and shortened your life smoking cigarette after cigarette. Not in great demand these days this…
1950 Modernist Lamp
This 1950 Watvic industrial modernist table lamp has beautiful lines and is made from steel with an anodised metal shade and bakerlite fittings to adjust the angle and tilt.
Burley Bottle Lamp
When fishing, ‘Burley’ is a mix, that when put into the water will attract fish enabling you to catch them. This one used on the East Coast of Australia was discarded and has been upcycled into an…
Pipe ‘n Gauge Lighting
It all started when I found a box full of old plumbing fittings at the local dump. Some were just strange in appearance, others vaguely recognisable, (I’m not a plumber) and I thought…
Party Line – Table Lamp
I discovered this beautiful Australian cedar box in a junk shop despite the fact that it was in a terrible state. It had been part of a phone company equipment supply from around the 1940s and originally…
Vintage Locks Table Lamp
Vintage door locks taken from demolished country farm houses. I found these in a recycle centre on the Central Coast. There was a box of about 20 of them and I selected seven without really…
Twin barrel Desk Lamp
This vintage twin barrel bucket pump is circa 1940s and was found in a flea market in the never to be used again junk section. I got it cheap because it “didn’t work,”-…
Rustic Lantern Table Lamp
Saved from the metal pile this lantern had just the right amount of rust on it to make it attractive. The patina is fantastic and a quick conversion from kerosene to electrically powered and…
Don’t Walk – Table Lamp
I discovered this dont walk traffic light discarded at the local dump and couldn’t see why it shouldn’t get another life. It was in fairly good used condition but had obviously failed in its operation…
Switch Box – Table Lamp
I found this old cast iron switch box in a back room of a junk shop and liked the distressed red finish. The old reset switch was an obvious on off switch and…
Spinning Mill Bobin Lamp
I acquired this vintage spinning mill bobbin from a collectables shop on the Central Coast of New South Wales in Australia. There are lots of these around but I loved the lines and…
Test Box – Table Lamp
This vintage electrical test box standing 15cm (6 inches ) high was found in a box of out dated electrical parts from the 1950s. The original Nuclear Engineering Co. name plate with the atomic graphic, combined…
Factory mould – Lamp
Found in a junk shop in Wollongong on the East Coast of Australia this mould was originally used in a mining workshop for assembly of manufactured parts. Left in its original finish it has…
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