Thursday, February 17, 2011

VINTAGE IVANHOE PORCELAIN ENAMEL WAREHOUSE/INDUSTRIAL REFLECTOR LIGHT OFFERED AT $139

[caption id="attachment_303" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="UNDERSIDE OF VINTAGE IVANHOE WAREHOUSE REFLECTOR SHADE OFFERED AT $139"][/caption]SHOWN ABOVE IS ONE OF THREE MATCHING 12" DIAMETER WAREHOUSE/INDUSTRIAL PORCELAIN REFLECTOR LIGHT FIXTURES MANUFACTURED BY THE IVANHOE ELECTRIC COMPANY. RESCUED FROM STORAGE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK....THESE ARE VINTAGE , YET NEVER USED. AS SHOWN THE SHADES ARE HELD WITH BRASS UNO SHADE HOLDERS , ELECTRIFIED WITH SOLID BRASS PULL CHAIN SOCKETS FOR OPERATION AT THE FIXTURE AND SUSPENDED USING BLACK CLOTH COVERED CORD, THE SAME TYPE OF CORD THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED WHEN THESE WERE MANUFACTURED 80 YEARS AGO! TAKE A CLOSE LOOK UNDER THE SHADE, YOU SEE THE SIGNATURE BLACK RIM OF A VINTAGE SHADE....AND THE EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION THESE WONDERFUL REMINDERS OF THE PAST....ONCE COMMON PLACE AS FACTORY LIGHTING ACROSS THE US....STILL REPRESENT, ALONG WITH THE REUSE/RENEW/RESTORE OPPORTUNITY SO IMPORTANT TODAY. THIS LIGHT FIXTURE ALONG WITH A COLLECTION OF 200+ VINTAGE WAREHOUSE/INDUSTRIAL/BARN REFLECTOR LIGHTING FIXTURES CAN BE FOUND BY VISITING MY EBAY STORE APPLETON ESALES OR MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com

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