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RECLAIMED FROM A FACTORY IN MICHIGAN....IS ONE OF FOUR AVAILABLE....VINTAGE WAREHOUSE/FACTORY PENDANT LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC CO. AND DATE BACK 60+ YEARS OLD!. BENJAMIN STOPPED THE MANUFACTURE OF THESE IN 1958 WHEN STRICT EPA REGULATIONS FOR AIR POLUTION STANDARDS RESULTING FROM THE STEEL AND PORCELAIN ENAMEL FINISH PROCESSES WERE ESTABLISHED. ONCE THE COMMON PLACE ILLUMINATION USED IN FACTORYS, BARNS, GAS STATIONS AND MOST PUBLIC BUILDINGS....TODAY THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES AS A REMINDER OF OUR ELECTRICAL PAST. THESE WERE SOLD AS "FLAT CONE REFLECTORS".....A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE MORE TYPICAL DOME REFLECTORS....TAKE A LOOK AT THE CONE NECK AS IT SWOOPS TO THE BOTTOM EDGE....ALMOST PERPETUAL ILLUMINATION IS CREATED WITH THESE....IN FACT THEY WERE ADVERTISED AS LIGHTS THAT WOULD CREATE "BROAD AND EXPANSIVE LIGHT" AND WERE OFTEN FOUND IN LUMBER YARDS, ON BARNS AND USED FOR STREET LIGHTING. THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY WAS THE INNOVATOR OF THE TURN LOCK HOOD, WHICH YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO. AGAIN FACTORY LIGHTING WOULD NEED MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING, SO THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IS WITHIN THE HOOD AND THE SHADE AND SOCKET EASILY DETACH. WHAT YOU CAN NOT SEE IS THE SPRING LOADED PORCELAIN SOCKET DESIGNED FOR THE ALMOST CERTAIN BUMP THE LIGHT FIXTURE WOULD ENDURE. LOOK CLOSELY AGAIN AND NOTE THE SEAMLESS CONSTRUCTION...ANOTHER REASON VINTAGE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURES ARE SOUGHT AFTER TODAY. I HAVE WIRED THESE USING INDUSTRIAL SOS CORD BUT THESE CAN USE A PIPE APPLICATION AS WELL. THE CEILING PLATE, NOT SHOWN, IS THE ORIGINAL BALL JOINT PLATE. YOU WILL FIND THIS ALONG WITH MY COLLECTION OF 250+ ORIGINAL VINTAGE PORCELAIN ENAMEL WAREHOUSE/FACTORY/BARN LIGHTS BY VISITING MY WEBSITE
http://www.vintagebarnlights.com OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES. MY COLLECTION GROWS DAILY....WHAT YOU SEE IS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW, AND WIRED FOR LENGTHS DETERMINED BY YOU! THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR EXTRA ANYTHING. AND OF COURSE.....IF YOU ARE NOT 150% HAPPY AND EXCITED, ONCE YOU GET THEM.....WE GLADLY RETURN YOUR PAYMENT.
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RECLAIMED FROM A FACTORY IN MICHIGAN....IS ONE OF FOUR AVAILABLE....VINTAGE WAREHOUSE/FACTORY PENDANT LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC CO. AND DATE BACK 60+ YEARS OLD!. BENJAMIN STOPPED THE MANUFACTURE OF THESE IN 1958 WHEN STRICT EPA REGULATIONS FOR AIR POLUTION STANDARDS RESULTING FROM THE STEEL AND PORCELAIN ENAMEL FINISH PROCESSES WERE ESTABLISHED. ONCE THE COMMON PLACE ILLUMINATION USED IN FACTORYS, BARNS, GAS STATIONS AND MOST PUBLIC BUILDINGS....TODAY THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES AS A REMINDER OF OUR ELECTRICAL PAST. THESE WERE SOLD AS "FLAT CONE REFLECTORS".....A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE MORE TYPICAL DOME REFLECTORS....TAKE A LOOK AT THE CONE NECK AS IT SWOOPS TO THE BOTTOM EDGE....ALMOST PERPETUAL ILLUMINATION IS CREATED WITH THESE....IN FACT THEY WERE ADVERTISED AS LIGHTS THAT WOULD CREATE "BROAD AND EXPANSIVE LIGHT" AND WERE OFTEN FOUND IN LUMBER YARDS, ON BARNS AND USED FOR STREET LIGHTING. THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY WAS THE INNOVATOR OF THE TURN LOCK HOOD, WHICH YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO. AGAIN FACTORY LIGHTING WOULD NEED MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING, SO THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IS WITHIN THE HOOD AND THE SHADE AND SOCKET EASILY DETACH. WHAT YOU CAN NOT SEE IS THE SPRING LOADED PORCELAIN SOCKET DESIGNED FOR THE ALMOST CERTAIN BUMP THE LIGHT FIXTURE WOULD ENDURE. LOOK CLOSELY AGAIN AND NOTE THE SEAMLESS CONSTRUCTION...ANOTHER REASON VINTAGE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURES ARE SOUGHT AFTER TODAY. I HAVE WIRED THESE USING INDUSTRIAL SOS CORD BUT THESE CAN USE A PIPE APPLICATION AS WELL. THE CEILING PLATE, NOT SHOWN, IS THE ORIGINAL BALL JOINT PLATE. YOU WILL FIND THIS ALONG WITH MY COLLECTION OF 250+ ORIGINAL VINTAGE PORCELAIN ENAMEL WAREHOUSE/FACTORY/BARN LIGHTS BY VISITING MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES. MY COLLECTION GROWS DAILY....WHAT YOU SEE IS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW, AND WIRED FOR LENGTHS DETERMINED BY YOU! THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR EXTRA ANYTHING. AND OF COURSE.....IF YOU ARE NOT 150% HAPPY AND EXCITED, ONCE YOU GET THEM.....WE GLADLY RETURN YOUR PAYMENT.
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