Sunday, March 13, 2011

ORIGINAL VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSION PROOF LIGHT FIXTURE - MANUFACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY - AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THRU THE VINTAGE BARN LIGHT COMPANY - $695

SHOWN ABOVE IS ONE OF A COLLECTION OF FOUR BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL VINTAGE EXPLOSION PROOF LIGHTS FIXTURES RECLAIMED FROM NEW HARMONY, INDIANA. MANUFACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC LIGHTING COMPANY THESE DATE BACK 80 YEARS. ORIGINALLY MANUFACTURED FOR USE IN FACTORIES WHERE VAPORS, GASES, STEAM AND HAZARDS WERE FOUND....IT IS HARD TO SEE FROM THE PHOTOS JUST HOW IMPRESSIVE THESE ARE. THE IRON HOOD HAS ITS ORIGINAL UNFINISHED PATINA, THE 18" DIAMETER PORCELAIN SHADE PROTECTED THE AMAZING SCREW IN GLASS GLOBE. THE GLOBE MEASURES 8" IN DIAMETER X 10 1/2" IN HEIGHT! THE PORCELAIN MOGUL SIZE SOCKETS CONTAIN THEIR ORIGINAL ADAPTERS. A RARE EXAMPLE OF AN ORIGINAL INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING FIXTURE. THESE WEIGH 10# EACH.....AND THE PIPE LENGTH DESIRED IS THE BUYERS CHOICE. THE CEILING PLATE IS A VINTAGE BENJAMIN BALL JOINT, WHICH ALLOWS FOR SLIGHT MOVEMENT....SHOULD THIS FIXTURE GET BUMPED. TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE UNDERSIDE AS THAT IS JUST AS EXCEPTIONAL AS THE OUTSIDE. YOU CAN FIND THESE BY VISITING MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES ALONG WITH A COLLECTION OF 250+ RECLAIMED ORIGINAL WAREHOUSE/BARN LIGHTS.

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