Friday, March 11, 2011

RECLAIMED VINTAGE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC WAREHOUSE/BARN LIGHT EXCLUSIVELY OFFERED THRU THE VINTAGE BARN LIGHT COMPANY $269

[caption id="attachment_436" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="ORIGINAL BENJAMIN WAREHOUSE/BARN LIGHT ca. 1920 $269"][/caption]SHOWN ABOVE IS ONE OF A COLLECTION OF THREE WONDERFUL ORIGINAL WAREHOUSE/BARN LIGHT FIXTURES MANUFACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY IN ILLINOIS. ONE OF THE EARLIEST FIXTURES MANUFACTURED, THESE WERE FOUND AND RESCUED FROM A BARN IN UPPER WISCONSIN. THESE ARE COMPLETE WITH THEIR PORCELAIN SOCKETS AND LOOK CLOSELY YOU CAN SEE THE ORIGINAL TIN FLAT CEILING MOUNTING PLATES. I REMOVED ABOUT 15" OF THE ORIGINAL CLOTH COVERED CORD AND REPLACED IT WITH A LONGER LENGTH FOR USE TODAY. THESE ARE AN IMPRESSIVE 18" DIAMETER WITH A SHALLOW DOME REFLECTOR SHADE DESIGNED FOR ILLUMINATION STRAIGHT DOWN TO A WORK AREA. BECAUSE OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE SOCKET WITHIN THE NECK OF THE SHADE.....A UTILITY LIGHT BULB....APPROPRIATE FOR THIS.....WILL BE HIDDEN. YOU CAN FIND THIS LIGHT FIXTURE ALONG WITH A COLLECTION OF 250+ BY VISITNG MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES. WE RECLAIM VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS!

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