Friday, March 4, 2011

RECLAIMED VINTAGE BENJAMIN WAREHOUSE SHADES OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY THRU THE VINTAGE BARN LIGHT COMPANY AT $465

[caption id="attachment_378" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="THREE LIGHT BENJAMIN INDUSTRIAL PENDANT FIXTURE"][/caption]SHOWN ABOVE IS A BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE LIGHT FIXTURE! RESCUED AND RECLAIMED FROM STORAGE IN WEST VIRGINIA....THESE WERE MANUFACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY AND DATE BACK 80 YEARS! BENJAMIN STOPPED MANUFACTURING WAREHOUSE SHADES IN 1958. LOOK CLOSELY AND YOU WILL SEE THE ORIGINAL TURN LOCK HOODS, PORCELAIN SOCKETS.....AND THE SIGNATURE BLACK RIM OF A VINTAGE WAREHOUSE SHADE! OF COURSE THESE ARE PORCELAIN ENAMEL OVER HEAVY GUAGE STEEL...BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY THEY WERE MANUFACTURED. THESE ARE SHOWN CONNECTED WITH STEEL PIPES AND THE SHADES ARE 14" IN DIAMETER. THE COMMON PIPE IS 18" LONG FOR AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF 31", WIDTH WITH THREE SHADES IS 57", WIDTH WITH TWO SHADES IS 36. CUSTOM MEASUREMENTS FOR DESIRED HEIGHT OR WIDTH IS NO CHARGE. WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE IN THE PHOTOS IS THE CEILING PLATE WHICH IS AN ORIGINAL VINTAGE BENJAMIN BALL JOINT CEILING PLATE THAT WILL FIT ANY ELECTRICAL BOX. AS ALWAYS IT IS MY BIGGEST PLEASURE TO OFFER ORIGINAL VINTAGE LIGHTING AT AFFORDABLE PRICES. YOU CAN FIND THESE BY VISITING MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES. YOU WILL FIND A COLLECTION OF 200+ ALL VINTAGE WAREHOUSE/INDUSTRIAL/FACTORY/BARN LIGHTS AS WELL AS THE HISTORY OF THESE LIGHT FIXTURES, THEIR FUNCTION AND USE FROM 1920 TO 1958.

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