Vintage Black Herbert Terry & Sons Anglepoise Lamp Model No. 1273A
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This stunning black Herbert Terry & Sons Anglepoise lamp is an absolute design classic and one which in our opinion no home should be without. This larger and oversized lamp looks just as modern today as it did 80 years from its first manufacture.
As an engineer the inadequacies of available lighting products were all too clear to Carwardine, prompting him to set about developing a frictionless mechanism that could balance and direct light to any position. Essentially, he wanted to create a lamp that was as versatile as a human arm, having instant flexibility and, more elusively, the ability to hold the chosen position all at the touch of a finger.
Designed originally as commercial task lighting, however the market for home and office use soon became apparent.
We think this is model number 1273A, slightly bigger than the 1273 model, and with different features to the 1209. The cone is also a slightly different shape than what we had seen in some original catalogues, however we have seen examples of this base and shade elsewhere on the internet.
In general good condition for its age, with the usual wear including some chipping and scratching to the paint, marks, dinting to the cone shade and some light tarnish to the chrome fixings.
The lamp has been fully rewired with 3 core twisted antique gold flex (approx 202cm) and has been fitted with a new chrome lamp holder and 3 pin UK plug.
Due to the many adjustable positions of the lamp, it's quite a tricky one to measure but here's a few approximate measurements to get you going, feel free to get in touch should you require any more. At the tallest point with everything standing to attention/upright, the light measures 113cm while the very heavy base of the lamp measures 19.5cm square. Finally, the cone measures 15.5cm long with a diameter of 18cm.
As an engineer the inadequacies of available lighting products were all too clear to Carwardine, prompting him to set about developing a frictionless mechanism that could balance and direct light to any position. Essentially, he wanted to create a lamp that was as versatile as a human arm, having instant flexibility and, more elusively, the ability to hold the chosen position all at the touch of a finger.
Designed originally as commercial task lighting, however the market for home and office use soon became apparent.
We think this is model number 1273A, slightly bigger than the 1273 model, and with different features to the 1209. The cone is also a slightly different shape than what we had seen in some original catalogues, however we have seen examples of this base and shade elsewhere on the internet.
In general good condition for its age, with the usual wear including some chipping and scratching to the paint, marks, dinting to the cone shade and some light tarnish to the chrome fixings.
The lamp has been fully rewired with 3 core twisted antique gold flex (approx 202cm) and has been fitted with a new chrome lamp holder and 3 pin UK plug.
Due to the many adjustable positions of the lamp, it's quite a tricky one to measure but here's a few approximate measurements to get you going, feel free to get in touch should you require any more. At the tallest point with everything standing to attention/upright, the light measures 113cm while the very heavy base of the lamp measures 19.5cm square. Finally, the cone measures 15.5cm long with a diameter of 18cm.