Swing arm wall-mounted lamp with spun aluminum double cone shade with a perforated top section. From Gotham’s “Formlite” architectural lighting line designed by Ken H. Pfeiffer.
There are sockets in the top and bottom cones of the lamp for direct or indirect light sources. In addition to the arm that swings, the shade rotates. Ads touted that the company was putting more and more versatility into their products, one fixture often serves as drama light, reading light, eating light, and conversation light, and can be aimed in a choice of directions.
Gotham Lighting Corporation was based in New York City. Their products were Merit Specified by Arts & Architecture Magazine. A Gotham wall-mounted lamp was selected for the groundbreaking 1949 “an exhibition for modern living” exhibition at The Detroit Institute of Arts . The exhibition was directed by Alexander Girard.
Includes mounting hardware.
USA, c. 1949
21” deep x 7” wide x 14.4” high
Swing arm wall-mounted lamp with spun aluminum double cone shade with a perforated top section. From Gotham’s “Formlite” architectural lighting line designed by Ken H. Pfeiffer.
There are sockets in the top and bottom cones of the lamp for direct or indirect light sources. In addition to the arm that swings, the shade rotates. Ads touted that the company was putting more and more versatility into their products, one fixture often serves as drama light, reading light, eating light, and conversation light, and can be aimed in a choice of directions.
Gotham Lighting Corporation was based in New York City. Their products were Merit Specified by Arts & Architecture Magazine. A Gotham wall-mounted lamp was selected for the groundbreaking 1949 “an exhibition for modern living” exhibition at The Detroit Institute of Arts . The exhibition was directed by Alexander Girard.
Includes mounting hardware.
USA, c. 1949
21” deep x 7” wide x 14.4” high
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