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This is a very special and quite rare lantern from the 1940's. They don't come up this nice very often so grab it while you can as I know this won't be for sale for long !! The photos really don't do it justice.

This lantern was made between 1946 to 1951 it was made by Vapalux under the Bialaddin brand name.

Now a little about the restoration

The original factory finish on this lamp was green over brass and over the years through use the green has been worn away and left the most amazing patina. So rather than restore it we opted to preserve the look that it had. After all it had taken almost 80 years of use obtain it !! We therefore cleaned the lamp first with a mild detergent to remove all of the oil and grease . We then lightly polished all of the metal parts to enhance the colours. To seal the patina in we gave all of the metal parts 3 coats of clear lacquer. It looks amazing and its ready for another 80 years !.

For the electrification we utilised the original stop cock base which we threaded to accept a vintage style E27 brass effect bulb holder. It blends so well with the lantern you could be forgiven for thinking it was always electric. To complete the vintage look we have fitted a vintage E27 Radio Valve Edison incandescent bulb . It looks amazing when its lit as it glows through the holes in the shade.

To match the lamp we used 1.5 m of period correct brown vintage braided cable. There is also an inline on and off switch and a UK 3 pin plug. The lamp is earthed for electrical safety and it has been PAT tested.This is a stunning rare light and perfect for a table, sideboard, desk or even as a bedside lamp.
 
Approx Dimensions

Height : 35cm
Width : 16cm

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