Vintage Germac spring-tension industrial desk lamp, late 1920s or early 1930s
Germac vintage industrial desk or wall lamp. A really well designed lamp that’s a bit of an enigma. Visually it looks similar to the 1930s Edon lamp, but unlike the Edon, which utilizes the mechanical connection to create friction, the Germac uses. Spring tensions to create friction. The lamp can be mounted either on a table or a wall. In the MERCHANDISING WEEK. Volume 40, page 38, 1928. The Germac Lamp Division is listed as part of the Stafford Sales Co. And owned by Lewis F. Stafford, a businessman and an inventor of automobile bumper parts Stafford Spring Guard Co. The fabric on the lamp cord is frayed, but the inner sheathing seems intact. There’s about 5 feet that comes out the end. Not sure if the cord is original though. Fully extended dimensions: 6″ W x 42″ L x 4″ H (Folded dimensions: 6″ W x 17″ L x 6″ H). Net weight: 4 lb. Gross weight: 5 lb. The item “Vintage Germac spring-tension industrial desk lamp, late 1920s or early 1930s” is in sale since Thursday, November 21, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Lamps, Lighting\Lamps\ Electric\Other Collectible Elec. Lamps”. The seller is “littlegreenshade” and is located in Seattle, Washington. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Estonia, Australia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Taiwan, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States