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Vintage industrial lamps and other creations.

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Chunk Lamps

Individually cut desk or table lamps.  Each one unique.  Hand finished white pine, porcelain sockets.  May 2013.

Available exclusively at Palmer Trading Company.

Ellen

Sunrise alarm clock with Nixie tube display.  Original electronics and software, reclaimed barn wood.  Automatic display dimming, battery backup clock, adjustable brightness switched lamp.  May 2013.

Reproductions available, please inquire.

Oak Block Lamps

A series of three angular lamps.  Hand finished thick white oak, porcelain sockets.  Keyhole attachment point for wall or ceiling mounting with a single screw.  April 2013.

Available exclusively at Palmer Trading Company.

Clock One

LED "Analogue" clock.  Hand finished oak construction, custom circuitry and software.  User selectable display color, multiple display modes.  Minute and hour animations, battery backup, ambient light dimming.

Want to know about the guts?  See the technical details.

Reproductions available, please inquire.

Reddy

Vintage industrial wall lamp.  Black steel pipe, vintage pressure gauge, faucet handle, lock and voltmeter.  Custom hand-weathered poplar box.  Functional power meter.  January 2013.

Built on commission through CustomMade.com.

Curio

French Country style cabinet.  Original design, hand stained and finished, pine construction.  January 2013.

Made for self, reproductions available.

Kesho

Vintage wrought iron candle holder, candelabra socket, reproduction cord.  December 2012.

Archimedes

Vintage wrought iron candle holder, candelabra socket, reproduction cord.  December 2012.

A23 Dark

Vintage barn pulley, steel piping, inlaid outlet and dimmer.  Hand-finished red cedar base.  Cloth covered cords, foot switch.  Vintage enamel shade.  One outlet switched and dimmed, one constant polarized.  December 2012.

Built on commission.

Wings

Modern coffee table.  Hand-finished red oak, stainless steel hairpin legs.  48"W x 22"D x 16"H.

Made on commission, reproductions available.

Monarch Gold

Dietz Monarch lantern, E26 socket, rotary switch.  Gold cloth cord.  November 2012.

Aliza

Vintage barn pulley, steel piping, inlaid outlet and dimmer.  Hand-finished red cedar base.  Cloth covered cords.  November 2012.

Built on commission.

Daisy

1920's Landers, Frary and Clark space heater head, gooseneck base.  Porcelain socket, radio wire cord.  November 2012.

No. 20 Jr.

Dietz No. 20 Junior lantern, candelabra socket, pushbutton switch.  Radio wire cord.  November 2012.

Lumiere

Black iron pipes and fittings, candelabra sockets.  Hand finished oak board.  October 2012.

Available for purchase.

Lumiere Jr

Black iron pipes and fittings, candelabra sockets.  Hand finished oak board.  October 2012.

Available for purchase.

Acme

Dietz Acme Inspector's lantern, rotary switch, braided cotton cord. October 2012.

Available for purchase.

Junior

1950s desk fan conversion.  Original rotary switch, cord and plug.  October 2012.

Available for purchase.

Monarch Blue

Dietz Monarch lantern, push button switch.  Bottom plate removed to allow glass movement.  October 2012.

Available for purchase.

Flowerpots

Modern industrial lamps, hand finished red cedar and off-the-shelf plumbing hardware.  Gold cotton cord, inlaid porcelain socket.  Angled neck to mimic the look of a potted flower.  October 2012.

Available for purchase.

Block Lamps

Hand stained red cedar, inlaid porcelain sockets.  Gold cotton braided cord, separate switch block.  Multiple configurations.  September 2012.

Available for purchase.

Monarch One

Dietz Monarch lantern, rotary switch.  September 2012.

Air Pilot

Embury No. 2 Air Pilot lantern, push switch.  Inverted bulb, wooden base.  September 2012.

Monarch Two

Dietz Monarch lantern, rotary switch.  September 2012.

Thin Man

Floor lamp.  Vintage pulley, clear feathered glass shade, gold cotton corded wire.  Hand-finished red cedar base.  September 2012.

Killark One

Killark industrial enclosure, 1/2" black steel pipe, commercial shelf.  2007.

Rigging

Farm pulley, corded wire, victorian shades.  Spring 2010.

Farmhouse

Six person farmhouse table.  Red cedar, pockethole joinery.  Hand finished.  July 2012.

Tablecloth / scarf by the lovely Rawaan Alkhatib.

Marble

Oil lamp.  Found marble, countersunk wick holders, glass fiber wicks.  Spring 2011.

Killark Two

Killark enclosure, steel pipe and fittings.  Found wood base.  Spring 2007, table conversion August 2012.

Chunk Lamps

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Ellen

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Oak Block Lamps

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Clock One

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Reddy

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Curio

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Kesho

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Archimedes

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A23 Dark

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Wings

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Monarch Gold

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Aliza

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Daisy

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No. 20 Jr.

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Lumiere

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Acme

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Junior

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Monarch Blue

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Flowerpots

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Block Lamps

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Monarch One

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Air Pilot

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Monarch Two

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Thin Man

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Killark One

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Rigging

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Farmhouse

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Marble

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Killark Two

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