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Philips table lamp
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ProfessionalVught, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since June 2019 • 34 sales
Product description
Philips table lamp, extensively modified.
Lamp made from the very first adapter ever.
In 1925, Philips manufactured the first (home) radio for private individuals.
This (Type 2501) radio ran on batteries, but because the Netherlands was busy connecting homes to the electricity grid during that period, the question arose whether the radio could also be plugged into a wall socket.
Therefore, especially from 1927 onwards, these transformer/rectifiers were supplied as an option.
After this radio combination, Philips quickly switched to manufacturing (home) radios with built-in mains power.
A short and special period, therefore, which is why very few of these nearly 100-year-old adapters remain.
Because the built-in electrical components no longer serve a sensible and safe function in modern times, they have been completely removed.
In their place, a powerful (800 lumen Philips) LED lamp in an "Edison" shaped glass bulb has been installed. The left rotary knob switches between off, two neon mood lights on, and (third position) the LED light on (neons off).
The right rotary knob beautifully regulates the light intensity of the LED lamp.
In certain dimmed settings, the lamp may occasionally flicker; this is not a problem and perhaps adds to the atmosphere.
A total of five units were manufactured: four with a glued-in fixed LED bulb and one with a surface-mounted E27 socket (this one therefore has interchangeable bulb options).
Bakelite top plate.
Plate housing with a beautiful patina or newly spray-painted hammered black finish (due to the condition some units were in).
New cotton-wrapped and grounded connection cable (300 cm) with an old Bakelite plug.
Dimensions:
Case 20 x 12 cm.
Total height 26 cm.
Socket version with bulb 33 cm.
Modest age characteristics
Modest age characteristics
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsBlackMaterialMetalNumber of items1StyleIndustrial, VintageBrandPhilipsHeight26 cmWidth12 cmDepth20 cmSigns of usageScratches, Stains
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About this seller
ProfessionalVught, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since June 2019 • 34 sales