Vintage Barn Lights

RECLAIMED VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS AVAILABLE FROM VINTAGE BARN LIGHTING

IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN INSIDE A FACTORY……AMONG MANY THINGS, YOU WILL SEE LIGHT FIXTURES EVERYWHERE! INSTALLED FROM THE CEILINGS, OVER DOORS AND ON THE WALLS.  TODAY, WHEN THESE LIGHT FIXTURES ARE BEING PULLED OUT OF A BUILDING….IT IS A LABORIOUS AND SOMETIMES DANGEROUS JOB INVOLVING LADDERS AND LIFTS. SHOWN ABOVE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE LIGHTS RECENTLY REMOVED FROM A FACTORY IN THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA.  RESCUED BEFORE THE BULLDOZER ARRIVED. YOU CAN SEE BY THE MOUNTING HARDWARE STILL ATTACHED THAT SOME OF THESE WERE WALL MOUNTED AND SOME WERE INSTALLED AT THE CEILINGS. WITHIN THE PAGES OF MY WEBSITE http://vintagebarnlights.com YOU CAN FIND THESE LIGHT FIXTURES AS THEY ARE TODAY…..CLEANED UP AND REWIRED….NOTHING FANCY THEY RETAIN THEIR ” AS FOUND ” CONDITION READY TO BE REUSED.  WHETHER YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR PENDANTS SUSPENDED WITH PIPE OR CORD, OR A WALL MOUNTED FIXTURE…YOU WILL FIND MY COLLECTION HAS MANY OPTIONS.  YOU CAN ALSO SEND ME YOUR DESIGN IDEAS AND WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO CUSTOM FABRICATE EXACTLY THE LIGHTS FOR YOUR APPLICATION.

ONE OF EIGHT EXAMPLES AVAILABLE ORIGINAL VINTAGE CROUSE-HINDS/HOLOPHANE INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSION PROOF LIGHT $895

WHEN SEARCHING FOR VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS….” RARE ” DESCRIBES THOSE THAT ARE SCARCE AND OF LIMITED SUPPLY. TODAY I SHOW YOU MY LATEST COLLECTION OF ONE OF MOST BEAUTIFUL INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY CROUSE-HINDS. IT FEATURES AN ORIGINAL CROUSE-HINDS IRON CONDULET AND THE ORIGINAL #2338 HOLOPHANE PRISMATIC SHADE THAT THE HOLOPHANE GLASS COMPANY  MARRIED TO IT. IT HAS KEPT ITS ” AS FOUND ” CONDITION AND WHEN LIT, IT IS BREATHTAKING FROM THE CROSS HATCH CUTS  AROUND THE DIAMETER TO THE BOTTOM CLOSED FROSTED BASE. ITS SIMPLE FORM PRESENTS IT USE AS NOTHING MORE THAN AN INDUSTRIAL LIGHT…..TODAY IT IS MORE LIKE USABLE ART!. YOU CAN FIND THIS LIGHT FIXTURE ( ONE OF EIGHT MATCHING AVAILABLE ) BY VISITING MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com  OR BY CLICKING THE LINK HERE TO THE LISTING IN MY EBAY STORE APPLETON ESALES. IT IS WITH PASSION AND EX CITEMENT I SHARE WITH ALL OF YOU THE PRESERVATION AND REUSE OF VINTAGE LIGHTS.!

RECLAIMED VINTAGE BARN LIGHTING FROM BENJAMIN ELECTRIC 18" DIAMETER WITH CAGE GUARD $239

SHOWN ABOVE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE REUSE OF VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS THAT WERE USED IN FACTORIES, WAREHOUSES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, BARNS AND SCHOOLS DATING BACK TO 1930. OVER THE YEARS, THESE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN PULLED DOWN AND FOUND THEIR DEATHS IN SCRAP YARDS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. TODAY THEY HAVE BEEN RECLAIMED AND GIVEN A NEW LIFE….TO BE USED IN THE EXACT PLACES THEY WERE PULLED FROM! ALONG WITH OFFICE BUILDINGS, HOMES, RESTAURANTS, THEY MAKE A STATEMENT WHETHER IT BE IN A NEW YORK CITY LOFT DANGLING DOWN 20 FEET, OR INSIDE A BARN IN ARIZONA SUSPENDED FROM THE RAFTERS. MANUFACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY IN CHICAGO, THESE WERE DESIGNED TO AND HAVE LASTED! THEY HAVE BEEN REWIRED USING 12 GUAGE INDUSTRIAL CORD AND HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL REMOVABLE CAGE GUARDS.  YOU CAN FIND THIS VINTAGE LIGHT BY VISITING MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com  OR BY CLICKING THE LINK TO THE LISTING IN MY EBAY STORE, APPLETON ESALES.

COLLECTION OF THREE MATCHING ORIGINAL VINTAGE CA.1930 BENJAMIN WAREHOUSE PENDANTS $595

SHOWN ABOVE IS ONE OF A COLLECTION OF THREE MATCHING ORIGINAL VINTAGE WAREHOUSE LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY.  THESE WERE FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY ORIGINAL, AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY,  NOTICE IT HAS THE ALUMINUM SCREW HOOD SOCKET HOLDER, AND INSIDE IS THE ORIGINAL PORCELAIN SOCKET. I FOUND THEM WITH THE ORIGINAL INDUSTRIAL WIRE STILL ATTACHED!…..FOR TODAYS USE, HOWEVER……I REWIRED THEM USING THREE CONDUCTOR INDUSTRIAL SO CORD…..AND GROUNDED THE SOCKET TO CODE. A WONDERFUL FUNCTIONING EXAMPLE OF A RECLAIMED VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHT, THIS IS JUST ONE OF 400+ RECLAIMED INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING FIXTURES AVAILABLE THRU MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com/  OR BY CLICKING THIS LINK TO THE EBAY LISTING AT MY STORE,  APPLETON ESALES.

ORIGINAL VINTAGE 18" DIAMETER BENJAMIN BARN LIGHT $259

FOR AS LONG AS THERE HAVE BEEN BARNS AND BARN YARDS, THERE HAVE BEEN LIGHTS STRUNG UP TO ILLUMINATE THE INSIDE OR THE BARN YARD.  NO ONE PAID THEM MUCH NOTICE, THEY WERE JUST LIGHTS, THAT PERFORMED A FUNCTION.  JUST AS THEY WERE 100 YEARS AGO, TODAY THEY HAVE RESURFACED, NOT ONLY TO CONTINUE THEIR ORIGINAL FUNCTION, BUT AS WELL TO OFFER A MOST BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE YOUR NEW CONSTRUCTION OR RESTORATION PROJECTS.  SHOWN ABOVE IS AN ORIGINAL VINTAGE CA. 1940 WAREHOUSE/RLM FIXTURE MANUFACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY.  THIS EXAMPLE HAS BEEN FITTED WITH AN END THREADED RIGID ALUMINUM PIPE, THAT HAS A DIAMETER OF JUST OVER AN INCH. THE PIPE IS HAND BENT AND SIZED PROPORTIONATELY TO THE 18″ DIAMETER OF THE SHADE, BECAUSE THESE ARE CUSTOM MADE, THEY CAN BE SIZED TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR NO CHARGE.  AT THE TOP OF THE SHADE, NOTICE THE SIGNATURE BENJAMIN TURN LOCK HOOD, ORIGINAL TO THE FIXTURE, IT HAS BEEN GROUNDED TO MEET TODAY’S ELECTRICAL CODES. AS OF THIS POST, I HAVE THREE WHITE ONES, AND 6 GREEN ONES, THAT CAN BE FOUND ON MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com  OR BY CLICKING THE LINK HERE FOR MY EbAY STORE,  APPLETON ESALES. IT IS WITH GREAT EXCITEMENT AND PASSION THAT I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INTEREST IN REUSING THESE IMPORTANT PIECES OF HISTORY AND OUR ELECTRICAL PAST.

ORIGINAL VINTAGE FRENCH GRANITE ENAMELED PENDANT 10" DIAMETER $275

SHOWN ABOVE IS JUST ONE OF MY GROWING COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL VINTAGE PORCELAIN ENAMELED REFLECTOR SHADES DIRECT FROM  FRANCE.  ORIGINALLY AND STILL TODAY THESE ARE FOUND IN CHICKEN SHEDS AND BARNS ALL OVER THE FRENCH COUNTRYSIDE.  UP CLOSE, THESE ARE CHARMING EXAMPLES OF A ” FRENCH COUNTRY” LOOK , THAT IS NOT A REPRODUCTION.  THE PORCELAIN ENAMEL IS THICK AND RATHER INPERFECT. THE ONE SHOWN HERE IS GRANITE AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSE, YOU WILL SEE THE ORIGINAL BRASS FITTING, WITH A PATINA THAT ONLY TIME CAN PRODUCE.  IT HOLDS A BAYONET LIGHT BULB AND IS WIRED TO OPERATE SAFELY WITH OUR ELECTRICAL CODES. A WONDERFUL PENDANT TO DANGLE FROM A CEILING HOOK TO A RECEPTACLE, OR TO TERMINATE AT THE CEILING WITH AN ANTIQUE PORCELAIN TWO PART ROSETTE. MY COLLECTION IS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THRU MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com  OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON.  IF YOU HAVE A SPECIAL REQUEST OR DESIGN IDEA…..EMAIL ME AT abb_christine@yahoo.com  OR TELEPHONE ME 920-707-6425.

ORIGINAL VINTAGE CROUSE-HINDS CONDULET PAIRED WITH HOLOPHANE BULB PROTECTOR 7 AVAILABLE $389

ALONG WITH MY OTHER OFFERINGS THAT CAN BE FOUND ON MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com/ OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES YOU WILL FIND , THE COLLECTION HAS GROWN TO OVER 375+ RECLAIMED ORIGINAL VINTAGE LIGHT FIXTURES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1920 THRU 1958. THIS BLOG WILL FEATURE VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS AND OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS….YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW THE HISTORY OF THESE LOST TREASURES AS WELL AS SEE HOW THEY ARE BEING USED IN BOTH NEW CONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS TODAY. TODAY I AM FEATURING ONE OF A COLLECTION OF SEVEN,  RESCUED FROM A FACTORY IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, ORIGINAL VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY CROUSE-HINDS AND PAIRED WITH GLOBE PROTECTORS MANUFACTURED BY THE HOLOPHANE GLASS COMPANY, COMPLETE WITH THEIR ORIGINAL PORCELAIN SOCKETS AND GASKETS, THESE WERE DESIGNED AS EXPLOSION PROOF LIGHTS IN 1940! ……A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL  LIGHTING OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY FROM MY WEBSITE OR EBAY STORE.

ORIGINAL VINTAGE BENJAMIN INDUSTRIAL LIGHT 6 AVAILABLE $229

THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY MANUFACTURED MANY  COMBINATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS FOR USE IN FACTORIES, WAREHOUSES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, UTILITY COMPANYS, BARNS AND LUMBER YARDS, SCHOOLS, RAILROADS AND FOR STREETS FROM 1920 THRU 1958. DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION AND THE AREA TO BE ILLUMINATED, THE CATALOGUE OFFERED CHARTS AND GRAPHS TO DETERMINE  THE TYPE OF REFLECTOR NEEDED.  A LOOK IN THEIR 1923 CATALOGUE, YOU WILL FIND THE PORCELAIN PENDANT I HAVE SHOWN ABOVE. IT IS A PORCELAIN HOOD, WITH A STANDARD SIZE PORCELAIN SOCKET, SCREWED ONTO THE THREADS OF A 16″ DIAMETER RLM SHADE. THE ONE I HAVE SHOWN HERE IS ONE OF A COLLECTION OF SIX  THAT WERE RECENTLY REMOVED FROM A WAREHOUSE IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND DATE TO 1935!……IT IS MY PLEASURE TO OFFER A COLLECTION OF 375+ RECLAIMED ORIGINAL VINTAGE LIGHTS USED ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, BOTH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REUSE AS WELL AS ENJOY AND APPRECIATE THESE WONDERFUL EXAMPLES OF OUR ELECTRICAL PAST. AS THE BUYER DETERMINES THE SUSPENSION, WHETHER THAT BE A PIPE AS SHOWN, OR CORDING…….WHETHER YOUR PERSONAL SPACE NEEDS ONE OR ALL SIX, I INVITE YOU TO VISIT MY WEBSITE http://www.originalbarnlights.com/ OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES.

ORIGINAL VINTAGE BENJAMIN 18" DOME REFLECTOR 3 AVAILABLE $259

SHOWN ABOVE IS ONE OF THREE AVAILABLE…..BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL VINTAGE 18″ DIAMETER WAREHOUSE/BARN FIXTURES MANUFACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY…..CA 1940! ALL ARE COMPLETE WITH THEIR ORIGINAL TURN LOCK HOODS AND MOGUL SIZE PORCELAIN SOCKETS, FITTED WITH AN ADAPTER FOR A STANDARD BASE LIGHT BULB.  THESE ARE REWIRED AND CAN USE A LIGHTBULB UP TO 300 WATTS. MOST IMPRESSIVE FOR THEIR SIZE AND CONDITION……THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT. YOU CAN FIND THIS BARN LIGHT, ALONG WITH MY COLLECTION OF 375+ RECLAIMED VINTAGE PORCELAIN ENAMEL WAREHOUSE LIGHTS AND VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING BY VISITING MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com/ OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES. IT IS WITH MY GREATEST PLEASURE THAT I ENCOURAGE THE REUSE OF THESE WONDERFUL EXAMPLES OF OUR ELECTRICAL PAST, AND SHARE THAT WITH ALL OF YOU.

ONE OF SIX AVAILABLE ORIGINAL VINTAGE CA. 1930 WAREHOUSE/INDUSTRIAL FLAT CONE REFLECTOR MANUFACTURED BY THE GOODRICH LIGHTING EQUIPMENT COMPANY $189

SHOWN ABOVE IS ONE OF 6!!! AVAILABLE ORIGINAL VINTAGE  CA. 1930  14″ DIAMETER FLAT CONE INDUSTRIAL/FACTORY LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY GOODRICH ELECTRIC CO. EACH ONE OF THESE IS VINTAGE, WITH ITS ORIGINAL STICKER AND IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT. EACH ONE HAS ITS ORIGINAL QUIK DISKONNECT AND THE SPRING LOADED PORCELAIN SOCKET DESIGNED FOR MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY OF THE SOCKET. SUSPENDED USING NEW INDUSTRIAL CORD THAT MATCHES  WHAT WAS REMOVED WHEN THESE WERE CUT DOWN.  YOU CAN FIND THIS BEAUTIFUL LIGHT FIXTURE  BY VISITING MY WEBSITE http://vintagebarnlights.com/ OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES. I HAVE THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF RECLAIMED ORIGINAL VINTAGE LIGHTING AVAILABLE TODAY. I SHARE MY PASSION FOR THE REUSE OF THESE WONDERFUL EXAMPLES OF OUR  ELECTRICAL HISTORY WITH ALL OF YOU. FEEL FREE TO PHONE ME 920-707-6425 OR EMAIL ME   abb_christine@yahoo.com

ONE OF SIX AVAILAVLE ORIGINAL VINTAGE WAREHOUSE PENDANT LIGHT MANUFACTURED BY GOODRICH EXCEPTIONAL NOS $189

ALONG WITH MY OTHER OFFERINGS THAT CAN BE FOUND ON MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com/ OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES YOU WILL FIND , THE COLLECTION HAS GROWN TO OVER 375+ RECLAIMED ORIGINAL VINTAGE LIGHT FIXTURES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1920 THRU 1958. THIS BLOG WILL FEATURE VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS AND OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS….YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW THE HISTORY OF THESE LOST TREASURES AS WELL AS SEE HOW THEY ARE BEING USED IN BOTH NEW CONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS TODAY. TODAY I AM FEATURING ONE OF A COLLECTION OF SIX, ORIGINAL VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY THE GOODRICH LIGHTING EQUIPMENT COMPANY, CHICAGO…..THESE DATE TO 1930…..THEY ALL ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL PERFECT CONDITION…AND YOU WILL SEE IN THE PHOTO THEY STILL HAVE THEIR LABELS INTACT!…..THEY HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL QUIK DISKONNECT AND THE SPRING LOADED PORCELAIN SOCKETS DESIGNED FOR MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY SHOULD THE LIGHT BE BUMPED……A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL  LIGHTING OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY FROM MY WEBSITE OR EBAY STORE, APPLETON ESALES.

SHOWN ABOVE IS ONE OF 7!!! AVAILABLE ORIGINAL VINTAGE  CA. 1940  16″ DIAMETER SHALLOW DOME REFLECTOR BARN LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY APPLETON/GOODRICH ELECTRIC CO. EACH ONE OF THESE IS VINTAGE, WITH ITS ORIGINAL STICKER AND IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT. YOU CAN FIND THIS BARN LIGHT BY VISITING MY WEBSITE http://vintagebarnlights.com/ OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES. I HAVE THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF RECLAIMED ORIGINAL VINTAGE LIGHTING AVAILABLE TODAY. I SHARE MY PASSION FOR THE REUSE OF THESE WONDERFUL EXAMPLES OF OUR  ELECTRICAL HISTORY WITH ALL OF YOU. FEEL FREE TO PHONE ME 920-707-6425 OR EMAIL ME   abb_christine@yahoo.com

ORIGINAL VINTAGE CA. 1940 OVERBAGH & AYRES 12" DIAMETER WAREHOUSE FIXTURES JOINED WITH A COMMON PIPE $425

SHOWN ABOVE IS ANOTHER WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF RECLAIMED INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THRU MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com/ OR MY eBay STORE, APPLETON ESALES. ORIGINALLY USED AS SOME OF THE LIGHTING IN AN ARMY WAREHOUSE IN OREGON, THESE LIGHT FIXTURES DATE TO PRE 1940. AS SHOWN HERE, TWO 12″ DIAMETER WAREHOUSE LIGHTS ARE JOINED TOGETHER WITH A COMMON DOWN PIPE. WHAT THE PICTURE DOES NOT SHOW, IS EACH LIGHT HAS ITS ORIGINAL VINTAGE PULL CHAIN SOCKET, SO YOU CAN USE EITHER ONE OR BOTH TO ILLUMINATE YOUR WORK SPACE. THE FIXTURES CAN BE DESIGNED TO MEET THE BUYERS REQUIREMENTS FOR OVERALL HEIGHT AND WIDTH FOR NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE.! I HAVE 12 OF THESE WONDERFUL TREASURES TO BE USED IN PAIRS AS SHOWN, AS A SINGLE PENDANT, OR AS A THREE LIGHT PENDANT.

12" DIAMETER MATCHING PAIR OF NAUTICAL BARN LIGHTS $595

THINGS ARE GETTING BUSY AT THE VINTAGE BARN LIGHT COMPANY……..IN A WEEK OR SO, I HAVE ABOUT 150 RECLAIMED PORCELAIN ENAMEL FIXTURES THAT WILL BE ADDED TO MY COLLECTION OF 300+. I ALSO HAVE ADDED A COLOR CHOICE OPTION OF RED, SAPPHIRE BLUE OR BLACK FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WANT VINTAGE SHADES…..I HAVE ALSO ADDED TO MY COLLECTION OF VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING AND DESIGNED A NEW DOUBLE CABLE ROPE SUSPENSION USED ON MY ORIGINAL VINTAGE WAREHOUSE SHADES. IN ADDITION TO THIS BLOG……I HAVE ANOTHER ONE CALLED VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING. AND YOU CAN FIND ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE OFFERINGS AVAILABLE TODAY.  I HAVE ENJOYED AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE MY PASSION AND EXCITEMENT FOR THE REUSE OF ALL OF THESE VINTAGE TREASURES WITH ALL OF YOU.  SHOWN ABOVE ARE SOME OF MY LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE GOOSENECK BARN LIGHTS AVAILABLE BY VISITNG http://www.vintagebarnlights.com/ OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES.

MATCHING PAIR OF VINTAGE CAGED NAUTICAL GOOSENECK LIGHTS $595

THINGS ARE GETTING BUSY AT THE VINTAGE BARN LIGHT COMPANY….MY COLLECTION HAS NOW REACHED 375+ RECLAIMED PORCELAIN ENAMEL WAREHOUSE/INDUSTRIAL/BARN AND HOME LIGHT FIXTURES. I HAVE ADDED ANOTHER BLOG VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING FEATURING ANOTHER GROWING COLLECTION OF WONDERFUL RECLAIMED TREASURES INCLUDING VINTAGE MILK GLASS REFLECTORS, HOLOPHANE GLOBES, CROUSE HINDS, APPLETON AND BENJAMIN EXPLOSION PROOF LIGHTS.   TODAY I AM SHOWING YOU MY NEWEST FIND…..A MATCHING PAIR OF CAGED NAUTICAL LIGHTS WITH GOOSENECK ARMS.  ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE REAL THING…..THESE I SEE FLANKING THE OUTSIDE OF A SEASIDE DWELLING OR A BOATHOUSE.  YOU CAN FIND THEM ON MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com/ OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES.

ca. 1940 ORIGINAL VINTAGE BENJAMIN EXPLOSION PROOF LIGHTS - SET OF 5 MATCHING

ALONG WITH MY OTHER OFFERINGS THAT CAN BE FOUND ON MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com/ OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES YOU WILL FIND , THE COLLECTION HAS GROWN TO OVER 375+ RECLAIMED ORIGINAL VINTAGE LIGHT FIXTURES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1920 THRU 1958. THIS BLOG WILL FEATURE VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS AND OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS….YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW THE HISTORY OF THESE LOST TREASURES AS WELL AS SEE HOW THEY ARE BEING USED IN BOTH NEW CONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS TODAY. TODAY I AM FEATURING ONE OF A COLLECTION OF FIVE! MATCHING VAPOR TIGHT EXPLOSION PROOF LIGHTS MANUGACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY. ORIGINALLY USED IN AREAS THAT PRESENTED A HAZARD FOR DUST, WATER, FUMES, GASES AND SPARKS……THESE TODAY LOOK MORE LIKE A WORK OF ART. WHEN BENJAMIN MANUFACTURED THESE, THEY WERE THE LARGEST SIZE AVAILABLE AND CAME WITH A PORCELAIN SOCKET RATED FOR USE WITH A 300-500 WATT LIGHT BULB. INSIDE THE PORCELAIN MOGUL SIZE SOCKET THERE IS THE ORIGINAL ADAPTER, SO THEY USE A STANDARD BASE LIGHT BULB. IT IS HARD TO SEE FROM THE PICTURE, BUT THE GLOBE ON THIS MEASURES 8 1/2″ AND THE HOOD ABOUT 6 1/2″…..LOOK CLOSELY AND YOU CAN SEE BENJAMIN’S NAME EMBOSSED IN THE GLASS OF THE VINTAGE SHADE. NOT ONLY IS EACH ONE COMPLETELY ORIGINAL, THIS IS A SET OF 5!……A WONDERFULL COLLECTION AND A RARE FIND FROM BENJAMIN.

ORIGINAL VINTAGE IVANHOE VENTED SHADE WITH DOUBLE CABLE ROPE SUSPENSION $199

SHOWN ABOVE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE REUSE AND RESTYLE OF AN ORIGINAL VINTAGE PORCELAIN ENAMEL WAREHOUSE SHADE OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY THRU MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com/ AND MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES.  LOOK CLOSELY AT THE SHADE AND YOU WILL SEE THIS ONE HAS THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER’S LABEL STILL INTACT! IT WAS MANUFACTURED AS AN IVANHOE DETACHABLE SERIES VENTED 16″ DIAMETER REFLECTOR BY THE MILLER COMPANY IN MERIDEN, CT.  WAREHOUSE SHADES WERE USED THROUGHOUT FACTORIES ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES FROM 1920 THRU 1958. THEY ARE NO LONGER BEING MADE TODAY.  THIS IS COMPLETELY ORIGINAL WITH FITTINGS AND THE PORCELAIN SOCKET THAT USES A STANDARD BASE LIGHT BULB. I HAVE ELECTRIFIED IT AND SUSPENDED IT USING DOUBLE CABLE ROPE CORD AND IT HOOKS TO A WHITE CEILING PLATE THAT WILL FIT ANY STANDARD ELECTRICAL BOX. THE BUYER DETERMINES THE FINISHED LENGTH NEEDED.  THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE 300+ RECLAIMED  ORIGINAL VINTAGE LIGHT FIXTURES AVAILABLE AND IT IS MY PLEASURE TO OFFER THEM TO YOU….

ORIGINAL VINTAGE BENJAMIN WAREHOUSE SHADE WITH DOUBLE CABLE ROPE CORD SUSPENSION $199

80 YEARS AGO THIS VINTAGE WAREHOUSE FIXTURE MANUFACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY…..HUNG TO PROVIDE LIGHTING IN FACTORIES ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES…..TODAY IT HAS BEEN RESTYLED AND GIVEN NEW LIFE AS A PENDANT LIGHT….READY TO ADD A BIT OF A NAUTICAL TASTE TO A BEACHSIDE DWELLING. I HAVE REPLACED THE MORE COMMON INDUSTRIAL CORD WITH A DOUBLE CABLE ROPE CORD AND ELECTRIFIED IT UP TO A WHITE CEILING PLATE. YOU CAN FIND THIS LIGHT FIXTURE ALONG WITH MY COLLECTION OF 300+ RECLAIMED VINTAGE WAREHOUSE/FACTORY/BARN AND HOME LIGHTS BY A VISIT TO MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com/ OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES. IT IS MY PASSION TO RESTORE AND REUSE THESE WONDERFUL EXAMPLES OF OUR ELECTRICAL HISTORY….AND SHARE THEM WITH YOU.

ORIGINAL VINTAGE CROUSE/HINDS/HOLOPHANE INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSION PROOF FIXTURE 10 AVAILABLE $335

70+ YEARS AGO THIS LIGHT FIXTURE WAS ONE OF A COLLECTION OF LIGHTS SUSPENDED FROM THE CEILING OF THE LOADING DOCK AREA OF AN OIL REFINERY IN OKLAHOMA……..HARD TO BELIEVE THIS WAS, AND STILL IS AN INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSION PROOF FIXTURE MANUFACTURED BY CROUSE/HINDS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HOLOPHANE GLASS COMPANY.  THESE EXPLOSION PROOF LIGHTS WERE A REQUIREMENT IN WORK AREAS WHERE FUMES, VAPORS, GASES OR DUST COULD BE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. 70 YEARS AGO…..IT WAS JUST A LIGHT FIXTURE……TODAY IT REPRESENTS MUCH MORE……THERE IS AN ELEGANCE TO THE SIMPLE FORM THAT TRANSMITS A PRISMATIC ILLUMINATION…..TO THE SPACE IT FILLS. IT REPRESENTS A REUSE AND AN AFFORDABLE OPTION OF ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING NEW YOU COULD COMPARE IT TO.  IT REPRESENTS A WONDERFUL FUNCTIONAL EXAMPLE OF OUR ELECTRICAL HISTORY. I AM PLEASED AND EXCITED TO OFFER THIS COLLECTION TO YOU. VISIT MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com/  OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES FOR THESE AND 300+ RECLAIMED INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE/FACTORY/BARN AND HOME LIGHTING FIXTURES.

ORIGINAL VINTAGE CROUSE HINDS EXPLOSION PROOF LIGHT $325

SHOWN ABOVE IS ONE OF 6 AVAILABLE…..BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL VINTAGE EXPLOSION PROOF INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY CROUSE/HINDS. RECLAIMED FROM A FACTORY IN TOLEDO, OHIO…….THESE WERE ONCE COMMON LIGHTING FIXTURES USED IN FACTORIES WHERE THE LIGHTS WOULD BE EXPOSED TO VAPORS, GAS AND FUMES…..SO THE ELECTRICAL SOCKET IS PROTECTED WITH BOTH THE ORIGINAL TEARDROP GLOBE AND A GASKET ALLOWING THE FIXTURE TO BE AIRTIGHT. OVERALL IT MEASURES 12″ X 7″ AT THE WIDEST POINT. YOU CAN FIND THIS LIGHT FIXTURE ALONG WITH MY COLLECTION OF 275+ RECLAIMED INDUSTRIAL/FACTORY/BARN AND HOME LIGHT FIXTURES BY VISITING MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com/ OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES.  I AM PLEASED TO OFFER THIS EXTENSIVE COLLECTION TO THOSE INTERESTED IN THE REUSE AND PRESERVATION OF THESE WONDERFUL EXAMPLES OF OUR ELECTRICAL HISTORY.

SHOWN ABOVE ARE JUST OF A FEW OF THE NEW ARRIVALS AT THE VINTAGE BARN LIGHT COMPANY. WHETHER YOU ARE IN THE PLANNING STAGE, OR YOU ARE READY TO INSTALL SOME LIGHTS, I INVITE YOU TO VISIT MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com OR MY eBay STORE, APPLETON ESALES TO SEE A COLLECTION OF 275+ RECLAIMED ORIGINAL VINTAGE WAREHOUSE/FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL AND HOME LIGHT FIXTURES FOR USE IN RESTORATIONS, REMODELLS, OR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. BECAUSE MY FOCUS IS REUSE AND RESTORATION….THESE ARE NOT ” REPURPOSED” NOR DO THEY ” RESEMBLE” SOMETHING THAT ONCE WAS…..THESE ARE THE LIGHT FIXTURES USED IN FACTORIES, SCHOOLS, WAREHOUSES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND ON BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS AS WELL AS STREET LIGHTING FROM 1920 THRU 1958 WHEN THEY WERE NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. EACH ONE TELLS A HISTORY LESSON OF THEIR USE IN OUR ELECTRICAL LIGHTING PAST, AND I AM EXCITED TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU.

ORIGINAL BARN LIGHT CA. 1930 $249

THERE ARE TWO MAIN REASONS WHY BUYERS CHOOSE A REPRODUCTION INSTEAD OF THE REAL THING. OFTEN TIMES THE REAL THING IS HARD TO FIND AND IF YOU DO FIND IT….THE PRICE IS OUT OF MOST PEOPLES REACH. SOME PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS TO GET THEIR PROJECT COMPLETED, SO THE TIME FACTOR ALSO CAN BE A CONCERN. IF YOU HAVE BEEN SEARCHING OR RESEARCHING BARN LIGHTS, WHETHER YOU ARE PLANNING A REMODEL OR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, WHETHER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR LIGHTING FOR OUTSIDE OR INSIDE YOUR SPECIAL SPACE….I WELCOME YOU TO MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com. YOU WILL FIND ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE COLLECTIONS OF 275+ ORIGINAL BARN LIGHTS AS WELL AS WAREHOUSE/INDUSTRIAL/HOME PENDANTS, AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW! THESE ARE ” THE REAL THING “, ALL MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1920 AND 1958, ALL HAVE SURVIVED BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE AT A TIME WHEN MATERIAL COSTS AND LABOR COSTS WERE INSIGNIFICANT. THEY WERE DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE MOST EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS OF FACTORIES, SCHOOLS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND MOTHER NATURE HERSELF! COMPARE THE PRICE OF THESE TREASURES, AND YOU WILL SEE…..NOT ONLY DID YOU FIND THE REAL THING……THE PRICE IS LESS THAN THE REPRODUCTION! WHETHER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR JUST ONE….OR YOU NEED QUANITY…..TAKE A LOOK. I AM AN ELECTRICIAN AS WELL AS A DESIGNER….I HAVE PASSION, EXCITEMENT AND A DESIRE TO REACH ALL OF YOU….TO PRESERVE AND REUSE THESE PIECES OF OUR ELECTRICAL HISTORY.

THE ORIGINAL BARN LIGHT CA. 1910..........$389

AN ABSOLUTE TREASURE IS THIS ORIGINAL BARN LIGHT! RESCUED FROM A BARN DISMANTLE IN WISCONSIN IT IS COMPLETELY ORIGINAL TO THE DAY IT WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY IN ILLINOIS. TAKE A LOOK AT THE UNDERSIDE AND YOU WILL SEE THE PORCELAIN SOCKET WITH A PATENT PENDING DATE AS THE CLUE TO ITS AGE. I HAVE OTHER PORCELAIN SOCKETS THAT ARE IDENTICAL TO THIS ONE AND THEY HAVE A PATD DATE OF 12/24/11! ( 1911 ). YOU ARE LOOKING AT A BARN LIGHT THAT IS 100 YEARS OLD! THE IRON GOOSENECK ARM MEASURES 32″ IN LENGTH AND THE IRON BACKPLATE IS ALSO THERE. THE 14″ DIAMETER PORCELAIN ENAMEL SHADE IS FLAWLESS. ORIGINALLY CALLED A FLAT CONE REFLECTOR, NOTE THE BOTTOM PROFILE EDGE OF THE SHADE…..RATHER THAN DIRECTING THE ILLUMINATION TO A CONFINED AREA…..THE FLAT CONE ALLOWED LIGHT TO COVER A MUCH BROADER AREA….AND THESE WERE USED ON BARNS, LUMBER YARDS AND FOR STREET LIGHTING. THIS ONE ALSO HAS A SLIGHT OUTWARD BEND TO THE ARM…..SO THE ILLUMINATION IS SLIGHTLY OUTWARD AS WELL. A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE AND A PIECE OF HISTORY, THIS BARN LIGHT IS WELL SUITED FOR A NEW BARN OR THE RESTORATION OF AN OLD BARN.

VINTAGE HOLOPHANE EXPLOSION PROOF LIGHT SET OF THREE $1000 ADDITIONALS AT $335 EACH

SHOWN ABOVE ARE SOME OF THE NEWEST ADDITIONS TO THE GROWING COLLECTION OF VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING FEATURED ALONG WITH THE VINTAGE BARN LIGHTS AVAILABLE ON MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES. THE FIRST ONE IS A SET OF THREE MANUFACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC MFG CO. ALTHOUGH CROUSE HINDS WAS THE LEADER IN EXPLOSION PROOF LIGHTING….BENJAMIN SUPPLIED THEM AS WELL…..THE AVAILABILITY OF VINTAGE BENJAMIN EXPLOSION PROOF LIGHTS IS SCARCE….TO FIND A MATCHING SET OF THREE IS MAGIC!…..THIS ONE OF THE THREE AVAILABLE IS ORIGINAL WITH ITS ALUMINUM HOOD, PORCELAIN SOCKET, 12″ DIAMETER PORCELAIN ENAMEL REFLECTOR SHADE AND THE BEAUTIFUL GLASS GLOBE PROTECTING VAPORS, FUMES OR DUST FROM THE FIRE HAZARD OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE GLASS GLOBE……YOU WILL SEE ALMOST A SLIGHT AMBER COLOR AT THE BOTTOM…..THIS IS THE SIGN OF A VINTAGE BENJAMIN FIXTURE. THE NEXT PHOTO IS A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF WHAT WAS ONCE A COMMON WAREHOUSE LIGHT….TODAY TRANSCENDS ITSELF INTO A MAGNIFICIENT SHOW OF PRISMATIC LIGHT AND DISPLAYS ALMOST AS ART. RECLAIMED FROM THE LOADING DOCK OF AN OIL REFINERY IN OKLAHOMA SINCE 1940….THE MATCHING SET OF THREE ARE A WONDERFUL REUSE OF WAREHOUSE LIGHTING. AS WAS THE CASE WITH MANY INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS…..THE ELECTRICAL COMPANIES COMBINED WITH GLASS MAKERS AND SHADE MAKERS TO HAVE A COMPLETE FIXTURE. THIS IS A VINTAGE CROUSE HINDS CONDULET HOOD WITH A HOLOPHANE BULB PROTECTOR. AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE BENJAMIN SET…..BOTH OF THESE SETS WERE MANUFACTURED AS EXPLOSION PROOF LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION WHERE THEY WOULD BE USED. IT IS MY PASSION AND PLEASURE TO SHARE A BIT OFTHE HISTORY ALONG WITH THE EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF RECLAIMED INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS OFFERED WITH YOU.

RARE DOUBLE BENJAMIN ANGLED SHADE SIGN/DISPLAY LIGHT $595

SHOWN ABOVE IS A RARE ORIGINAL VINTAGE DOUBLE ANGLED PORCELAIN ENAMEL SHADE SIGN/DISPLAY LIGHT FIXTURE. MANUFACTURED BY THE BENJAMIN ELECTRIC MFG. CO……DATING BACK 80 YEARS, BENJAMIN STOPPED ALL MANUFACTURING OF PORCELAIN ENAMEL REFLECTOR SHADE FIXTURES IN 1958! IT IS AS FOUND RECLAIMED FROM A GAS STATION IN MISSOURI. COMPETELY ORIGINAL WITH THE BALL JOINT CEILING PLATE AND THE ORIGINAL CONDUIT PIPING CONNECTED WITH A CROUSE HINDS CONDULET. THE 12″ DIAMETER SHADES ARE ORIGINAL WITH THEIR TURN LOCK HOODS AND PORCELAIN SOCKETS. THIS IS A CEIING MOUNT FIXTURE AND THE TURN LOCK HOODS ALLOW FOR THE SHADES TO BE POSITIONED AT ANY ANGLE 360 DEGREES. PERFECT FOR SIGN OR DISPLAY ILLUMINATION. A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF RELAIMED VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL/BARN AND HOME LIGHTING, YOU CAN FIND THIS LIGHT FIXTURE ON MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com OR MY EBAY STORE APPLETON ESALES ALONG WITH A COLLECTION OF 250+ VINTAGE PORCELAIN ENAMEL WAREHOUSE/BARN AND HOME LIGHTS…..AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY.

THE ORIGINAL BARN LIGHT $289

SHOWN ABOVE IS JUST ONE OF THE 250+ ORIGINAL BARN LIGHTS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THRU THE VINTAGE BARN LIGHT COMPANY. NO IT DOES NOT RESEMBLE A RUNWAY MODEL’S DRESS, NO IT IS NOT A VINTAGE STYLE OR EVEN A COLOR…..NOT LONG AGO THIS BARN LIGHT WAS PULLED DOWN FROM A BARN BEING DISMANTLED IN MISSOURI AND SOON AFTER I SAW IT IN THE HEAP OF DEBRIS GOING TO THE LANDFILL…I PICKED IT UP AND KNEW I HAD IN MIND A MUCH MORE EXCITING FUTURE FOR IT. THIS BARN LIGHT WAS MANUFACTURED 80 YEARS AGO!…THE PIPE IS IRON AND THE SHADE IS STEEL WITH A HEAVY COATING OF PORCELAIN ENAMEL. IT HAS ALREADY PROVEN ITSELF BY THE YEARS OF MOTHER NATURE’S WRATH, FAR BETTER THAN THE BARN DID. I CLEANED IT UP A BIT, REWIRED IT, AND GAVE THE IRON ARM A COAT OF FRESH PAINT. AND NOW IT IS AVAILABLE BY VISITING MY WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.VINTAGEBARNLIGHTS.COM OR MY EBAY STORE APPLETON ESALES. IT IS MY PLEASURE AND MY EXCITEMENT TO RENEW AND REUSE THESE VINTAGE TREASURES AND SHARE THEM WITH YOU.

VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHT $319

SINCE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY THIS BEAUTIFUL FIXTURE ILLUMINATED THE WORK SPACE OF A BUTTON MAKING MACHINE IN TORONTO, CANADA. IN 1970 THE FACTORY WAS TORN DOWN….BUT THE FIXTURE WAS RESCUED FROM DEMISE. TODAY IT IS AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF FORM, FUNCTION AND REUSE OF VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHT FIXTURES. TO HOLD THIS BEAUTY IN YOUR HANDS, YOU WILL SEE THE 10″ DIAMETER HANDBLOWN, HAND PLEATED MILK GLASS SHADE….HAS SURVIVED WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A CHIP! HOLD IT UP TO THE LIGHT AND YOU CAN ALMOST SEE RIGHT THROUGH IT! IT HAS A VINTAGE PORCELAIN TURN PADDLE SOCKET FOR OPERATION AT THE FIXTURE. I CLEANED IT UP A BIT AND REWIRED IT WITH INDUSTRIAL CORD TO A VINTAGE PORCELAIN CEILING PLATE. YOU CAN FIND THIS TREASURE ALONG WITH MY COLLECTION OF 275+ RECLAIMED ORIGINAL VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL/FACTORY/BARN AND HOME LIGHTING FIXTURES BY VISITING MY WEBSITE http://www.vintagebarnlights.com OR MY eBay STORE APPLETON ESALES.