1966 - Anything In Particular https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product-tag/1966/ From antique to vintage, from decorative to downright bizarre. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:15:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 Vintage Hitachi Moon Light Model 506 Wing Style Desk Lamp 1966 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/vintage-hitachi-moon-light-model-506-wing-style-desk-lamp-1966/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vintage-hitachi-moon-light-model-506-wing-style-desk-lamp-1966 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 22:33:10 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=49243 A "wing" style fluorescent tube desk lamp with one of the most distinctive and more attractive bases for a lamp of this type, this is the Hitachi "Moon Light" a.k.a. Model 506 - this one made in 1966. The wing shade housing the tube is white whilst much is made of the heavy base with a glossy black finish to the square shape, the surface of which comprises a slightly raised circular silver metallic piece with "Hitachi" branding in the middle of it, and a white push button switch opposite the gooseneck upright. It's rather good and rather unusual, and is very much the styling of its time.

This particular one has some wear and tear to the base - notably to the corners of the black box and some scuffing to the silver - and has suffered damage to part of its shade plastics (to the left hand side corner and edge). At some point in the past the latter damage has been given some repair, including remodelling and a respray (there are some signs of a green paint, probably also not original). It's not perfect by any mean, but it's also not too noticeable: certainly not bad enough to warrant being re-done and risk more damage. The lamp has been left "as is" because the overall look and the striking styling of the lamp absolutely overwhelms these shortcomings, in least in our opinion. Reasonable offers are invited for this item in its current state.

The lamp shade measures apprximately 50cm (20 in.) across and 8cm (3 in.) deep, with a height of 4cm (1½ in.) - all measurements are maximums. The base is approximately 13 cm (5 in.) square with a height of 4cm (1½ in.).  The fixed part of the stand has a height of about 22cm (9 in.), whilst the gooseneck has an extended length of 14cm (6cm).

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]]> Orange Louis Poulsen “LamPetit” lamp designed by Bent Gantzel-Boysen/Verner Panton, 1966 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/orange-louis-poulsen-lampetit-lamp-designed-by-bent-gantzel-boysen-1966/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=orange-louis-poulsen-lampetit-lamp-designed-by-bent-gantzel-boysen-1966 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:40:54 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=45121 Unashamedly orange and unashamedly blocky, this is the "LamPetit" desk lamp sold by Louis Poulsen and designed in 1966. Attribution is slightly confusing for the LamPetit, sometimes it is given to in-house designer Bent Gantzel-Boysen but there is also some evidence that it was designed by leading light of the mid-century movement, Verner Panton. Either way, the "LamPetit" is distincive - it is effectively two rectangular blocks connected by two pivoting and extendable armatures, the larger (and heavier, it contains a transformer) of the two blocks being the base, but there's a lot more to it than that. The genius of the design allows the base to sit horizontally or vertically, on a desk or table top, or be mounted to a wall, whilst the "shade" on its two arms can pivot to the desired angle for any of these orientations. The base measures approximately 12 x 7 cm x 7 cm  (5 in. x 2¾ in. x 2¾ in.).

A push button switch, built into the base, is a three-position affair: cycling through "off", "low" intensity, and "high" intensity. The aluminium reflector built into the shade amplifies the light to provide significant illumination from what is a deceptively small source. The two extending armatures, chromed brass with colour-matched plastic allow for additional positioning possibilities, with a minimum height of 20cm (8 in.) to 40cm (16 in.) approximately.

The transformer built into the base allows 220-240V to be output as 12V so that the LamPetit can take a standard 25W or less motoring bulb with a B15 (small bayonet) fitting. The lamp is currently cabled to a two-pin European plug which can be used with an adaptor or replaced for usage elsewhere.

This particularl LamPetit is in very good working condition, with very limited signs of superficial wear and tear which are to be expected for an item of its age and use. There are no chips or cracks to the plastics and only extremely minor cosmetic scuffs and scrapes generally. An eye-catching and unusual light which would grace any mid-century home and which is sure to attract attention despite its relatively small footprint, no matter how you use it.

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