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Pifco 983 Telescopic Desk Lamp designed by Pierre Cardin

Jon Nix — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:57:42 +0000

Designed by Pierre Cardin, the Pifco 983 is a small telescopic desk lamp with a somewhat space-age look which dates from the 1970s. The white shade and body contrast with the black panel which features a switch which provides low and high intensity settings as well as turning the lamp off. This particular telescopic lamp is one that retracts and folds into a compact form when not in use. The shade is positionable and the telescopic arm extends almost 40 cm (16 in.). The base itself is a rectangular curved shape approximately 12cm (4¾ in.) by 7cm (2¾ in.) by 7cm (2¾ in.) .

This one is in very good condition. There is minimal discolouration to the white plastics (as is sometimes the case), there are no chips or cracks to the shade or the body, and it is solid and fully functional. In summary, this is a very good example of this particular variety of lamp.

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Pifco 983 Telescopic Desk Lamp designed by Pierre Cardin

Jon Nix — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 12:32:54 +0000

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Vintage Unused German Lampette Small Telescopic Desk Lamp Eichhoff-Werke

Jon Nix — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 11:31:40 +0000

This is the "Lampette" by Eichhoff-Werke, a small telescopic desk lamp. This one is in unused condition - the cabling which fits into the lower part of the lamp still has a paper band around it and appears never to have been removed from that location, and the shade still has the original corrugated cardboard protector inside it. In addition, the original small brochure of instructions is present, as is the small metal plate for wall mounting, polystyrene packing material and a somewhat battered and slightly damaged box. It's not often you'd find a lamp of this age in an unused state.

The diminutive form of the "Lampette" resembles a two-part truncated cone when opened - with the shade appearing to match the top of the base - whilst in reality the shade fits to the bottom of the base when closed, with the arm rotating around the upturned base rather than collapsing into the top as is often the case with telescopic lamps.

The body of the lamp is a light grey/silver tone with the interior of the shade finished in white, with chromed metal and silver tone detailing. The lamp has two intensity settings for flexible illumination and the arm on which the shade sits extends from a lowly 13cm (5¼ in.) to 40cm (15¾ in.) and rotates through 360 degrees. The shade is hinged where it meets the arm allowing for further flexibilty, allowing the shade to be positioned downwards almost at the perpendicular to almost vertically upwards. To get an idea of how it looks in use, please refer to this page for a previously stocked Lampette.

The base has a diameter of 8cm (3¼ in.) and a height of 9cm (3½ in.) and the shade measures approximately 7cm (2¾ in.) in length with an opening of 5cm (2 in.). In its most compact form the entire lamp measures therefore about 15cm (6 in.) in length. The lamp is rated to a 220V power supply and takes a 6V 25W bulb, a dimmable motoring bulb style (small bayonet) fit, and it is currently wired to a continental two pin plug (but has been successfully used with a three pin adapter). In very good overall cosmetic condition, bar some minor storage wear and very sound mechanically.

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Pifco 983 Telescopic Desk Lamp designed by Pierre Cardin (Boxed)

Jon Nix — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:57:04 +0000

Designed by Pierre Cardin, the Pifco 983 is a small telescopic desk lamp with a somewhat space-age look which dates from the 1970s. The white shade and body contrast with the black panel which features a prominent white switch which provides low and high intensity settings as well as turning the lamp off. The particular telescopic lamp is one that retracts and folds into a compact form when not in use. The shade is positionable and the telescopic arm extends almost 40 cm. The base itself is a rectangular curved shape approximately 12cm by 7cm by 7cm.

This one is in very good condition. There is minimal discolouration to the white plastics (as is sometimes the case), there are no chips or cracks to the shade or the body, and it is solid and fully functional. As an added bonus, the original box is also present with this lamp - albeit more than slightly age-worn.

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Vintage German Lampette Small Telescopic Desk Lamp Eichhoff-Werke

Jon Nix — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:57:27 +0000

One of a variety of small telescopic desk lamps of the era, most of which were made in Japan, this is the "Lampette" by Eichhoff-Werke which hails instead from Germany and dates from the 1970s. Its small form resembles a two-part truncated cone when opened - with the shade appearing to match the top of the base - whilst in reality the shade fits to the bottom of the base when closed, with the arm rotating around the upturned base rather than collapsing into the top as is often the case with telescopic lamps.

It's presented in what might be a described as a light mushroom tone - a neutral pale grey-brown - with the interior of the shade finished in white, with chromed metal and silver tone detailing. The lamp has two intensity settings for flexible illumination and the arm on which the shade sits extends from a lowly 13cm (5¼ in.) to 40cm (15¾ in.) and rotates through 360 degrees. The shade is hinged where it meets the arm allowing for further flexibilty, allowing the shade to be positioned downwards almost at the perpendicular to almost vertically upwards. As can be seen from the photo gallery this flexibility in the arm and shade allows for a wide variety of possible positionings and configurations.

The base has a diameter of 8cm (3¼ in.) and a height of 9cm (3½ in.) and the shade measures approximately 7cm (2¾ in.) in length with an opening of 5cm (2 in.). In its most compact form the entire lamp measures therefore about 15cm (6 in.) in length. The lamp is rated to a 220V power supply and takes a 6V 25W bulb, a dimmable motoring bulb style (bayonet) fit, and it is currently wired to a continental two pin plug (but has been successfully used with a three pin adapter). In very good overall cosmetic condition bar a couple of minor marks/patches of slight discolouration to the plastics, and very sound mechanically.

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Antique Extending Table Winder with Walnut Handle

Jon Nix — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 09:20:01 +0000

A genuine antique winder handle for an extending table. We estimate the age of this to be at least Victorian, possibly older. The wooden section of the handle appears to be made of walnut. Not only a nice decorative item but also fully usable as originally intended. Please see photos for details of condition.

Measurements (all approximate):

Overall length: 10 in (26cm)
Overall width: 5.5 in (14cm)
Wooden Handle: 4in (10cm)
Shaft Length: 5in (13cm)
Square shaped shaft opening 3/8 in (11-12mm)

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