Mini antique 3.75″ copper pendent lamps

May 16, 2010 in Blog 3
We're just got back from our latest buying trip. This Spring the Brimfield MA. antique market yielded some of our best finds yet. These small early copper and brass shades are just perfect and we found a collection of them. The interiors are silvered and an iron ring holds a[....]
Continue Reading

Architectural Digest calls us “Offbeat and Funky”.

May 6, 2010 in Blog 1
Architectural Digest has found Radio-guy.com and featured us in the June 2010 "Special Country Comfort Issue". The article reads... "What's at the Radio? The offbeat and the funky—scientific models and instruments, old radios even early diving helmets—are part of the trove at Radio-guy, dealer Steve Erenberg's Westchester County, New York,[....]
Continue Reading

Double X-Ray Lamp with Japanned Finish

May 2, 2010 in Blog 135
This as very unique lamp... It has two matching 5.5" diameter mirrored X-Ray shades that can be angled up or down. The metal stand is copper-washed brass and has a wild original Japanned finish. The stand also telescopes from 22" all the way to dramatic table lamp height of 43"[....]
Continue Reading

Beautiful antique porcelain bowl lamps

May 2, 2010 in Blog 0
We just found these off-white glassed 8" diameter bowl fixtures. There are only 3 and we've never seen another example. They're shown as ceiling lamps but take on a unique modern look when mounted to the wall as a sconce. The shade and canopies are all cast as one piece[....]
Continue Reading

Cast iron exoskeleton frame lamp

April 4, 2010 in Blog 1
This is a very interesting skeletal cast iron pendent lamp... It's also a matching pair. The milk glass disc shades have 10" diameters and are held in a complex industrial frame. I'd guess that they date to the 1920's. You can find this lamp plus other odd industrial lamps in[....]
Continue Reading

X-Ray Tube Table Lamp… Steampunk Style!

March 29, 2010 in Blog 5
At EarlyElectrics.com there's a whole 6 page section just for unique lighting. This one-of-a-kind lamp fits that category perfectly. Created from a very early scientific X-Ray tube shield and fitted to a cast iron tripod base... It's a perfect example of Steampunk style. Standing over 20" tall this lamp/sculpture makes[....]
Continue Reading

8 Large Impressive Black Porcelain Domed Pendent Lamps

March 27, 2010 in Blog 1
We discovered these 8 dramatic pendent lamps on our last buying trip to Eastern Europe. All have a jet black baked on porcelain finish over a white interior. These large and impressive domed lamps have a 16.5" diameter. I'm guessing the collection dates from the 1940's but the condition is[....]
Continue Reading

Eren Berg Studios… From Design Sketch to Finished Lamp.

March 22, 2010 in Blog 0
EarlyElectrics has one of the largest "for sale" collections of antique industrial lighting online. Also as Eren Berg Studios we design and custom manufacture lighting to order for architects and interior designers. Pictured above illustrates how we go from an original concept drawing to a finished product. It's the newest[....]
Continue Reading

Did you know about Radio-Guy.com?

March 11, 2010 in Blog 0
To see the world the way we do... check out Radio-Guy.com or our blog at Industrial Anatomy and get a peek at our newest finds.
Continue Reading

1910 X-Ray Tube Stand – Converted To Floor lamp

March 10, 2010 in Blog 2
This is an original and untouched 1800's X-Ray tube stand. The 3 cast iron claw foot legs are signed "Campbell Brothers". The stand and articulated arm are chunky hand turned fittings. The tightening threads are also wood and a typical detail found on the earliest electrical medical or scientific apparatus.[....]
Continue Reading