Rethinking Industrial Lighting

December 1, 2013 in Blog 2
For years Early Electrics has pioneered the repurposing of industrial lighting in homes, shops and restaurants. For us the hunt for early utilitarian lighting can go back to the gas era. Some of our most unique finds were made well before the turn of the century. The trick is converting[....]
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Amazing Converted Gas Lamp With A Touch Of Dr. Seuss

November 19, 2013 in Blog 1
The first thing that struck me was this lamps Seuss like whimsical quality. The glass globe is mellon shaped and covered with florial engraveing. There is also some very difficult brass metal work in this hand made lamp. Its a special lamp and one I have never seen....$1600
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Maine Antique Digest called us… ” The Current Hipster Zeitgeist”

September 20, 2013 in Blog 13
I once had hair down to my shoulders and a long mustache so "Hipster" I understand. On the other hand "Zeitgeist" is a new one for me so we needed to look it up. I like it so much there may even be a new T-Shirt in our future. If you[....]
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Operay Multi-Beam Lights Up Renovated 1899 Grain Mill

August 28, 2013 in Blog 15
The owners of this wonderful restored grain mill wanted to do something special. The new space was wide open and needed a big statement piece. They went to EarlyElectrics.com to look for ideas and found this amazing Operay Multi-Beam. It was the first thing to move in.
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Early Electrics on the Hudson – 9/13/13 Update

August 21, 2013 in Blog 1
For those of you who have been calling and emailing... We are working as fast as we can. EarlyElectrics.com and radio-guy.com will soon have a fitting home for their showroom gallery, workshop and design studio. At this moment the 1880's landmark building is in the process of restoration. We are[....]
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The Reason They Steal From Early Electrics…

August 19, 2013 in Blog 1
It happens more often than you think. 1000's of cheap disappointing knock-offs show up on line every day. We stopped looking over our shoulders years ago. When retailers like Restoration Hardware, who call themselves "trend setters" and Murray Feiss Lighting, who call themselves "designers" need to follow new trends they[....]
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Your Source for Electrified Gas Lamps

June 14, 2013 in Blog 0
From the start we were drawn to the simple elegance found in utilitarian objects. In addition there needs to be a unique and different feel to every object we pick. Thats what draws us to these gas age lamps. Not the ornate but the simple turn of the century examples[....]
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Remarkably Rare 1800s Adams-Bagnall Street Lamp

June 10, 2013 in Blog 5
If you search the internet for this this Adams-Bagnall street lamp you will find out just how rare these are. They are on every lamp collectors wish list. It's nice to hang a rare lamp but it still needs to look great as well. I think this was one of[....]
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EarlyElectrics.Com… Your Source for Rare Original Faries Dental Lamps.

June 1, 2013 in Blog 23
If you’re already a knowledgeable lamp collector then you understand how difficult these are to find. Some consider the Faries Company Dental Lamp the “Holy Grail” of early industrial lighting. This design came in a number of sizes and we have most of them.... Top: This is one of the[....]
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Huge Hand-Made Arts and Crafts Lantern

May 7, 2013 in Blog 1
This lamp looks smaller in the picture than it really is. This is a large scale one-of-a-kind lamp that will define a room or the entrance to a home. The iron is black smith made and hand hammered. All the cages are hand crafted and also note the beautiful hinge[....]
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