EarlyElectrics.Com… Your Source for Rare Original Faries Dental Lamps.

June 1, 2013 in Blog 0

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 largest examples they made. It reaches out over 5.5 foot from the wall. It’s fitted an 8 inch mercury glass mirrored shade. The copper/black Jappaned finish is one of the best originals I’ve seen. Everything is rewired and ready to go… SOLD  1stDibs

Center: This is the smallest example they made and we have a pair of them. It reaches out over 36 inches from the wall. It’s fitted with an 8 inch black mercury glass mirrored shade. The polished brass finish is perfect with it. These lamps came in a brass or Jappaned finish. As clean as the brass is… I think the finish may be original as well as retaining the perfect original wire and paddle switch. It may be that this lamp was in storage all these years and never used. That’s over 110 years… $2400 1stDibs

Bottom: This is the largest example they made and has the added swivel pipe attachment. It reaches out over 5.5 foot from the wall. You never see the original magnifier shade on these lamps. This example still has the shade and its signed… Sterling Dental, 1904. The copper/black Japanned finish is one of the best originals I’ve seen. The only thing we needed to do was put a fresh wire and plug on it… SOLD 1stDibs