Sir David Salomons 'Perfect Lamp' by Faraday & Son

A rare Sir David Salomons 'The Perfect Lamp' by Faraday & Son.

A superb & extremely scarce survivor, the gilt brass framed opaline glass shade with three beautifully cast winged putto heads, the fluted rise and fall pulley weights with black japanned wheels and the the circular rose with fork shaped brackets & matching wheels. The brasswork is of the absloute highest quailty retaining plasing traces of the original gilding & the struts the the shade bear pressed brass plaques for 'Faraday & Sons Makers' ans 'Sir David Salomon Patent.

Sir David Lionel Salomons (1851 - 1925) was a barrister by profession but his true passion lay with science. He transformed his Kent residence Broomhill by making it one of the first houses in the country to be completely lit by electricity. A pioneer of the motor car in Britain, Salomons built motor stables at Broomhill, comprising various garages and inspection pits, where he could work on and admire his collection of motorcars. Sir David Salomons patented and marketed this light as "The Perfect Lamp" because it not only rises and falls, but also rotates and tilts and so can be infinitely adjusted and set in position in order to illuminate the job at hand. It is likely, therefore, among the first electric task lights ever produced & was said to be used in all Sir Davids stables.

An outstanding piece of lighting, one of my favorite finds for some time.

Shade 14cm high, 25cm across, counterweights 16.5cm long, ceiling rose, 21cm diameter.

Wear commensurate with age, very good overall, wooden wheels have some age related cracks as they tend to but are fully functional, glass perfect, all exceptionally original. The current wiring was in place when it came in, it is NOT the original 19th century wiring but is also not recent. This lamp will therefore need to be fitted by a qualified electrician who may deem a rewire necassary.

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