Mad Man on Peekskill’s North Water Street

Writer Joel Heumann is a local Realtor & big booster of Peekskill. I stopped in front of this place several times in the past few months, peering in through the reflected glare at the treasures inside. Tried my best to take some photos. Those shots could best be described as “artsy”; meaning you can’t make […]

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Perfect Pair of Carriage House Sconces

This is an early pair of carriage lanterns. They are a matching left/right pair or mirror image pair. The 7 inch diameter convex lens is thick beveled glass. The side lights are curved beveled glass. The finish is untouched and shows an aged patina. Highlights on the lamp are nickel plated. They have been updated […]

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Veterinarian’s Multi-Beam Operating Room Lamp

Some consider this type of lamp the “Holy Grail” of industrial lighting and typical of the rare odd objects and lamps you will find on my web pages. This is the first example we have ever seen. It’s a smaller version of the revolutionary Opery Multibeam operating room lamp. Its designed to send multiple spots […]

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Mesmerizing Wheeler Mirrored Sconces

Lately we’ve been very lucky finding the rarest Wheeler and Frink reflectors. These are unique and make a very different looking sconce. I have never seen this configuration before. The bottom has a round opening that must have originally fit over an oil lamp. We wired then to take a bulb for everyday use but […]

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