The Holophane Company | Medium “Satellite” Lantern | England c.1900
£595.00
Product Code: LG725A Holophane Company satellite lantern made in their distinctive “Blondel” & “Stiletto” prism glass. This lantern maintains the bottom central dish, clips, gallery and chain for suspension. England c.1900
Dimensions/ Specifications:
- Ht.(as displayed)60cm/24in, Ht. (lantern & gallery)26/10, W.26/10
- Supplied with 3in ceiling hook
- Height reducible
- Height extendable for an additional charge
Not Included:
- 1 x B.22 (8w) L.E.D GLS bulb (Available to purchase in our accessories department)
- Screw fixings
The Holophane Company, U.K, U.S.A & France
- In 1893, André Blondel invents the prismatic glass molding, on the principle of the Fresnel lens. The invention is patented under the name “Holophane” whose Greek roots mean “harmonious distribution of light”.
- In 1898, Otis Mygatt, an American businessman, buys the patent and creates two companies on each side of the Atlantic for the production and sale of Holophane products.
- Holophane Glass Co. (USA): manufacturing / sales, and Holophane Limited (UK)
- The year 1920 sees the birth of “Holophane SA” in France. The English company (Holophane Limited) joins forces with a French industrialist to create a production site and installs glassware in Les Andelys. Holophane SA is born.