The Holophane Company | Medium Pendant “Stiletto” Prism Reflector | England c.1900
£225.00
Product Code: JAL1124A medium sized pendant Holophane reflector in “Stiletto” prism with original bronze gallery both the shade and gallery signed Holophane.
Dimensions/Specifications:
- Ht.(as displayed) 90/36in, Ht.(shade & gal.)18/7, W.(shade)19/7.5
- Supplied with 1m flex as standard
- Supplied with 3in ceiling rose
- Height reducible
- Height extendable for an additional charge
Not Included:
- 1 x B.22 (4 or 6w) L.E.D candle/golf 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.