1950s Perforated Bedside Lamp

1950s perforated bedside lamp brass base & rod lampshade with diamond holes ERPEES Pfäffle Leuchten 1960s Germany

1950s Perforated Bedside Lamp – ERPEES 1964 Catalogue Picture

The same lamp with a different base.

1950s Perforated Bedside Lamp – Catalogue Picture Version

Materials: Brass round base. Iron counterweight inside the base. Brass curved & folded rod. Mint green wrinkle painted aluminium conical lampshade. White painted on the inside. Many diamond, square perforated holes. Brass, gold coloured aluminium socket holder on top of the lampshade. Bakelite E14 socket.

Height: 17,5 cm / 6.88”

Width: 16 cm / 6.29”

Base: ∅ 9 cm / 3.54”

Electricity: 1 bulbs E14, 1 x 40 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1950s, 1960s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer:To be appraised.

Manufacturer: Robert Pfäffle KG., Elektrotechnische Fabrik, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany – ERPEES.

Other versions: This 1950s perforated bedside lamp was made in several varieties, as you can see in the catalogue picture from 1964.

Pfäffle Leuchten

In 1909, Robert Pfäffle founded an office for electrical engineering and wholesale electrical consumer goods in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany. The town is located near the eastern edge of the Black Forest, close to the Austrian border.

After 1949, the company continued as a limited partnership under the name Robert Pfäffle KG – Electrical and Lighting Equipment Factory. The firm mainly produced table and bedside lamps, wall and mirror lights under the ERPEES brand, as well as universal tube lamps, ceiling lights and floor lamps.

Following insolvency proceedings in 1984, the company was officially removed from the commercial register in 1986.

The company’s best-known and most successful product is the Chronolux desk lamp, a 1970s design featuring a digital clock and alarm. Designed by Knox, the Chronolux was produced in many variations and remained in production for a considerable period.

Pfäffle Leuchten was also a regular supplier to the German mail-order company Neckermann. At the time, Neckermann operated exclusively as a mail-order business, offering a wide range of consumer goods, including lighting.

The relationship does not appear to have been exclusive. Neckermann also sold lamps produced by Aro Leuchten and likely by other manufacturers as well. Nevertheless, period catalogues confirm that Pfäffle / ERPEES lamps were part of Neckermann’s lighting range, establishing Pfäffle as one of its documented suppliers.