1960s Lampette Telescopic Table Lamp

Materials: White plastic conical round base. Transformer 220-6 volt inside. Telescopic extendable square chrome rod. White plastic conical round lampshade. Metal B15 socket.

Height: 45 cm / 17.71” – adjustable

Base: ∅ 8 cm /3.14”

Electricity: 1 bulb B15, 1 x 15 watt maximum, 6 volt – 220 volt.
No specific type of light bulb is required; different types can be used.

Period: 1960s until today – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: Koch Creations, Lynbrook, New York, USA in 1963.

Manufacturer: Sold/produced by several companies.

Other versions: This type of Lampette reading lamp was made in several versions and colours over the years. Since the 1960s, it became a successful and widely distributed design that was produced and/or sold by various companies in different countries.

Most Lampette lamps have a characteristic hook, allowing them to be used as a wall lamp as well as a table or bedside lamp. Other versions were made with different bases.

Lampette reading lamps can be found with labels from West Germany, Japan, and other countries. The model is still in production today and remains available in updated versions. In the Netherlands, for example, similar lamps are sold as pedicure lamps with a halogen bulb inside.

This lamp was produced or sold by companies such as RR-Leuchten in Germany, Kreo Ltd. in Japan, Eichhoff Werke in Germany, Diginette in Germany, and Amprobe Instrument in the United States.

Eichhoff Werke

Eichhoff Werke was founded by Eugen Eichhoff in 1919. From 1931 onwards, the company developed into a specialist in electrical components and systems. In the following decades, Eichhoff Werke became particularly known for the production of paper capacitors and EMC filters.

For a relatively short period, probably during the late 1970s and 1980s, Eichhoff Werke also sold lighting. Most of the lamps associated with the company from that period are telescopic table, desk, or bedside lamps. The company still exists today.

Hala Zeist Lampenfabriek

Hala was one of the earliest lighting companies in the Netherlands. The Dutch company was founded in 1932 in Zeist and later moved to Amersfoort.

Herman Theodoor Jan Anthoin Busquet, founder of the Dutch company, is credited with the design of many Hala lamps.

The name Hala derives from the German Hannoversche Lampenfabrik GmbH, founded in 1920 in Hanover. The German and Dutch companies sold similar lamps and used comparable catalogues. Hala in Hanover ceased business in the 1960s, while the Dutch Hala company continued.

Translated text from the Hala catalogue, 1967

Thanks to its adjustable arm, the LAMPETTE can be placed in almost any desired position. It can be made longer or shorter, horizontal or vertical, and adjusted with great flexibility. The reflector can be turned in any direction and directs the light exactly where it is needed.

After unplugging it, the LAMPETTE can be folded down very compactly. Folded length: 150 mm. Extendable to 410 mm. With built-in transformer, 6 volt.