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1960s Red Glass & Chrome Chandelier

Materials: 6 round, clear, embossed pressed glass lampshades. Red dots on top (painted red). Chromed metal (iron) tubes, parts and rods. Long chrome rod and canopy. 6 Bakelite E27 sockets.

Rod Length: 60 cm / 23.62”

Height: 25 cm / 9.84”

Width: ∅ 66 cm / 25.98”

Electricity: 6 bulbs E27, 6 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1960s, 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: To be appraised.

Manufacturer: Massive, Mortsel, Kontich and Wommelgem, Belgium.

Other versions: This 1960s red glass & chrome chandelier exists in many different colours and models: white, green, orange… Exists as a single pendant lamp, 3, 5 ,6 and more together, several lights on a rail, together as a chandelier, 6, 8, 12 lights, wall lamp… they were a huge success.

In some countries these lamps were sold as Space Star lamps. In Germany they were also sold by Neckermann.

Doyen

The glass of these type of lamps was made by the Belgian glass factory Doyen. The company no longer exists. It was located in Havré-Ville, near Mons and active between 1909 and 1975.

Raak

These type of lamps are often sold as lamps from Raak, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, but they are not, of course. These lamps are not described in any catalogue of the Raak company and Raak lamps are always labelled. Sometimes a label disappears, but not always. The design of this chandelier is also far away from the Raak designs.

Not everyone is aware that these lamps are not made by Raak, on the contrary. Most of the time people attribute lamps to what they find on the internet. Hopefully it will change in time.

A good example is the Night Club pendant chandelier. Often sold in The Netherlands as Raak, but it is a lamp made by Massive. Strange that in a country with 6 big Massive shops in the sixties almost never a Massive lamp appears for sale… Every lamp is Raak, Dijkstra, ANVIA, all Dutch brands. This is partly because Massive lamps rarely have a label. But also because Raak is more fancy and the Raak name sells better, and for more money. 

Massive lamps that are often sold as Raak

1960s Red Glass & Chrome Chandelier - Green version

1960s Red Glass & Chrome Chandelier - Massive Lighting Pendant Lamp

1960s Red Glass & Chrome Chandelier - Clear glass version

1960s Red Glass & Chrome Chandelier - Orange Wall Lamp

1960s Red Glass & Chrome Chandelier - Massive Lighting Chrome Pendant Chandelier

1960s Red Glass & Chrome Chandelier - Orange Pendant Lamp

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