Lamps in the movies!
A very similar table lamp appears in the Italian crime comedy film Morte Sospetta Di Una Minorenne from 1975. (The Suspicious Death of a Minor). Starring Claudio Cassinelli, Mel Ferrer and Lia Tanzi.
A bigger version of this 1970s maroon disks table lamp was used as a prop in the French psychological thriller TV series Les Rivières Pourpres (The Crimson Rivers) from 2018. Starring Olivier Marchal and Erika Sainte. In the early 2000s 2 films were made with the same name and characters. The lead role was then played by Jean Reno. This is a follow-up series. The lamp appears in episode 5 of the first series. Several other lamps appear in this series.
1970s Maroon Discs Table Lamp
Materials: Brass plated iron round base. 3 maroon painted wood rings. White fabric lampshade with 2 brown fabric rims. Gold painted Bakelite E27 socket.
Height: 46,5 cm / 18.30”
Lampshade: ∅ 22,5 cm / 8.85”
Base: ∅ 12,2 cm / 4.80”
Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.
Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: To be appraised.
Manufacturer: Massive, Mortsel, Kontich and Wommelgem, Belgium.
Other versions: This 1970s maroon discs table lamp was probably made in several colours and also made in a bigger version or as a floor lamp as you can see in the photo from the film 1975 film Morte Sospetta Di Una Minorenne.
Massive
Massive was in origin a bronze foundry and they produced mainly candlesticks, crucifixes and chandeliers in Wilrijk near Antwerp, Belgium. The company was founded in 1926 by Pieter-Jozef De Jaeck. His son Eddy De Jaeck was responsible for the huge expansion of the company in the 1970s. But it were his sons, Piet and Jan De Jaeck who made Massive a true multinational. Thus, they moved production to Eastern Europe and China.
In the 1980s Massive became the leading brand in Europe. In 2002, the brothers left the company to the investment fund CVC Capital Partners, for allegedly more than 250 million euros.
Since 2008 the company is owned by Philips and the name of the shops is changed into Light Gallery.
When the takeover by Philips was announced in November 2006 Massive commercialized more than 10.000 lighting products under brand names such as Massive, TRIO and Lirio. The group had about 5.000 employees worldwide and was active in 70 countries.
VLM Components
All the electric parts were made by VLM Components. VLM Components was founded in 1945 in Buccinasco, a small village near Milan, Italy. VLM Components is part of the Relco Group, founded in 1967. Today they are the owners of the brands Relco, Leuci, Relco Lighting, VLM Components and Segno. VLM Components became famous for the switches they produce which were designed by Achille Castiglioni in 1968.
The Massive labels explained in 4 pictures
The bottom of the lamp on the left is this lamp. On the right a lamp with both labels complete.
Mass. Max. 60 W. = Massimo is Italian, Maximum is used in all other European languages were Massive sold lamps during that period. 60 Watt.
