Cosack Glass Discs Wall Lamp

Cosack glass discs wall lamp half round chrome wall mount 14 blown bubble glass slices lampshade 1960s 1970s design Germany

Cosack glass discs wall lamp half round chrome wall mount 14 blown bubble glass slices lampshade 1960s 1970s design Germany top view

Cosack glass discs wall lamp half round chrome wall mount 14 blown bubble glass slices lampshade 1960s 1970s design Germany close-up

Cosack Glass Discs Wall Lamp – 1968 Catalogue Pictures

Lamps on these 2 pages of the catalogue: pendant lamps & chandeliers models: 3302, 3303, 3304 & 3306.

Cosack Glass Discs Wall Lamp – 1968 Catalogue Pictures

Lamps on these 2 pages of the catalogue: pendant lamps & chandeliers models: 3300, 3301, 3305, 3260 & 3259.

Cosack Glass Discs Wall Lamp – 1968 & 1970 Catalogue Pictures

On these pages of the catalogues, models: ceiling lamps or flush mounts & wall lamp models 3265, 4190, 3269, 3263, 3266, 3267 & 2369.

Cosack Glass Discs Wall Lamp – 1970 & 1972 Catalogue Pictures

On these 2 pages of the 1970 & 1972 catalogue: globe chandeliers models: 3259, 3260, 3261, 3265 & 3266.

Materials: Half round chromed metal (iron) wall mount. 14 hand-blown bubble curved glass discs. 14 ornamental chrome screws. Some metal parts. 4 E14 lamp sockets.

Height: 27,5 cm / 10.82”

Depth: 14 cm / 5.51”

Width: 26 cm / 10.23”

Electricity: 4 bulbs E14, 4 x 40 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: Gebrüder Cosack, Neheim-Hüsten, Germany.

Other versions: This Cosack glass discs wall lamp is model 4190. Many other lamps in these series were made, as you can see.

In the USA these lamp series were sold by Koch + Lowy.

Cosack Leuchten

The Gebrüder Cosack(Gecos) company was founded in 1848 as a metal processing plant in Neheim-Hüsten, Germany by Egon, Friedrich and Theodor Cosack together with Gottliebe Tappe. It was named Metallwarenfabrik Tapp + Cosack. In the beginning they made liturgical items, crosses and upholstery nails made of brass and they also produced kerosene lamps. Later the company came to the production of electric lamps.

After the Second World War Cosack pursued a modern direction. A best seller were copper lighting for restaurants. It is said that the company was declared bankrupt in 1984, but the last catalogue I have (1989 -1990) was published in 1989.

Best known designers: Gottfried Stürzenhofecker, K. H. Kinsky, Hans Wilfried Hegger, Hans-Joachim Groth, Burkhard Panteleit, Joachim O. Becker, Prof. Friedrich Becker, Waldemar Rothe and Jan Armgardt.

Gebrüder Cosack (Gecos) received 15 iF Design Awards.

Acrylic: often named by its commercial name: Perspex, Plexiglas, Crylux, Acrylite, Lucite, is a thermoplastic.

BJB

The E14 lamp sockets of this wall lamp were made by BJB. BJB is Brökelmann, Jäger and Busse, BJB GmbH & Co. KG. The BJB company was founded in 1867 and started with petroleum lighting. The company still exists. Today they produce LED lamps, terminal blocks and connectors, lamp holders for conventional lighting and switches. They are active in the whole world. BJB GmbH & Co. KG is located on Werler Strasse 1, 59755, Arnsberg, Germany.