Cosack Cone Table Lamp

Cosack cone table lamp model 7912 round red conical metal base three-cornered round white opal glass lampshade 1960s, 1970s, Germany

Cosack cone table lamp model 7912 round red conical metal base deltoid white opal glass lampshade 1960s, 1970s, Germany

Cosack cone table lamp model 7912 round conical metal base triangular opal glass lampshade 1960s, 1970s, Germany

Cosack cone table lamp model 7912 round conical metal base triangular opal glass lampshade turquoise paper company label 1960s, 1970s, Germany

Cosack cone table lamp model 7912 inside view round conical metal base triangular opal glass lampshade E14 lamp socket 1960s, 1970s, Germany

Cosack Cone Table Lamp – 1968-1969 Catalogue Picture

Catalogue photo from 1968, the first catalogue in which these lamp series appear. Models: 7911, 7912, 7913, 7914, 7915, 7916 & 7917. Made in several colours: green, turquoise, red and orange. All with a metal E14 lamp socket for a 40 watt light bulb.

Cosack Cone Table Lamp – 1968-1969 Catalogue Picture

BJB

The E27 lamp socket of this floor lamp was 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.

VLM Components

All the other electric parts were made by the VLM Components company from Buccinasco, near Milan in Italy. Today VLM Components is owned By Relco. It is one of the biggest suppliers of switches, cords and plugs in Europe. VLM Components became famous because of the switches they produce that were designed by Achille Castiglioni.

Many thanks to Max from AfterMidnight for all the pictures.

Materials: Round red painted conical metal base. Round and triangular white opal glass lampshade. Some metal parts. Metal E14 lamp socket.

Height: 18 cm / 7.08”

Width: ∅ 14 cm / 5.51”

Electricity: 1 bulb E14, 1 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 cone table lamp model 7912 comes in several colours: green, turquoise, red and orange. Also made with a concave lamp base, it is model 7916. Several other table lamps in this series were made, as you can see in the catalogue photos.

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.

Cosack Cone Table Lamp – 1968-1969 Catalogue Picture

Lamps on this page of the catalogue are models: 7911, 7912, 7913, 7914, 7915, 7916 and 7917. Floor lamps model: 8268, 8267, and table lamps models: 7926 and 7927.