1960s Philips Outdoor Wall Lamp

Materials: Black painted metal (iron) rectangular wall mount. Square black iron tubes, welded together as a folded rod. Round black iron lampshade holder. Green round crystal glass lampshade in a bollard shape. Bakelite E27 socket.

Height: 35 cm / 13.77”

Width: ∅ 24 cm / 9.44”

Depth: 36 cm / 14.17”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 100 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb with an E27 socket can be used. Not a specific one preferred. For this setup a white/opaque bulb was used.

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

Designer: To be appraised.

Manufacturer: Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

Other versions: This 1960s Philips outdoor wall lamp exists in several colours, as you can see. Probably some other colours were also made. In Belgium and France this lamp is named Antibes, according to the 1965 catalogue. In The Netherlands they used numbers. Most of the Philips lamps were made in Belgium.

This rare seen garden/outdoor wall lamp is from an old stock, it is NOS (New Old Stock) and was never used. That’s why the paper Philips sticker is still present and the most important: it still exists. Garden lamps from that period never lasted longer than 5 years or so. They started to rust in no time. 

Below the Philips Florenville garden lamp, also a rare seen lamp from an old stock.

Koninklijke Philips N.V.

Inspired by the fast-growing electricity industry and the promising results of Gerard Philips own experiments to make reliable carbon filaments, Frederik Philips (his father) financed the purchase of a modest factory in Eindhoven, The Netherlands in 1891.  Frederik Philips was a Jewish banker based in Zaltbommel.

In 1895, after difficult first four years and near bankruptcy, Anton Philips joined the company. He was Gerard’s younger brother. With Anton’s arrival, the family business began to expand rapidly. The brothers changed their family business by founding the Philips corporation. They laid the foundations for the later electronics multinational.

In 1930 the first shaver of the Philips company was introduced and was simply called “The Philishave”.

A day before the German invasion in the Netherlands on 9 May 1940, the Philips family fled to the United States of America, taking a large amount of the company capital with them.

Operating from the US as the North American Philips Company, they managed to run the company throughout the war. After World War II the company was moved back to the Netherlands, with their headquarters in Eindhoven.

The most well known designer was Louis Kalff. More info over here, on Vintageinfo. Many other famous designers did: the list is endless.

Philips Florenville garden lamp

Height: 105 cm /41.33”

Width: 32 cm / 12.59”

This metal (iron) garden lamp was made in several colours. It has a white acrylic diffuser.

2 X 40 Watt E27 socket.