Cosack Globe Table Lamp
Materials: Round & flat chromed metal (iron) base. Cast iron counterweight inside. Thick chrome rod and “chalice”. It is painted white inside. White opal glass globe lampshade. Metal E27 socket.
Height: 25,5 cm / 10.03”
Lampshade: ∅ 16,5 cm / 6.49”
Base: ∅ 16,5 cm / 6.49”
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: Stürzenhofecker.
Manufacturer: Gebrüder Cosack, Neheim-Hüsten, Germany.
Other versions: This Cosack globe table lamp exists in several variations en heights.
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The Gebrüder Cosack (Gecos) company was founded in 1848 as a metal processing plant in Neheim-Hüsten, Germany by Egon, Friedrich and Theodor Cosack. In the beginning they made liturgical items and crosses made of brass and they also produced kerosene lamps. Later the company came to the production of electric lamps. Cosack is the oldest Neheim lamp factory.
After the Second World War Cosack pursued a modern direction. A best seller were copper lighting for restaurants. The company was declared bankrupt in 1984.
Best known designers: Ursula or Gottfried Stürzenhofecker (unclear, they are both designers), K. H. Kinsky.
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