Gebrüder Cosack UFO Desk Lamp –Vintageinfo

Gebrüder Cosack UFO desk lamp cast iron base brass rod white mushroom lampshade Germany 1950s 1960s

Gebrüder Cosack UFO Desk Lamp – 1958 Catalogue Picture – Model 7675

Gebrüder Cosack UFO desk lamp – Yellow and white version

Many Thanks to Ger for the beautiful pictures.

Many thanks to Max from AfterMidnight for the catalogue picture.

Gebrüder Cosack UFO Desk Lamp

Materials: Round cast iron base, painted with black wrinkle paint. Curved brass rod. Black painted brass mushroom lampshade, also painted with wrinkle paint. It is painted white inside. 2 brass ornamental screws. Some brass parts. Brass E27 socket.

Height: 40 cm / 15.74”

Lampshade: ∅ 35 cm / 13.77”

Base: ∅ 15 cm / 5.90”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 75 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1950s, 1960s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: Karl-Heinz Kinsky.

Manufacturer: Gebrüder Cosack, Neheim-Hüsten, Germany.

Other versions: The Gebrüder Cosack UFO desk lamp was made in several colours. It is model 7675. The numbers after the slash are the colours. This black one is a strange model with the brass nuts on top. Or it is repaired, or it is a special model, but I suspect the former.

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.

This desk lamp, model 7675 received an iF-Design Award in 1956.

BJB

The socket of this desk 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

The switch was 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 for the switches they produced that were designed by Achille Castiglioni.