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Max Schumacher Desk Lamp – 1930s Schröder & Co Catalogue Picture
Schröder & Co. / Escolux catalogue: This catalogue page shows the same desk lamp as model 1757 / 1 Lp.. The lamp is generally known as the Schröder-Lampe or Schröder 2000, designed by Max Schumacher and usually associated with Metallwerk Werner Schröder from Lobenstein, Germany.
The appearance of this model in a Schröder & Co. / Escolux catalogue adds an interesting complication. Escolux was a brand used by Schröder & Co. from Neheim-Hüsten, another German lighting manufacturer. At the moment, it is not clear whether this was a licensed version, a resale/distribution arrangement, a later production version, or a very close copy.
For this reason, the catalogue page is shown here as documentary evidence that the model was also offered by Schröder & Co. / Escolux, without assuming that the original design history is fully solved.
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VVB (Z) der Metallwarenindustrie (MEWA) – Sachsen archives
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The Coldest Game (2019) film – Wikipedia
The Coldest Game (2019) film – IMDb
The Angel (2018) film – Wikipedia
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Max Schumacher Desk Lamp
Materials: Round dark red painted flat metal (iron) base. Thick chrome rod. Dark red painted socket holder, some metal parts. Mushroom style dark red painted lampshade, painted white inside. Chrome ornamental nut on top. Brass E27 socket.
Height: 40 cm / 15.74”
Width: ∅ 43 cm / 16.92”
Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 75 watt maximum, 110/220 volt. No specific type of light bulb is required; different types can be used.
Period: 1930s – Bauhaus, Art Deco.
Designer: Max Schumacher in 1934.
Manufacturer: Metallwerk Werner Schröder, Lobenstein, Germany.
Other versions: This desk lamp, designed by Max Schumacher, was produced in several colours. It is often known as the Schröder-Lampe or Schröder 2000. The design was copied or reinterpreted by several other companies, including the Belgian company Massive.
This lamp is also documented as model 1757 / 1 Lp. in a Schröder & Co. / Escolux catalogue.
Max Schumacher / Werner Schröder / Escolux
The original design is attributed to Max Schumacher and is usually associated with Metallwerk Werner Schröder from Lobenstein, Germany. The lamp is often referred to as the Schröder-Lampe or Schröder 2000.
However, the same design, or a very closely related version of it, also appears in a Schröder & Co. / Escolux catalogue as model 1757 / 1 Lp.. This shows that the model was also offered by Escolux, the brand used by Schröder & Co. from Neheim-Hüsten.
The exact relationship between Metallwerk Werner Schröder in Lobenstein and Schröder & Co. / Escolux in Neheim-Hüsten is currently unclear. It may have been a case of later distribution, licensed production, catalogue resale, or a closely related production version. At the moment, no clear evidence has been found that both companies were the same firm.
This situation is comparable to other well-known modernist lamps, where one design could appear through different manufacturers, licences, or production arrangements over time.
Black version of this Max Schumacher desk lamp
Lamps In The Movies
The Coldest Game (2019)
A Max Schumacher desk lamp was used as a set decoration in the 2019 Polish spy film The Coldest Game. Starring Bill Pullman, Lotte Verbeek and James Bloor.
The Angel (2018)
A Max Schumacher desk lamp was used as a set decoration in the 2018 Israeli-American spy thriller film The Angel. Starring Marwan Kenzari, Toby Kebbell and Sasson Gabai.
Many thanks to Rok and Petra from TheFifthHandShop for the pictures. You can find their shop over here on Etsy. And many thanks to Ger for the photo of the black version.
Max Schumacher Desk Lamp – Company Logo
