Lamps in the movies
A Taki Light Iris table lamp TL-84 was used as a prop in the 2015 French crime drama TV miniseries Le Mystère Du Lac (Vanished by the Lake). Starring Barbara Schulz, Lannick Gautry and Marie-Anne Chazel. Here at the end of episode 1, series 1.
Taki Light Iris Table Lamp TL-84
Materials: Square conical base in white plastic with a built-in switch. 2 chromed metal (iron) foldable rods. Conical white plastic lampshade with a chrome ring. Copper and iron transformer 220 – 12 volt built-in the base. Metal lamp socket.
Max height: 30,5 cm / 12”
Height: 17 cm / 6.69”
Lampshade: 4 x 4 cm / 1.57 x 1.57”
Base: 8 x 8 cm / 3.14 x 3.14”
Electricity: 1 bulb 15CP or GE 93, 12 volt, 15 watt, 220-240 volt.
Period: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: To be appraised.
Manufacturer: Tada Kiko Co, LTD, Tokyo, Japan.
Other versions: This Taki Light Iris table lamp TL-84 exists in black, white, red, beige…
The Taki Light Iris table lamp is adjustable and has two settings, LO and HI (low and high). Can be used as bedside, table, desk or travel light. The Japanese word taki means waterfall; iris is a flower. With a little imagination: “an iris flower that cascades as a waterfall”.
Tada Kiko Co, LTD today
The Tada Kiko or Tadakiko company celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. As a group company of Hitachi Construction Machinery, Tadakiko processes and assembles construction and mining machinery, as well as industrial equipment parts.
Links (external links open in a new window)
Hitachi website: www.hitachi.com
Tada Kiko Co website (in Japanese)
Le Mystère Du Lac (2015) TV Series – Wikipedia (French)
Le Mystère Du Lac (2015) TV Series – IMDb
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