Lets see your vintage shop work lights

[rmalkow2]

ichabod,
Wow man. You did an awesome job bringing that back to life. It once again has……greater Beauty!

 

[Zeeman]

Here is my contribution. I'm going to turn it into a Craftsman badged light as soon as I get the emblem completed. I don't know how old it is, but it's heavy.
Before


After


Here is the emblem I'm working on.

 

[Motorman55]

Here's my old Craftsman light.

 

[Zeeman]

I like those a lot. They sure are 'made of gold' on ebay. Ouch.

 

[jimmyfloyd]

just saw this thread and thought I would contribute my collection of "task lamps", most of which do not have homes currently.

The first picture is my office light. This as one of the first lights I got, and has been on my desk or workbench since. Office desk is a conglomerate of a 72"x36" singer metal library desk and a 30"x60 Royal Manufacturing metal L desk, with just the Brackets of the L used. The pedestal of the return will become a printer stand and the top of the return will probably become a coffee table.

The second, third, and fourth came from an estate sale for $1 each. One of them decided to give up the ghost when the screw holding the knuckle loosened and removed the insulation of the wires and arc'd. This will be the first to be rewired later in the summer.

The fifth (5th pic), sixth and seventh (6th picture with the bases) I found when I went to pick up a 50's Royal Manufacturing metal credenza (their sitting on)

The last articulated one, the desk mountable one, was part from the Tool Thrift Shop here.

And the Last, round spotlight one came from a box I got at an auction. Has a bast base it sits on. I believe the manufacturer is Acme. Unsure what the use would be.

 

[nine4gmc]

Motorman55, freakin sweet!

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[RSwannabe]

Here are some simple old hanging lamps I picked up from the local building salvage place for $10 and rewired with modern cloth covered wires and repainted to match my cabinets.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Here are some simple old hanging lamps I picked up from the local building salvage place for $10 and rewired with modern cloth covered wires and repainted to match my cabinets.

These came out super sweet! Nice job on the resto

 

[Zeeman]

Here's my completed fake Craftsman work light. I made the badge out of thin sheet metal, and my sister sent me the sticker. I think it turned out ok.

 

[Jolomite]

Here's my completed fake Craftsman work light. I made the badge out of thin sheet metal, and my sister sent me the sticker. I think it turned out ok.

Neat! Nice work. You've given that lamp another lifetime.

 

[Zeeman]

Thanks. It seems happier now.

 

[Dutch 1960]

This thread seems a bit dead, but I was searching for shop light threads and here we are.

I have a Cordomatic 500 installed in my garage, and it is fantastic. I will never have a shop or garage without one, unless I can't find one. Out of the way when you are not using it, right there when you are. Being able to plug in your power drill right from the light socket is a huge plus, as well.

The installation is a bit Bubba, as I used one of the screws from the garage door opener bracket, and added a second screw myself. The plug for the Cordomatic is right there on the ceiling, and I like to hook the lamp on the looped cable ties, so it is within reach but I am not almost walking into it. I can move the rubber stop ball on the cord, but this is my solution for now.

 

[rickhigginshtbr]

you just made me remember that I have one of those at my parents house to restore! I use the modern CMan right now, forgot about that one.

 

[Gasgt1]

Thanks for bringing this back up.
I will have to check, I'm sure I have added a few more

Anyone else find anything cool?

 

[Stillgottimefor1]

Wondering how many fires have been started by those being used for car repair? Hot incandescent bulb filament inside a Very fragile glass bulb. If a spray of fuel hits that, or it is dropped onto a fuel mess like you get sometimes....But I like the way they look.


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[JoCoSawdust]

Here's my completed fake Craftsman work light. I made the badge out of thin sheet metal, and my sister sent me the sticker. I think it turned out ok.

Incredible job on the badge. Some poor ******* is going to find that lamp 80 years from now and go insane trying to find it in a Craftsman catalog!

 

[Asport]

A lot of really cool shop lights. Here's my machine light on my lathe.

 

[Asport]

Here's my workbench light

 

[Shiftless]

Guys...
I just found this thread. All of your lights look so good.

Asport:
Your workbench lights are very cool. Please tell us the story about how and where you found them and what if anything you had to do to get ‘em looking so good.

 

[Asport]

Shift,
I found both of them at a flea at different times, no you **** prices. They were single arm versions but I was able to find extra arms on eBay when they would pop up. I had to machine a few parts for the posts on both of them so I could stack the arms. Other than that I stripped them down to bare metal and painted them with a flat black enamel and then wiped them down with an acetone rag to expose the bare metal edges etc.

 

[FrankLee]

A lot of really cool shop lights. Here's my machine light on my lathe.

I picked a couple Woodwards recently. I bought the grinder just for the lamp. You may be able to spot them both.

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[Asport]

Nice grinder setup! Is that an old planner? That light needs to be setup and used!

 

[FrankLee]

Nice grinder setup! Is that an old planner? That light needs to be setup and used!

I flipt the white lamp with one arm, flipt one single arm only, and the grinder. I think it's a hack saw, but I dunno.

The white lamp had cast iron joints and a cast aluminum shade. The other has cast aluminum joints and shade.



One more...

The shade is cast aluminum and the base is cast iron. This lamp resembles a Woodward, but there are no cast markings.

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This was all that remained of the decal on the goose neck lamp before I repainted it. I can make out "Michigan" across the bottom. Woodward lamps were made in Detroit, so it's just a small bit more circumstantial evidence that the lamp is a Woodward.

Asport, what does the decal say on your lamp? It's in the same location on the shade as mine was.

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[Asport]

That's definitely a Woodward shade on a flex arm. On mine, I found the decal under a few coats of paint and I as was able to salvage it. I doesn't say Woodward it says something like Detroit Machine Products. I think it may have been a distributor decal. I'll take a picture and post it tonight.

 

[oak_park]

Vintage craftsman light as shown in catalog for $4.95.
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[Outlawmws]

Those articulated arms are awesome!

 

[Shiftless]

Here is my floor model Dazor down in my basement vise room. It has a heavy cast iron base.
Somebody threw it out at our local recycling center. Of course I grabbed it.
No electrical problems. I just wiped off the dust and dirt, screwed a light bulb in and it works fine!

 

[drivesitfar]

ALL: I need to subscribe to this thread cause i do need some good new vintage lighting.

thanks in advance for sharing all your cool stuff guys (and gals).

 

[Asport]

Asport, what does the decal say on your lamp? It's in the same location on the shade as mine was.

FrankLee- Here is what mine says. It looks to be different than your decal.

 

[FrankLee]

FrankLee- Here is what mine says. It looks to be different than your decal.

Interesting. Thanks.

If that was painted over, you did a great job cleaning it off!

 

[Asport]

Vintage craftsman light as shown in catalog for $4.95.

Nice Light Oak_Park!

Here is my floor model Dazor down in my basement vise room. It has a heavy cast iron base.
Somebody threw it out at our local recycling center. Of course I grabbed it.
No electrical problems. I just wiped off the dust and dirt, screwed a light bulb in and it works fine!

The vises in the background are a distraction! LOL Nice find!

 

[Shiftless]

Asport:
Thanks! I’ve been building that collection up over the last 4 years. I have about 70 now.
I’m getting major league distracted by all of the classic worklights you guys are posting here.

BTW, what method did you use to remove paint but preserve a fragile decal?

 

[Asport]

Asport:
Thanks! I’ve been building that collection up over the last 4 years. I have about 70 now.
I’m getting major league distracted by all of the classic worklights you guys are posting here.

BTW, what method did you use to remove paint but preserve a fragile decal?

Shift-
I got the vise bug about 2 years ago and have about 25. I do like the old shop lights as much as vises!

It was several years ago so I am a little fuzzy on how I did it. I didn't know there was a decal under the paint. When I seen the lettering I believe I took it lightly with acetone one swipe at a time. I know I reverse masked it when I was removing the paint from the rest of the shade.

 

[FrankLee]

Here's another I picked up last week.

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This lamp below was also part of the drill press deal. I'm not sure if it was Craftsman branded, but it is shown in several Craftsman catalogs (catalog number 2536, 1949-1972). I have the shade partially cleaned with cleaner wax which does a very nice job.

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I love these old lamps. Many times, the switch and bulb socket can be dismantled, cleaned, tightened and lubed. If they're not fubar, they work really well after reconditioning them.

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[FrankLee]

I picked up two more vintage work lamps recently. Each was $5.

The lamp on the left is an Ajusco with four segments. It's missing a shade, but an led reflector bulb works well. I think this will be a keeper to replace the Woodward(?) above.

There is no label on the lamp on the right, but I've seen those joints before. This one has a unique toggle on/off switch similar to a chain-pull, but the toggle can move in any direction and springs back straight out. This lamp is filthy, the middle segment is slightly bent and missing the mount, but still cool.

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[Bob-B]

Frank, the lamp in the photo on the right looks like a Fostoria.

 

[FrankLee]

Frank, the lamp in the photo on the right looks like a Fostoria.

Yes it does. Thanks!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/618003...ref=sr_gallery-1-2&referring_page_type=market

 

[Burn1]

Portable work surface needed some task lighting.
Refurbished a pair of vintage forstoria gooseneck lamps.
Finally finished off the vise collection.

 

[thehorse13]

Portable work surface needed some task lighting.
Refurbished a pair of vintage forstoria gooseneck lamps.
Finally finished off the vise collection.

The green one is awesome. Nice work.

I have to find myself one of these lights for my Alemite workbench.

 

[smokeyburb]

Sweet job. What color green and what brand of paint?


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