Got a cool bench light

[Stillgottimefor1]

Looks maybe mid-century. No name. Someone painted it silver . Don’t know what company made it.


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[thickhead]

Cool light. How much?

 

[lafester]

Looks a lot like the one I have on my grinder. I have seen a couple others in photos but not many.

 

[JoCoSawdust]

I've got the same light mounted on a 56 Craftsman Pre-Block grinder. Appears to be factory installed so that should give you an approximate date range for yours. I'll go out and look tomorrow to see if I can find an OEM mark on it. EDIT: Looking closer at yours Stillgot, it doesn't look like yours has the ridge going down the center of the shade like lafester's and mine, at least not from what I can tell in the pics. Does it?

 

[Stillgottimefor1]

I don’t believe mine has the ridge but I will look at it tomorrow. I gave ten dollars for it and use it constantly, wish I had four more just like it. I may strip and paint it better. Beautiful Grinders, BTW...


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[FrankLee]

Sears sold lamps in that style from '49 to '72. They weren't Craftsman branded, though.
http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/222/4428.pdf#page=33


Check this thread for more vintage work lamps:
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=233065&showall=1
Many pictures are botophucked.



Those lamps thread into the cast iron base clamp using the standard 1/8ips lamp threads... same as the OE grinder lamp. So they are easily swapped into a grinder.

 

[JoCoSawdust]

Thanks FrankLee

 

[Stillgottimefor1]

Good info Frank Lee


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[Stillgottimefor1]

It does have the ridge front to back, so it’s the same light. Too bad about that silver spray can paint job with runs and smears....maybe I will get time to repaint it this winter. Hard to tell but it looks like some were a maroon bronze and others blue-green metallic? I like them both and want a couple more of these! Mid-century industrial lights just look “Proper” on a work bench.


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