bluedog225
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Been waiting for something like this. Heavy. Glass is perfect. I needed a good general light for the center of my shop. Put in a big 500 watt equivalent that runs on 60 watts. Will need to be rewired.
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txvwnut
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Nice. I picked up a couple fixtures similar to that one twenty years ago in Missouri.
Zeke
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Beautiful. Where were those used originally? In a theater or store? What would I call it in a search?
nadogail
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LUMINAIR
nadogail
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LUMINAIRE
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bluedog225
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Something like antique factory pendant light.
ScottsGT
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Man that’s nice and crusty looking. Beautiful!
great score.
great score.
Cactus1
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Nice! I have couple of those over my workbench in the wood shop. Old highbay warehouse lights. 
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bluedog225
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Dang. Looks like an exact match. If your’s turn up missing, it wasn’t me.Nice! I have couple of those over my workbench in the wood shop. Old highbay warehouse lights.
ordpete944
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That is a cool old light fixture!
common name is .... Holophane. it's a prismatic glass that allows for full use of the lumens w/o glare. ------- many varities. Some had a bulb cage --- glass or metal. others had a glass plate that filled the bottom.
they work well in spaces with high ceilings ...... haved used them in a few projects over the years. great for kitchens w/ high ceiling where you need a lot of output.
harder and harder to find the real ones
they work well in spaces with high ceilings ...... haved used them in a few projects over the years. great for kitchens w/ high ceiling where you need a lot of output.
harder and harder to find the real ones
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bluedog225
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Good to know. Will make it easier to match.
There are companies that make new frames for the old glass .... I don't think anybody makes the glass anymore. The real glass .. there are reproductions.
It's like the old garage porcelain shades --- the old stuff can be worth quite a lot.
I paid over 1k for 3 NOS matching a few months ago
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bluedog225
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Well, that took a while. Got 7 more. Pretty pleased. Not easy to find anymore.
Shiftless
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Nice score Blue… I’m lovin’ those Holophanes
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bluedog225
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Don’t know about brand. Holophane glass
gleman
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Perseverance pays off! Congrats blue!