Holophane Pendant

1477p-1 1477p-2 1477p-3 Item Code: 1477p Item Price: $560.00 SOLD, If Interested in this light we can find something similar for you.   Need Help?? Call 1.617.275.4898 Contact Us - Give us your thoughts Shipping and Returns What People Say About Us - Reviews Sign Up for Special Offers We Buy (excluding Crystal) and Restore Antique Lighting, Send Us Your Pics Circa 1915 Prismatic glass Signed " Holophane" 23" drop x 9 3/4" diameter x 8" shade depth Drop can be adjusted if desired. Available: Sold Holophane is one of the oldest of lighting-related products in the world; founded in 1898 in London, England. They are a UK (based in Milton Keynes, England) and US manufacturer (based in Newark, Ohio) of lighting fixtures for commercial, industrial, outdoor, and emergency applications. The hallmark of their products is a glass reflector/refractor. The hallmark of Holophane luminaires, or lighting fixtures, is the borosilicate glass reflector/refractor. The glass prisms provide a combination of uplight and downlight to illuminate any environment evenly without creating dark spots or glare. This ribbed glass shade/reflector, called "Holophane" or "Holophane style/type" is iconic in "vintage" style lighting, and is licenced and copied throughout the lighting industry. excerpt take from : Holophane, Wikipedia