Primelite’s featured fixture this week is the streetlight #1226 LED40. Perfect for any urban, suburban or commercial exterior situation. Parks, parking lots, walkways, town squares, sidewalks would all benefit from the cost saving of our LED streetlights. Fits any of our 3″ posts.
Last week was International Dark Sky Week, a week that draws attention to problems associated with light pollution and promoting simple solutions available to mitigate it.
The nighttime environment is a precious natural resource for all life on Earth, but the glow of uncontrolled outdoor lighting has hidden the stars and changed our perception of the night. Until recently, for all of human history, our ancestors experienced a sky brimming with stars – a night sky that inspired science, religion, philosophy, art and literature, including some of Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets.
The natural night sky is our common and universal heritage, yet is rapidly becoming unknown to the newest generations…Experiencing the night sky provides perspective, inspiration, and leads us to reflect on our humanity and place in the universe. The history of scientific discovery and even human curiosity itself is indebted to the natural night sky.*
Primelite is doing our part to help promote dark skies with the release of our LED versions of the “Dark Sky Friendly” street light, #1235. With it’s LEDs nestled in the prismatic top, light faces down while avoiding any uplight lightspill. #1235 is available with either a LED40 (equal to 70w MH) or LED52 (125w MH) and fits any of our 3″ posts.
Together we can work to bring back the sky for future generations
#tbtPrimelite: Primelite’s flashback this week highlights our “Glamour Globes” series from the 1970s. Heavily influenced by the disco era, these fun globes were constructed of polycarbonate and embedded with crackle chips, within the globes, creating the metallic finish shown. Available in the “de rigueur” colors of the time, including green, gold, blue, red, and white. These globes were, and still are, the definition of “cool”!
#then&now: Contrasting our Primelite globe fixtures from 1970s and 2015.
Globes have always been one of Primelite’s most popular styles of lighting. But did you know globes are no longer just round? Today Primelite offers globes in many shapes; including cube, ellipsoid, “deco”, and round. While the colorful “Glamour Globe” series is no longer available, we do offer our globes in opal, smoke and clear. Materials range from glass, acrylic, polyethene, polycarbonate and are available in sizes from 6″ to 36″*.
Our globe selections work in stylish interiors as well as in all types of commercial locations; office buildings, retail spaces and restaurants, to outdoor utilitarian situations including the post lights used in parks, parking lots and street lighting. Primelite globes have even appeared in magazines, television and movies.
So whatever, and wherever, your lighting needs are, Primelite’s globes can fit your project and budget.
Primelite 1970s catalog page featuring the Glamour Globe” series.
* Not all shapes are available in all materials or colors. Consult our catalog or office for specific availability.
Primelite Mfg. is proud to introduce our new line of LED fixtures, the “Spider Series.” Our “Spider” pendants offer clean modern lines with a smart and refreshing simplicity. Incorporating the LEDs as an integral part of the design, these chic fixtures are perfect in any modern home, industrial office space or modernly attired restaurant.
This week we’re featuring the first of our “Spider Series,” #911S LED22. The singular LED hanging pendant offers fresh, stylish and simple lines. Constructed of steel, the LED is suspended from an 18″ stem. We like the purity of black and white, but we can finish the pendant in any of our powder coated colors.
Specs: #911S LED22
Style: “Spider”, Hanging Pendant, interior
Size: Dia. 6″ | Ht. 19″
Stem: 18″ rod
Lamp: LED22 (1 x 22 Watt LED), dimmable (with standard dimmer)
#tbtPrimelite: “So Old…They’re New!” Primelite’s flashback this week highlights our pool table lighting. Primelite’s pool table lights perfectly illuminated the felt landscapes of pool tables everywhere. Featured in a 1979 catalog, our 3 models were perfect for pool tables in bars and pool rooms, as well as in home pool rooms. Constructed of metal and available in many of the popular colors of the time (harvest gold, apple green, avocado green, burnt orange and our special “pool table green”). We even offered a glass diffuser to soften the lighting below.
#then&now: “So Old…They’re New!” And 36 years later Primelite has “Still Got It!” Offering the same pool table light fixtures, modernized and updated. Now made of spun aluminum, replacing the heavier metal used back in the 1970s. As lighting has advanced over the decades we’ve made sure our pool table lights have keep abreast, and our fixtures are now available with a 22 watt LED light. We’ve also expanded our color and finish selections to include 29 different powder coated colors. Metallic finished are available as well.
#then&now: Primelite pool table light models: Primelite Pool Table Lights #39/19A & #23/19A.
“We Still Got it!” Primelite still offers these pool table lights featured in a 1979 catalogScan of original Primelite catalog page from 1979 highlighting our pool table lights
#tbtPrimelite: While researching our collection of antique Primelite catalogs we’ve come across original catalog pages featuring some of our early lighting fixtures. We’ll be sharing these photos in our weekly #tbtPrimelite series.
This week we are highlighting hanging fixtures from our “Mediterranean” series from the mid-1960s. Mediterranean style, also referred to as “Spanish style”, was very popular and these wrought-iron fixtures definitely reflect the style of the time.
“Elegant Scrolls in genuine wrought iron. Multicolored glass panels in any combination of Amber, Wine, Blue, Green or Alabaster White. Red available at extra charge. Chain-hung…Black finish.”
Primelite’s Featured LED Fixture this week is another in our chandelier series, #735/10 LED88. Behold the simple elegance of this chandelier, beautifully enhanced by the golden swirls of color within its alabaster dome. Perfect for any commercial interior installation including: Concert Halls, Music Venues, Commercial Buildings, Law Offices, Entry Ways and Grand Staircases. A favorite of Interior Designers, this light fixture would be a perfect addition to any grand home.
The acrylic alabaster dome comes housed in a 30″ steel structure that can be custom plated in chrome, polished brass or brushed nickel. We also offer a selection of 29 powder coated colors, and can work with your designer for a custom finish and color if desired. The chandelier comes with 4 x LED22s and can be dimmed for precise lighting levels.
