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#tbtPrimelite: Fashionable Bathroom Fixtures Right Out of the 1960s

#pendants | #1960 | #pendants #tbtPrimelite: Looking back through past Primelite catalogs, we’ve found a page featuring these bathroom lighting fixtures from the 1960s. Representative of the styles of the time, these fixtures were available with crackled glass, white or fluted glass globes and finished in Polished Brass and the ever popular “Satin Flemish Finish. Scan: […]

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Soaring in Dance to the Light of the Room

Primelite Featured Fixture this week is another in our Factory Shade series, Pendant #23/19-LED22. Industrial and chic before its time, our factory shades are a blast from Primelite’s past. In fact we’re still using the same manufacturing process as in the 1960s! Our shades definitely have that authentic and nostalgic charm of the lighting that used […]

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What is the Buzzzzz! in New York City?

Primelite Gooseneck #20/853 is the Buzzzzz!   Buzzzzz!: Primelite #20/853 Fixture: Gooseneck Establishment: Brother Jimmy’s BBQ Location: 8th Ave, New York City, NY Installation: Exterior, Signage, Storefront     Buzzzzz! Specs: Catalog: Primelite #20/853 Style: Gooseneck   Size: Dia. 9½″ | Ht. 23⅛″ | Ext. 28½″    Swivel: 90°   Lamp: Edison Style Base – Incandescent, PLT, LED […]

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What is the Buzzzzz! in Cedar Knolls, NJ?

Primelite Gooseneck #37/16-864 is the Buzzzzz! Buzzzzz!: Primelite #37/16-864 Fixture: Gooseneck Establishment: Retail Stores Location: Cedar Knolls, NJ Installation: Exterior, Signage, Storefronts Color: Navy Blue   Buzzzzz! Specs: Catalog: Primelite #37/16-864 Style: Gooseneck   Size: Dia. 16″ | H 24″ | Ext 34″    Lamp: Edison / Medium Base.   Fixture Construction: Shade: Spun Aluminum. Arm: Aluminum […]

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#tbtPrimelite 1970s Pendants As Bright And Colorful As The Decade

#pendants | #1970 | #pendants #tbtPrimelite: This week we’re looking back at the bright and colorful pendants from one of Primelite’s 1970s catalogs.  Scan of original catalog page.  

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Isn’t It Time Our Factory Shades Brightened Your Life?

As the weather cools and the leaves begin to turn, Primelite moves indoors with this week’s Featured Fixture, pendant #23/12 LED12. Industrial and chic before its time, our factory shades are a blast from Primelite’s past. Using the same manufacturing process as in the 1960s, our shades have that authentic and nostalgic charm of the […]

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Our Exclusive “Juvenile Gems” Were the Life of the Party

#tbt | #juvenileGems | #kiddies #tbtPrimelite: Here’s another blast from Primelite’s past. We’re highlighting exclusive fixtures from our 1970s children’s series called “Juvenile Gems”. Our 1970s catalogs introduced a series of handcrafted childrens light fixtures which included characters such as the Tin Man, Raggedy Ann & Andy, and Clowns. Primelite worked with a local artist who hand […]

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Primelite Helping to Bring the Stars Back to Our Skies

Primelite continues to do our part to help promote dark skies* with the release of our “Dark Sky Friendly” LED Post Light, #1198. The included LEDs are nestled in the fixture’s top, avoiding uplight light-spill, and helping to avoid any additional contribution to light pollution.  The Post Light #1198 offers a pleasant illumination and is perfect […]

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These Globes Were / Are The Definition Of Cool!

#tbt / #1970s / #GlobesGlobesGlobes   #tbtPrimelite: This week’s #ThrowbackThursday features our “Glamour Globes” from the 1970’s. For use in both interior and exterior applications, our fashion forward globes were heavily influenced by the disco era and were constructed of polycarbonate and embedded with crackle chips creating their metallic finish. Available in the fashionable colors of […]