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These Victorian Gaslamps Were Popular Back in the Day

#tbtPrimelite | #victoriangaslamps | #1970  This week we’re #tbt-ing additional lighting from our Victorian “Gaslamp by Primelite” series. Featured in a Primelite’s 1970s catalog, these fixtures reflected the last century’s fascination with Victorian styling. Our Gaslamps captured the spirit, and feeling, of the old-time lighting. Updated with modern materials and finishes, the series was available in Old English […]

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These Fantastic Victorian Gaslamps delighted the 1970s

#tbtPrimelite | #victoriangaslamps | #1970  This week we’re #tbt-ing our Victorian “Gaslamp by Primelite” series from the 1970s. Reflecting the last century’s fascination with Victorian styling, our Gaslamps captured the spirit, and feeling, of the old-time lighting. Updated with modern materials and finishes, the series was available in Old English Brass, Antique Gold, Antique White, as well in […]

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#tbtPrimelite #optilites #flemish

#tbtPrimelite | #1970 | #flemish   This week we’re #tbt-ing some of our hanging pendants from a 1970s catalog. Reflecting the styles of the time, these “OPTILITES” earned their name from their Satin White “Optic” Glass Globes. Available in Polished Brass or Satin Flemish finishes, these fixtures featured glass globes in diameters of 6, 8 […]

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#tbtPrimelite #groovyGoodness

#tbtPrimelite | #1970 | #groovy   This week we’re #tbt-ing this cool light from a 1970s catalog. Reflecting the fabulous styles of the time, with it’s dark stained wood and colored glass cutouts, this light brought its groovy goodness to dens, game rooms and wood paneled basements everywhere.    

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Repost: #tbtPrimelite #1960s #Scintillating

  #tbtPrimelite | 1960s | #Scintillating   #tbtPrimelite: While researching our collection of antique Primelite catalogs we’ve come across original black and white photographs featuring some of our early lighting fixtures. The photos are stunning and we’ll be sharing these photos in our weekly #tbtPrimelite series. This week we are highlighting a hanging fixture from our […]

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#tbtPrimelite 1970s Pendant Lights

#tbt / #1970s / #then&now For this weeks #tbtPrimelite we’re highlighting a 1970s Primelite catalog page featuring our “Spanish “D” Lights” Series of pendant & ceiling lights. Original designed in-house and manufactured of wrought iron in our Freeport, NY warehouse, these fixtures were available in some of the most fashionable 1970 colors, including avocado, mustard, earth […]

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#tbtPrimelite #1960s #kitchen #Light

  #tbtPrimelite | #1960 | #Brass | #Silver   #tbtPrimelite: While combing through the Primelite archives, we came across a series of original black and white photographs from our 1960 catalogs. Among the photos were these metallic ceiling fixtures. The brass bases came with silver, brass and chrome accented canopies. With space-age estethics and a […]

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Repost: #tbtPrimelite 1970s “Glamour Globes”

#tbt / #1970s / #then&now #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, […]

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#tbtPrimelite #1960s #PullDown #Pulley #Light

#tbtPrimelite | #1960 | #PullDownPendant   #tbtPrimelite: While combing through the Primelite archives, we came across a series of original black and white photographs from our 1960 catalogs. Among the photos was this brass “pull down” or “pulley” pendant. A true representative of the space-age estethic of the time. With a 1960s modern design, this […]

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#tbtPrimelite #1960s #Wood #Brass #Pendant

#tbtPrimelite | #1960 | #pendant   #tbtPrimelite: While combing through the Primelite archives, we came across a series of original black and white photographs from our 1960 catalogs. Among the photos was this wood and brass pendant. A true representative of the brass and wood stylings of the time. With a 1960s modern esthetic, this […]