“”Everything that’s old is new, and everything that’s new is old!” #tbtPrimelite: Whether you call them Barn Lights, Factory Shades or Warehouse Lights, these pendants have been a staple in Primelite catalogs for over 50 years. Industrial and chic before its time, these pendants are a blast from Primelite’s past. Constructed of spun aluminum, our […]
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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.
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 […]
#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 […]
#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 […]
#tbtPrimelite Modern Color
#tbt / #1970s / #ColorbyPrimelite #tbtPrimelite: Chrome was a big design feature during the 1980’s. Taking notice Primelite Mfg introduced their “Modern – By Primelite” chrome lighting series. Incorporating chrome fixtures and white globe lights, “Modern” was indeed Primelite’s most “modern” lighting series. While the clean, stark and modern look was very popular, […]
#tbtPrimelite 1970 #Globes & #Postlights
#tbt / #1970s / #Globes and #PostLights #tbtPrimelite: This weeks #ThrowbackThursday highlights our globe and molded glass post lights from the 1970’s. The unique molded shapes were constructed of “heavy molded glass,” and were available in frosted or amber glass. Globes were available in multiple sizes, materials and colors. #then&now: Primelite’s exterior globe […]
#tbtPrimelite 1960’s Vanity Lights
#tbt / #then&now / #1960s This weeks #tbt features a page from a 1960s Primelite catalog showing one of our vanity light collections. Very popular back in the day, our fixtures featured a “Satin Flemish Finish” with “Antique Gold Vein Mirror Backs!” #then&now offers a look at one of our 1960s Antique Gold Vein Mirrored […]