SL019 Authentic Models Campaign Tripod Lamp

The Campaign Tripod Lamp number SL019 by Authentic Models is a part of the Floor Lamps Collection and measures 24L x 24W x 30.7H inches and weights 17.85 lbs. and is packaged in 2 kraft boxes, upc. The mud and sandstone walls hid the multistory palace of Imam Yahya, built in the 1930s. From one of the terraces where we were invited to dine in the evening we could look down some 1000 feet into the valley and the lights of the village. The floor was covered with bright carpets, pots with plants were everywhere, and the light came from candles set on tripods. Over chicken and lamb with lentils, followed by cake and cardamom tea, the Imam explained that the tripods were left by a British surveying expedition in the twenties, mapping the deserts and hills of Yemen. We were impressed by the fact that the metal and wood, combined with saddlers leather straps, still looked fresh and new, obviously a combination of quality and form follows function.

SL048 Authentic Models Marconi Spotlight II

The 1930s Marconi S.O.S. Spotlight II number SL048 by Authentic Models is a part of the Floor Lamps Collection and measures 34.6L x 34.6W x 65H inches and weights lbs. and is packaged in 2 kraft boxes, upc. Our spotlight dates back to the 1930s and was likely used on a French Navy battleship. By moving slatted louvers the signalman sent short and longer spaced rays of light that could be read by trained sailors in the distance. Morse code uses long and short elements and combinations to convey a message. The elements making up the code were formed by sounds, marks and pulses of varying length. Created in the 1840s Morse code was in use for more than a century and a half. The famous S.O.S. sent by ships in distress (as on the Titanic) was sent by Morse code.

SL109 Authentic Models Miner's Lamp