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inches. r. williamson \u0026amp; company was founded by richard williamson in 1882, who, forseeing the immense magnitude and the demand that would be made for lighting fixtures, opened a small plant on the far northwest side of chicago, on milwaukee avenue. the entire space occupied by them at that time was fifteen hundred square feet. in a short time he was enabled to move into larger quarters, and in 1889, having outgrown the milwaukee store, he moved to what was then the heart of chicago, 205 randolph street. by this time, the house of r. williamson \u0026amp; company had taken rank as one of the leading \"lighting fixture\" houses in the city of chicago; but even this rapid progress was to be eclipsed, and in 1891 this firm was again forced to seek larger quarters, and located in a large warehouse on lake street, near state, which place they occupied until 1896, when this ever-growing firm decided to build what was then considered one of the largest \"lighting fixture\" plants in the western country; and the western section of the present mammoth institution was erected. at their peak, r. williamson \u0026amp; co. boasted more than 115,000 square feet of space, with more than 500 employees working within its various departments. measures 18 x 18 x 19 inches. fitters are 3 inches in diameter.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669427753258,"sku":"UR-11846-11","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20111025-019m_3.jpg?v=1760410559"},{"product_id":"very-rare-amercian-late-19th-century-fully-adjustable-dale-portable-oxidized-copper-tubular-arm-table-or-desk-lamp","title":"very rare amercian late 19th century fully adjustable \"dale portable\" oxidized copper tubular arm table or desk lamp","description":"rare and highly sought after original 19th century early american electric \"dale portable\" table or desk lamp with an emeralite green case glass pyramidal-shaped shade or reflector. the exceptional antique table lamp was fabricated by the dale mfg. co., new york city, ny. the lamp is supported by a solid cast iron weighted base concealed with a spun yellow brass cover plate bearing the dale emblem in the form of lightly incised lettering within a diamond shape. the upright support is comprised of tubular brass, with the lower section featuring a twisted rope motif. the fanciful bent tubular arm moves up and down and backwards and forwards. two adjustable dials with knurled edges tighten the arm at the desired position. the union paddle socket has been rewired with period appropriate braided cloth cord. remarkably, the original oxidized copper plate finish remains amazingly intact.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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shade is original and intact. likely fabricated by harry alter \u0026amp; co., chicago, il. measures 14 x 36 inches.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669537100074,"sku":"UR-12831-12","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20120207-027m_2.jpg?v=1760149181"},{"product_id":"original-late-1920-s-spanish-revival-style-american-bungalow-pendant-ceiling-fixture-with-original-frosted-glass-shade","title":"original late 1920's spanish revival style american bungalow pendant ceiling fixture with original frosted glass shade","description":"all original antique american late 1920's ornamental cast brass interior residential pendant light salvaged from a chicago bungalow residence. the unique single light fixture retains the original frosted glass cylindrical shade concealing the light source. the top and bottom components are held together with four elegant twist 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from an old five-and-dome woolworths. the american electric lamp features a gold enameled fitter and canopy with rewired socket. the original opalescent white \"schoolhouse\" shade or globe remains in great condition. additional chain links can be added if increased height is desired. the fixture was likely fabricated by the harry alter lighting co., chicago, il. measures approximately 30 inches in height and 12 inches in diameter. other pendants from this salvage available.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669564887338,"sku":"UR-13047-12","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20120228-007x_2.jpg?v=1760149777"},{"product_id":"original-c-1930-s-american-art-deco-flush-mount-v-shaped-slipper-shade-rayburn-series-wall-sconce-with-original-keyless-leviton-socket","title":"original c. 1930's american art deco flush mount v-shaped \"slipper\" shade \"rayburn 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lamp ceramic socket is original and intact. the antique ceiling fixture was likely fabricated by or for r. williamson \u0026amp; co., chicago, il. the lighting hardware contains a dark metallic bronze enameled finish over brass. in 1890, real estate speculator william hale commissioned architects daniel burnham and john wellborn root to draw up plans for a new building located at the corner of state and washington streets (hale became acquainted with burnham \u0026amp; root from his other real estate projects, such as the rookery building). the architectural firm of burnham \u0026amp; root were renowned locally for designing several commercial buildings found throughout downtown chicago. root developed the floating raft system, which enabled designers to build large, steel-frame buildings on a reinforced concrete foundation, a necessity in chicago's moist soil. root and hale agreed that the new building needed to have large glass windows on the first floor with large, open spaces. hale 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fuller, who had built the majority of chicago's tall office building throughout the latter half of the 19th century. the slender sixteen story steel frame skeleton was erected with unusual rapidity (completed over fifteen days in 1894). the reliance building, so named for its functionality, opened in march 1895. it was one of the first skyscrapers to offer electricity and phone service in all of its offices. in its first few decades, it provided office space for merchants and health professionals. the interior contained four passenger elevators located close to the entrance. the german gothic style elevator cages and surrounding grillework, comprised of ornamental iron with bower-barff finish, were fabricated by the winslow brothers of chicago. dark-stained mahogany woodwork was used throughout the building. the stairway, including newel posts, balustrade panels, stringers and risers are made of cast iron, with designs corresponding to and\/or harmonizing with the existing ornamentation (all subjected to the bower-barff process). the building struggled during the great depression, and slowly became dilapidated. subsequent commercial alterations and signage greatly disfigured the lower floors. the original projecting cornice was removed around 1948. after caron pirie scott \u0026amp; co. left the building for the merchandise mart, the first floor was occupied by karroll's, a menswear store. however, the building struggled to maintain tenants on the upper floors. the building continued to fall into disrepair, as the small size of its retail spaces were not appealing to business interests in the late 20th century. the city of chicago made a commitment to revitalize the structure, but city hall could not agree on a plan. the debate became particularly polarized after the 1989 demolition of the nearby mccarthy building, which angered preservationists but satisfied business interests by providing space for a modern office building. finally, in 1994, the mcclier corporation collaborated with the baldwin development company to restore the reliance building; these two groups had recently worked together to rehabilitate the rookery building. the reliance building's rehabilitation was completed in 1999. the former retail space was ultimately converted into a boutique hotel. measures approximately 13 x 39 inches.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669811597610,"sku":"UR-15150-12","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20120925-007m_2.jpg?v=1760419395"},{"product_id":"original-late-1930-s-american-art-deco-style-strongly-geometric-pressed-ornamental-clear-and-baked-black-enameled-pendant-light-globe-with-silver-metallic-fitter","title":"original late 1930's american art deco style strongly geometric pressed ornamental clear and baked black enameled pendant light globe with silver metallic 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athletic association annex building 8-arm chandelier designed and fabricated by the beardslee mfg. co., chicago, il. the original and largely intact ceiling fixture is comprised of brass with a silver-plated finish. the neoclassical style fixture contains eight bent tubular arms with candlesticks and spearhead-shaped crystals. the painted steel candle sleeves (used to conceal the keyless sockets) are original to the fixture. original canopy or ceiling cap. the hubbell sockets are in good original condition. nicely aged surface patina. the ceiling fixture was salvaged from an upper floor room located within the chicago athletic association annex building. the 20-story prairie style chicago athletic association annex (also known as the chicago athletic club addition or \"madison building\") was designed by the notable chicago-based architectural firm of martin, garden \u0026amp; schmidt. the madison street landmarked high-rise was added to the existing 11-story neo-venetian style chicago 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tiles exhibit a light purple hue (also known as \"sun-purple\"), caused by a reaction between the manganese oxide's prolonged exposure to natural sunlight. prism glass tiles contain lightly embossed concentrically-arranged ornament consisting of geometric design motifs on one side, and the \"saw-tooth\" prisms on the other side. the tiles date to 1905-10. the tiles were fabricated by the luxfer prism tile co., chicago. prismatic glass, which was a highly successful building material in the united states between the turn of the century and the 1920's, promised to refract daylight from the facades deep into a building and thus would help to save energy, create healthier working environments, and contribute to the development of a new modern architecture. the luxfer prism companies were the inventors and most prominent producers of this material. luxfer contributed to the contemporary architectural debate by promoting the small-scale pattern of its glass installations as a competing vision of architectural modernity to that of the emerging aesthetic of steel and glass facades. in the early 1930's prismatic glass finally lost the competition with electrical lighting and new structural day lighting devices such as hollow glass blocks. the four-legged, uniquely-shaped base is comprised of solid walnut wood. the mortised frame consists of thin strips of quartered oak wood salvaged from the chicago athletic association building. the lamp fixture has been wired with braided brown cloth lamp cord.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670682308906,"sku":"UR-19051-13","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20131218-004n_2.jpg?v=1760344513"},{"product_id":"very-well-maintained-all-original-interior-residential-craftsman-or-mission-style-green-slag-glass-pendant-lamp-with-pyramidal-top","title":"very well-maintained all original interior 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lines of art deco glassware ever to be produced in the united states. these included the martele, catalonian, and ruba rombic (i.e., geometric, angular lines, etc.) for the consolidated glass company's art glassware division from 1926-1933. the motifs and glass treatments of rene lalique were the main inspiration for the martele line. the martele line offered the best of lalique's french art nouveau motifs. the ruba rombic line consisted of nearly 37 glassware items, featuring prominent and striking geometric and angular lines in colors such as \"smoky topaz\", \"jungle green\", \"jade\", \"lilac\", \"sunshine\", silver, etc. the shade is free from cracks or breaks. great overall condition, considering age. measures approximately 11 1\/4 inches in diameter.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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body of the lamp together. the original polychrome enameled finish remains remarkably intact. the bottom finial and cast iron ceiling canopy are original to the fixture. the single keyless socket is original and in working condition. the hallway or entry pendant contains a mostly antique gold enameled finish, accentuated by red and green paint applied throughout. the lamp has been rewired with period appropriate rayon cloth cord. the cylindrical shade does contain a hairline crack. only minor wear evident in regards to finish. measures approximately 4 inches in diameter with a total length of 24 1\/2 inches.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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adorned with large white or \"milk glass\" globes enclosing a single socket. the sconces are accentuated with three detachable cast iron components with a prairie school (e.g., strong geometric motifs) design that are integrated against the tapered arms with protruding rings that contains the shade fitters. a total of four sconces were carefully removed from the wrigley plant facade. exact fabricator unknown, although the lights may have been executed by the winslow brothers. in 1911, the wm. wrigley jr. company bought 4-and-a-half acres of land at 35th and ashland avenue , which at the time, was a rapidly evolving  expansive 400 acre central manufacturing district, formed to provide business for the chicago junction railway - which had added capacity far beyond the needs of its original client, the chicago's union stockyards.  the primary wrigley chewing gum plant consisted of timer frame (and later concrete buildings as the complex expanded) construction, designed by chicago architect a.s. alschuler . the red brick and terra cotta building was built in 1911 and contained approximately 250,000 feet of floor area. alschuler, who in 1900, began his career as a draftsman for famed architect dankmar adler, studied under adler for five years before joining the firm of samuel treat for two years. alschuler later opened his own office in 1907. his designs included warehouses, department stores, industrial buildings, synagogues, and offices. alschuler's legacy lives on in the form of historically significant buildings such as the london guarantee \u0026amp; accident building, the chicago mercantile exchange building, brach’s candy factory, the florsheim shoe factory, the garment center building, and the benson-rixon department store. in 1913 the factory expanded, with the addition of a six-story building (designed by the architectural firm of postle \u0026amp; fisher) containing over 175,000 feet of floor used entirely in the manufacturer of spearmint and doublemint chewing gum. the factory was equipped with new machines electrically operated for wrapping and sealing the packages of gum. there were a total of four single electric light cast iron sconces flanking the main entrances of the ashland avenue factory. several period photographs show the sconces \"in situ.\" the william wrigley jr. company was founded on april 1, 1891, originally selling products such as soap and baking powder. in 1892, william wrigley, jr., the company's founder, began packaging chewing gum with each can of baking powder. the chewing gum eventually became more popular than the baking powder itself and wrigley's reoriented the company to produce the popular chewing gum. thus, in 1893, wrigley launched his chewing gum brands juicy fruit and spearmint, followed by doublemint in 1914. each one measures approximately 13 inches in diameter with a height of 36 inches.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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foresight to acquire several of these fixtures that otherwise would have ended up in the local landfill or sold for scrap. the oversized medallion is very ornate with intricately designed leafage located around the center. the medallion contains 12 \"arms\" in alternating sizes and ornamental configurations. the original copper-plated finish remains remarkably intact. the ceiling fixture originally featured a 12 incandescent light bulb \"cluster\" that was mounted at the very center of the medallion. the dome-shaped cluster contained small arms that were mounted to keyless sockets. an ornamental finial was mounted at the end of the dome. very few of these fixtures are readily available. another identical medallion resides at the new york city metropolitan museum of art. the giant-sized medallion was fabricated by the winslow brothers foundry of chicago, il. the guaranty building, which is now called the prudential building, was designed by the chicago-based architectural firm of sullivan and adler, and built in buffalo, new york. louis sullivan's design for the building was based on his belief that \"form follows function.\" sullivan and adler divided the building into four zones. the basement was the mechanical and utility area. the next zone was the ground-floor which was the public areas for street-facing shops, public entrances and lobbies. the third zone was the office floors with identical office cells clustered around the central elevator shafts. the fourth zone was the terminating zone, consisting of elevator equipment, utilities and a few offices. the supporting steel structure of the building was embellished with ornamental terra cotta blocks. different styles of block delineated the three visible zones of the building. sullivan was quoted as saying, \"it must be every inch a proud and soaring thing, rising in sheer exultation that from bottom to top it is a unit without a single dissenting line.\" the guaranty was never meant to be the guaranty building. it was the brainchild of a buffalonian businessman hascal t. taylor to construct a speculative office building in the developing downtown district called “the taylor building.” the untimely demise of mr. taylor as the project was reaching its apogee resulted in the guaranty construction company, having been contracted to construct the structure, determining to take on the project alone. although “the entrepreneur hascal t. taylor intended this building to be a monument to himself,” the eventual monument would symbolize sullivan’s achievements much more than its creators. the guaranty building was not alone among major private building projects in buffalo at the time. two blocks away, the ellicott square building was being built to be the largest retail building in the world. this structure, extant today, exhibits an alternate exploration in the possibilities of new commercial urban architecture by charles atwood and daniel burnham. as buffalo’s downtown rose above lake erie, further feats of engineering were securing the future of the city and the built environment. although earlier attempts had harnessed the power of nearby niagara falls, it was just after the guaranty building was constructed in 1896 that the power was sent to buffalo, illuminating the city with hydro-electricity. while the exterior skin of the guaranty expresses a new form for the steel skyscraper, its plan indicates those hard realities of function necessary to construct such a building and to sell it. the building is essentially a u-shaped plan stacked upon a rectangular solid. the interstitial spaces between wings of the “u” create opportunities to introduce skylights to the lobby below, and to cover the ceilings with stained glass. the plan contained a single vertical circulation core with four elevators, a mail slot, and staircase. no fire-stair was provided or necessary. the internal portion of the “u” faces south so as to collect light for the interior recesses of the building- light being a necessary commodity to attract good tenants. sullivan spared nothing to accomplish this end for: “in order to increase the amount of light to the interior, the stairwell and the light slit facing the inner courtyard were lined with white glazed terra-cotta that was more costly than normal tiles.” the first and second floors are united both spatially and visually through additional staircases and the intention of retail occupation. mechanical systems were relegated to the basement, including the motors for the elevators, boilers, and electrical “dynamos.” entrances were provided on both church and pearl streets. a concierge desk offered services to tenants and guests including mail delivery. above the “base” of the building were a series of office floors of identical plan were placed. these floors featured private lavatories in reconfigurable office spaces. the halls were defined by wood and glass partition walls, intended to give the interior a bright and “club” like feeling. the elevators and staircases were enclosed not by walls, but ornamental iron cages permitting southern light to penetrate through the circulatory systems and into the hallways. the only exception to the rise of offices was the seventh floor with lavatories and a barbershop, and the top floor with a us weather service bureau office and spaces for building attendants. the most remarkable problem for those wishing to cast sullivan exclusively in the camp of proto-modernist designers is his steadfast and adroit insistence to ornament his buildings. ornament is one of the most defining characteristics of the guaranty as “the entire façade of this building is clothed in ornament, like hieroglyphs on the columns and walls of temples in ancient egypt.” sullivan’s ornament is unmistakably original, but it is not without precedents in the contemporary tradition of the english arts and crafts movement. “the numerous parallels between sullivan’s ornament and the architectural decoration of furness make it clear that sullivan’s ornament came directly from furness and, through him, from earlier ornament by english architects.” the context of his ornament is important as it was seen as a salient amenity for the attraction of tenants to his buildings. for all the “good taste” his ornament might project to the tenant of the 19th century, it situated his design within an anti-classicist categorization out of “good taste” in the 20th century. ironically this change was precipitated by the world's columbian exposition where sullivan was the only american to win a european design medal and the only american to offer non-classically inspired design. the guaranty, for all its evocative general expression of tectonics is equally as evocative at the scale of its modular terracotta components. “here the balance of interest between the individuals and the group to which they belong is precarious, and the sheer number of compositional elements makes it difficult to attend to the individually.\" it is difficult to determine whether the ornament serves to reinforce the building or the building reinforces the ornament. the experiential effect of so much pattern and repetitive design is homogeneity in tension with the expression of individual components. unlike the wainwright building, where ornament is more directly patterned on historical forms and where spandrels are self differentiated, the guaranty is almost brutal in the hierarchical treatment of and expression within its terracotta relief. such conforming treatment is at odds with the supposedly democratic naturalism sullivan claims for the design. especially near the base, ornamental patterns reflect the span and connection of underlying steel members. as the components rise, a rigid pattern is followed, story upon story until the cornice where the pattern explodes into an umbrageous tangle of leaves and vines, encapsulating the windows and reaching outward over the street below. the ornament tells the same story as the theory which created it: bottom, middle, top- light steel skeleton within. the modulating ornament of the guaranty also indicates the evolution of the medium for sullivan as an artist. his initial explorations were inspired directly by contemporary work and historical precedent. eventually his contact with adler and work involving the “engineers aesthetic” led to more structurally expressive forms, and eventually to an art only his own, florid and organic. “from 1885 through 1889 sullivan’s ornament lost much of its former angularity and became more sophisticated and luxuriant.” it is perhaps due to sullivan’s experiences at the ecole des beaux arts that his ornaments as well as his building are given so much expressive and didactic energy. “his evident haste in wanting to set down the architectural vision before it became blurred even in the slightest degree presumably derives from the method at the french school of working from, and staying as close as possible to, the esquisse.” this is an idea he apparently held for designing ornamental elements as well. his sketch for a column capital at the guaranty labeled “finis” indicates the level of development with which his draftsmen began work. while containing some specific information, the sketch indicates more a painterly composition than a design document. curiously, the process of design used by sullivan to create such innovation was precisely that which prevented him from evolving his conception of plan and section to something his “modern” successors would explore. “in embracing the french theories of plan and esquisse, sullivan remained firmly wedded to his time and place. . . by insisting upon the preeminence of plan, he could hardly have begun to imagine buildings with the spatial complexity of a wright or a le corbusier.”","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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