Pull Down Lighting
December9
Everyone I knew in the early 70s had one of these lighting fixtures in their dining room or over their kitchen table. The light could be pulled down and had a funky piece of metal in the middle. The one we had eventually rusted a bit and the pull down and up function did not work as well. They also were very easy to dent since they were made from aluminum.
These lamps are sometimes available on eBay and originally sold for $34 to $40. This picture is from a 1961 lighting catalog.
Hey, I remember these! I used to see these fixtures in my grandparents’ house whenever I went there on vacation.
Gramps had one in den where he did wood carving for a hobby and the light would be positioned exactly over the piece he was working on. Sometimes, gramps would forget that he had pulled the light down and hit the light with his head when he straightened up – this was guaranteed to be followed by some muttered curses that would send me giggling and my Gramma into a flood of reprimands!
This really brings back old memories!