All Original Vintage 1930s German Kaiser Idell Desk Lamp Bauhaus Pre WWII Table

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All Original Vintage 1930s German Kaiser Idell Desk Lamp Bauhaus Pre WWII Table:
$655.00

Kaiser Idell is the lamp of lamps. Highly adjustable and I believe it may have been the first brand to adopt this now iconic Bauhaus form factor. Clean this lamp up a little and you will have a lamp that makes your desk stand out and get noticed. In Germany, amongst the vintage lamp sellers, the Kaiser Idell is well known and sought after.

A very nice unaltered original vintage example of the classic Kaiser Idell desk lamp from the 1930's. It has light wear, but everything is original. The cord, the plug, the switch, even the little adjustment bolts. It's all original and in working order. Many of these little details are frequently replaced or repaired on many lamps. The cord is a little frayed where it connects to the lamp base; it looks like it is pulled out from the base a bit, which is fairly normal for a lamp that's been in use for going on 100 years. There is a bit of black tape around the cord which should be at least partly inserted into the lamp base. The tape seems to have been to protect the wire rather than being a repair but it would be hard to say without removing it. It may be wise to replace the cord, however, it is so rare to find a lamp in all original condition that I can't bring myself to be the one to do it. Even the markings on the plug date this to around the 1930's and what a unique plug it has. See photos for condition.It does work quite well and a DE-USA vintage looking lamp plug adapter is included,so you can retain the full look and feel of the original lamp while still using it with an American plug.

The plug adapter allows you retain your lamp's European character,plug it into your US outlet, and do both of those with an equally beautiful vintage looking adapter. Besides, German outlets are very satisfying to use: a very stout, definitive plug system. All components of the adapterare newly manufactured based on period 1930's standards. This will work with most German lamps from the 1930's or newer. Some of the earlier lamps might use a less standardized plug which may or may not work with this cord. The style of this plug was standardized in the 1930's and includes grounding tabs which sometimes impede older style plugs.

The adapter is NOT a power converter! It is only for use with lamps. Do NOT use it with other complicated electronics.

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