Author Archives: unodesmoda

An original Australian made 1960’s “Solar Spot” production theatre spot light and vintage tripod converted into a unique home/office floor lamp. This is a metal framed lamp making it much more difficult to polish than the aluminium Strand lamps, but … Continue reading →

Another beautiful Strand Pattern 23 1970’s theatre spot light polished and converted into a magnificent home/office floor lamp. This particular one was in excellent condition to begin with and so has polished up brilliantly. Even the lens has absolutely no chips … Continue reading →

An original 1940’s WW2 large Copper Flood Light converted into an impressive home/office floor lamp on tripod. An ugly duckling turned into a beautiful swan, this WW2 relic had layers upon layers of paint, grit, and grime and even a … Continue reading →

An original Australian made polished 1950’s John B. Masson & Associates Melbourne large classic theatre spot light on a unique polished vintage surveryors tripod. This magnificent piece is my biggest lamp project to date not only for it impressive size … Continue reading →

This is a beautiful UK original Strand pattern 123 theatre light. Polished  to a magnificent shine and placed on a vintage miller photography tripod. The bayonet has been changed to fit regular household globes and the tripod stripped back to bare and polished. The … Continue reading →

An original 1970’s UK Strand production theatre spot light and Miller tripod converted into a beautiful unique designer home/office lamp. A rare original antique relic that has been restored and given a second life. It has been stripped and polished to … Continue reading →

An original custom made lamp, made entirely of retro scrap parts. This lamp was a work in progress as I managed to piece together scrap parts from here and there over time. Once completed, it looked very spaced out so … Continue reading →

An original brass vintage warships deck light converted into a home office floor lamp. The lamp head polished and the high watt globe replaced with a regular household globe. Placed on an antique surveyors tripod with matching brass linkages. A … Continue reading →

An original 1960’s US Bantam theatre stage light and vintage tripod converted into abeautiful home office floor lamp.AThe lamp has been polished back to bare metal. The 500Watt globe & bayonet removed and replaced with a screw in bayonet for … Continue reading →