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Materials: Round chromed metal (iron) base. Cast iron counterweight inside. Chrome rod & parts. Chrome joint. Adjustable tubular & conical lampshade. Some metal parts. Bakelite E27 socket.
Lampshade: ∅ 12 x 25 cm / 4.72 x 9.84”
Height: 61 cm / 24.01”
Base: ∅ 17 cm / 6.69”
Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
No specific type of light bulb is required; different types can be used.
Period: 1960s, 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: To be appraised.
Manufacturer: Gebrüder Cosack – Gecos, Neheim-Hüsten, Germany.
Other versions: This 1960s chrome Cosack desk lamp exists in several versions. Other lampshades were used with the same base & rod. Also floor and wall lamps exists.
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The GebrüderCosack (Gecos) company was founded in1848 as a metal processing plant in Neheim-Hüsten, Germany byEgon, Friedrich andTheodor Cosack together with Gottliebe Tappe. It was named Metallwarenfabrik Tapp + Cosack. In the beginning they made liturgical items, crosses and upholstery nails made of brass and they also produced kerosene lamps. Later the company came to the production of electric lamps.
After the Second World War Cosack pursued a modern direction. A best seller were copper lighting for restaurants. It is said that the company was declared bankrupt in 1984, but the last catalogue I have (1989 -1990) was published in 1989.
Best known designers: Gottfried Stürzenhofecker, K. H. Kinsky,Hans Wilfried Hegger, Hans-Joachim Groth, Burkhard Panteleit, Joachim O. Becker, Prof. Friedrich Becker, Waldemar Rothe and Jan Armgardt.
Gebrüder Cosack (Gecos) received 15 iF Design Awards.
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Sinds 28 jul '26
Zoekertjesnummer: m2425138756