I got this little lamp in a box of random dollhouse miniatures mostly from the early 50s...
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| It measures 10 cm |
It is marked Made in England inside the base and "Not for mains use" on the outside of the base (here is a toy manufacturer taking security very seriously for the time). I think it also dates from the early 50s...
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| A thin metal fabric covered wire... |
The lampshade and the base are both hard plastic, the bulb is screwed inside the top of the base and the lampshade is secured in place by two metal rings clipped around the bulb itself...
Later I saw the same lamp in a boxed set :
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| Multum Registered (Made in England) |
As I wondered if Multum was a brand, I did a little research and I found that it is a line of miniature toys made by Ward & Goldstone, a big Lancashire electrical equipment company founded in 1892 which manufactured electrical accessories, cables and vehicle wiring looms and later plastics well into the 1970s ... This is the only example of a set for dollhouses I have found so far - their short lived 50s toy production seems to have been mainly aimed at boys (principally workshop models).
On the box lid the illustration shows the family's father and brother grappling with the assembly, while the dollhouse owner is just watching... I bet that given the chance she could have set it up all by herself...
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| One of the many W&G Ltd factories (Frederick Rd, Salford, Manchester - Lancashire) |
Another dollhouse lamp by the same company...
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