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Original 1227
Songs have been written about it; it has starred in movies and books; and it has illuminated the maps that British bombers navigated during World War II. Of course, this is none other than the original Anglepoise lamp Original 1227.
When George Carwardine was working on a car suspension system in 1930s England, it was obvious to him that he had invented a spring system that could revolutionize much more than the undercarriage world. In 1935, his iconic Original 1227 Anglepoise was released, and since then, the classic architectural lamp has revolutionized lighting to such an extent that it is still copied today. However, there is only one original, and Anglepoise Original 1227 is still unchallenged in design, quality and meaning.
The historic Anglepoise 1227
No other lamp could pose so beautifully without being clamped to the table when the first Original 1227 landed on the shelves of lamp retailers in the UK in 1935. Its directional light made it ideal for desk and workbench tasks, and when World War II broke out, there were advertisements about how good it was as a blackout lamp.
The lamp was produced by the Terry Spring Company, and like so many other British companies, the company helped during the fighting against the Axis powers throughout the war. British bombers were equipped with Original 1227 lamps, and you can almost see British navigators studying German maps in the dark of night to the singing tones of star engines.
Since then, Anglepoise lights have illuminated everything from the BBC in London to pearl gravel workshops and its very own place on a podium at MoMA in New York. Combining unmistakable build quality and miraculous design, George Carwardine has created a true classic in the purest sense of the word. When a downed Wellington bomber was fished out of Loch Ness in Scotland in 1985, four decades after the plane crashed, all that needed changing in the navigator's lamp was the battery. An Anglepoise Original 1227 is a lamp for life.
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