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Frankelite Company Lighting Equipment of Charm, 1926Read all 28 scan pages ↗

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Frankelite Company, Lighting Equipment of Charm (1926). Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University Libraries; digitized by Internet Archive for the Building Technology Heritage Library.

Public domain. Page images are resized derivatives of the complete institutional scan and retain the original typography, model numbers, and page composition.

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Decorative 1920s lighting · 1926

Frankelite Company

Lighting Equipment of Charm

Frankelite called this small book Lighting Equipment of Charm, and the sequence is revealing. Formal chandeliers dominate the opening plates, followed by crystal-hung fixtures, lower ceiling lights, portable lamps, shade holders and fittings, and finally porch and exterior lanterns. It is a compact cross-section of the categories a fixture showroom expected to supply in one coordinated line.

The catalog is valuable for its combinations: each plate groups related chandeliers, pendants, and brackets, while captions preserve catalog numbers, dimensions, finishes, and prices. Those details let a researcher test a proposed attribution against construction and proportion instead of relying only on ornament.

The Avery Library record identifies a 24-page catalog with dimensions and prices. The complete Internet Archive object has 28 scan images including covers and front matter.

Styles in this catalog

Colonial RevivalArt NouveauPan & Slip-Shade Fixtures

Selected pages from the original scan

These are unaltered page compositions from the cited catalog, resized for the web. Open any page to inspect it in the complete institutional scan.

The first fixture plate, combining chandeliers with coordinated wall brackets.
Scan page 4 ↗ The first fixture plate, combining chandeliers with coordinated wall brackets.
Ornate multi-light chandeliers and matching two-light brackets.
Scan page 7 ↗ Ornate multi-light chandeliers and matching two-light brackets.
Revival chandeliers using compact bodies, curved arms, and candle-form sockets.
Scan page 10 ↗ Revival chandeliers using compact bodies, curved arms, and candle-form sockets.
Crystal and glass-hung fixtures photographed against dark panels to show their drops.
Scan page 14 ↗ Crystal and glass-hung fixtures photographed against dark panels to show their drops.
Close-ceiling, semi-indirect, and compact shaded fixtures for lower rooms.
Scan page 17 ↗ Close-ceiling, semi-indirect, and compact shaded fixtures for lower rooms.
A mixed plate of small ceiling fixtures, wall brackets, shades, and utility forms.
Scan page 20 ↗ A mixed plate of small ceiling fixtures, wall brackets, shades, and utility forms.
Portable and floor lamps, including the company's Lumenex lighting unit.
Scan page 23 ↗ Portable and floor lamps, including the company's Lumenex lighting unit.
Exterior wall lanterns and hanging porch lights at the end of the catalog.
Scan page 26 ↗ Exterior wall lanterns and hanging porch lights at the end of the catalog.

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