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Reproduced from a c.1926 Virden Company fixture catalog. Published in the United States pre-1929; in the public domain.
Public domain (U.S. publication, pre-1929). Reference images re-photographed for clarity.
Mid-1920s · 1926
The Virden Company
Virden Lighting Fixtures
The Virden Company of Cleveland was a prolific maker of residential fixtures in the 1920s, and its catalog is a favorite reference among restorers because it documents the era's mainstream taste so completely.
Pages run heavily to Colonial Revival candle chandeliers, polished-brass semi-flush fixtures, and the ubiquitous pan light, with pattern numbers that help collectors attribute unmarked fixtures to a maker and year.
Virden's range bridges the warm revival look of the early decade and the first hints of the geometric modern style that would take over by the 1930s.
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