shops Walter Von Nessen, Koch & Lowy style articulating brass desk light. This lamp is unmarked, except for top joint - OMI. As found, fair vintage condition with age appropriate wear in working order. The lamp has some scratches to brass plating along with a lot of oxidation and discoloration (see photos) to brass plating with no dents. All articulating movements work and shade is a little loose plus the inside white paint has yellowed, is chipped on edges and by fitting next to the porcelain socket. Felt pad on bottom of base.
Size: approximately 10-7/8"H • 18-1/4"W closed and fully extended is 26"W with a 8-3/16" diameter base
Excerp from Vintageinfo: The OMI company is Otto Meinzer GmbH & Co Metallwarenfabrik from Iserlohn in Germany (Otto Meinzer Iserlohn). It is a manufacturer of chromed or brass joints for the lighting industry. The joints are marked with the OMI mark. This lamp is marked (see photo) on the joint as OMI. The company was founded more than 50 years ago. They never produced lamps. Koch & Lowy along with others used OMI joints for their lamps. Koch & Lowy is a lighting manufacturer.
Product code: Walter Von Nessen Koch & shops Lowy Style Articulating Brass Desk Light