A heavy cast iron sconce light that was once used to indicate whether an elevator was going up or down. When the top globe was lit the elevator was going up, and so on. This is a quality light, finely cast and weighing 5 pounds 10 ounces without the globes.
The ruby grapes and leaf globes are from around 1890, and are vented to allow heat to escape. These were made by Welsbach and are collector's items by themselves. Each globe is 6.5" high and 5" wide at widest point.
This light from the early 1900s has been fully restored. It was stripped to bare metal, primed with an anti-rust primer, then given multiple coats of dead-black. The sockets are two-piece porcelain with hex bases; very hard to find these.
Fitter size is 3.25", standard for this type of sconce.
Specs
17" high with globes
9" extension from wall with globes
3.5" backplate
Weighs 7 lbs 3 ounces with globes
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