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Lanterns/Fixtures => Vintage => Topic started by: elektro666tech on February 06, 2010, 03:37:37 PM

Title: Polnish classic lanterns
Post by: elektro666tech on February 06, 2010, 03:37:37 PM
In this topic, I want to show you classic lanterns from Poland :)

Firstly lantern which was produced in Poland in K?obuck by cooperative of invalids from 70's, to early 90's. It was made from zinc coated steel, and has long, and short version for 125, 250, and 400Watts Mercury Vapor lamps. It has ORZ3K? mark, and is commonly called coffin cause it has very similar shape :)
Now photos:

Long version

(http://www.lighting-gallery.pl/gallery/image.php?album_id=69&image_id=717)

(http://www.lighting-gallery.pl/gallery/image.php?album_id=69&image_id=718)

And short version

(http://www.lighting-gallery.pl/gallery/image.php?album_id=69&image_id=713)
Title: Re: Polnish classic lanterns
Post by: elektro666tech on February 07, 2010, 07:34:29 AM
Hmm, nobody interested in Vintage lanterns from Poland ?
I have much more photos of classic lanterns from poland, we have high variety of classic lanterns.
Title: Re: Polnish classic lanterns
Post by: FGS on February 07, 2010, 10:15:41 AM
Welcome to Gallery of Lights. I am interested in seeing pictures from other countries as are other members here.
Title: Re: Polnish classic lanterns
Post by: magslight on February 07, 2010, 12:57:10 PM
Very interesting lanterns. Looks similiar to German ones. Have you own lanterns?
Title: Re: Polnish classic lanterns
Post by: Jace the Gull on February 08, 2010, 06:00:35 AM
Members are more likely to see them if they are posted on the gallery instead of the forum. They look really cool. They look similar to some of the older Gas station lights found in USA!
Title: Re: Polnish classic lanterns
Post by: elektro666tech on February 08, 2010, 04:04:15 PM
Next classic lanterns from poland :)
These lanterns were produced by Mesko in Poland in Skar?ysko-Kamienna, they have ORZ6 and ORZ7 mark. ORZ6 is designed for 400W Mercury lamps, and ORZ7 for 250W.
Firstly these lanterns was produced from steel, then from aluminium, they were produced from 70's to early 90's, and commonly called spoons

Early version of ORZ7

(http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/1425/cimg1937rs7.jpg)

First version of ORZ6

(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i134/latarnik220/ORZ7/ORZ7-6c.jpg)

Somebody put in this ORZ6 250W lamp ...

(http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/499/cimg2887rh3fx5.jpg)

Aluminium version of ORZ7

(http://img2.vpx.pl/up/20090703/100_2311.jpg)

(http://img2.vpx.pl/up/20090703/100_2284.jpg)
Title: Re: Polnish classic lanterns
Post by: Jace the Gull on February 09, 2010, 10:31:52 AM
Those are indeed neat!

You should upload the pics in the album going to

http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/upload.php

that's where more people would see it!

I see some are rusty...were they gavelized steel?

Spoons.....I have an American fixture that looks VERY much like a spoon which I will upload sometime in the future!

By the way I brought you here from Youtube right?

-Jace
Title: Re: Polnish classic lanterns
Post by: elektro666tech on February 09, 2010, 12:44:47 PM
Yes, you brought me from youtube :)
Steel version of spoons are made from painted steel, not zinc coated steel like coffins.

P.S. I'm Sorry, but I cannot upload photos to gallery, cause the gallery don't work on my laptop :(
I'll try to fix it.