Cart (0)The Menlo: Arriving May, 2010
Industrial Strength Genius
That's what we thought when we saw this drawing in an old lighting catalog. This classic turn-of-the-20th century design was popularly known as a "cluster" fixture. In the early 1900s it took a cluster of exposed carbon-filament bulbs to properly light a work area. Most manufacturers offered variations on this theme, combining as many as seven sockets with large reflector shades made of opal glass, metal or mirrored segments.
- Era: 1905-1915
- Historical Style: Classic
Credit: The Dale Company
About The Name
Our Ceiling fixtures are named for streets and neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon, and Menlo Avenue is right off a beautiful boulevard that looks over the Willamette River. But there's also a nod to history in the name. Thomas Edison was known as the "Wizard of Menlo Park", which was the New Jersey site of his home and laboratory where he experimented with incandescent light bulbs.
Make It Your Own: Choose from 13 Finishes
Contest Rules
- Entries were accepted until May 4, 2010.
- Only one entry per person.
- Winner selects ONE fixture in finish of his/her choice.
- Read full contest rules.
