Antique copper spotlight from General Electric, nickel hydraulic drafting table

Posted by Joel Johnson, June 6, 2008 9:06 AM | permalink

Urban Archaeology, an architectural salvage company, is selling this antique copper General Electric searchlight for $6,500 in their New York showroom. Gorgeous.

There are tons of amazing art deco pieces in their catalog, too. It's worth a browse.

Below, a nickel drafting table from Nike Hydraulics of Sweden, circa 1940. They want almost twenty grand for it.

Catalog Page [UrbanArchaeology.com]

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#1 posted by MarlboroTestMonkey7

, June 6, 2008 12:20 PM

The table is drop dead beautiful!!!!! I want a studio built around it's design.

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#2 posted by artbot , June 6, 2008 2:14 PM

As a former draftsman and old-school technical illustrator, that table is like looking at really really good porn! (if such a thing existed)

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#3 posted by mr.skeleton , June 6, 2008 6:17 PM

anyone in SF who likes this sort of thing should pay a visit to X21 Modern, on Valencia and 20th. killer stuff. in fact they have a General Electric Nautical Spotlight!

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#4 posted by stratosfyr , June 6, 2008 6:38 PM

That table is gorgeous.

The searchlight needs a bat.

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#5 posted by Frank_in_Virginia , June 7, 2008 7:15 AM

Agreed all. I want the table in the middle of my living room with the GE spotlight shining on it.

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#6 posted by Frank_in_Virginia , June 7, 2008 7:22 AM

@3 Great link, thanks.

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#7 posted by kaiza , June 8, 2008 7:01 AM