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This item will be posted to you by Steampunk Creative Engineering within 3 days of receiving payment.
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Upcycled/repurposed steampunk and industrial themed lighting. All with economical mains voltage LED lamps to help with your bill and save the planet!
I welcome custom orders and commissions so if you have something you would like making, repurposing or restoring, get in touch and let’s talk about what we could achieve.
These AVO Bakelite electrical test meters have such a distinctive gothic look that when I saw this one I knew it would make a stunning conversation piece lamp to gently light your room with a vintage steampunk glow.
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Full description
A wonderfully quirky steampunk-industrial-gothic themed decorative table lamp built into a vintage AVO electrician’s test meter. The serial number on the scale of this meter, a Model 8 mk2 Universal Avometer, indicates it was produced in October 1961. The outer parts are in great condition given its age and industrial use, with very few scratches and scuffs.
I have removed the windings, transformer and internal wiring and converted the meter into a safe and highly decorative table lamp. An ES (E27) lampholder is mounted through the base of the battery compartment so it is hidden inside the meter body with just the globe of the bulb showing. The original DC selector dial is used as a switch for the main lamp. A USB transformer, switched by the AC selector dial, powers the internal blue LED lighting (4 reclaimed fairy lights) and the meter needle which moves when on. Please note that this is not a readout of your mains voltage as it is powered by the transformer through a resistor.
Features;
12”/30cm tall (overall with bulb)
7”/18cm wide
4.5”/11cm deep
Felt feet to protect your furniture.
230v ac mains operation
4.5W LED spiral filament bulb supplied – very economical
Blue LED internal lighting, needle moves when illuminated
2 metres of new, vintage look, antique gold braided flex
Black plug with correct 3A fuse.
Safety tested and certified UKCA compliant
Highly decorative lamp.
Complete, tested and ready for next working day dispatch
Delivery included
Designed by Mick in my workshop in Telford
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