The Baltic city of Gdansk was subject to extensive regeneration following the onslaught of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War; a key company that sprung up during the resultant economic boom was the lighting manufacturer ‘Polam Wilkasy’. With experience in the lighting industry dating back to 1955, they had many years to perfect their industrial lighting designs and as such, by the 1980’s when this pendant was crafted, their expertise in the production of lights for highly industrialised environments had reached a pinnacle.

The rugged sealed enclosure, glass dome and protective cage resulted in a seriously robust fitting which gained the accolade ‘Explosion-Proof’. Salvaged from a decommissioned factory in the Czech Republic, this pendant was one of many stretched along the entire length of a subterranean workers passageway.
In the 80’s, casting moulds were delicate so small imperfections generated through manual cleaning were forever embedded in the surface of the next moulding. During its restoration, the cast aluminium enclosure underwent a sympathetic vapour blasting process which revealed some beautiful surface textures.

This pendant arrives complete with a new ceramic E27 lamp holder, one metre of black cable, one metre of steel chain and a ceiling mounting plate. Complete and ready to hang.

Rewired & PAT tested.
IP20 rated for internal use only.
Height: 280 mm
Diameter: 320 mm
Weight: 4.7 kg