On October 04, 1998 @ 21:16, Fil Graff, Guild Secretary wrote:
Nathan: Bradley and Hubbard Mfg. Co. was one of the prime Connecticut metal fabrication firms, best known for their kerosene and electric lamps and fixtures. They advertised "Art Metal Goods." I guess the best known lamp they made was the RAYO. They were located in Meriden, CT, founded in 1854. They did a lot of casting, making grilles for banks, candlesticks, desk sets, andirons and fire sets. They seem (I don't know for sure) to have gone out in the 20's perhaps with the great Crash or the Depression. It is thought that they did most of the cast-iron and cast brass pieces for the other lamp biggies, Plume and Atwood and Miller. There was a lot of exchange betwen the companies, with the specialist making parts on contract for the others. If company A could make it better and cheaper than you could, why not let him! That's pretty brief...catalogue info on B&H is pretty sparse. Rushlight did a reprint of a small pro piece showing the full line in 1993; copies sometimes turn up, but they aren't much use except for curiosity. :: Fil ::
On October 05, 1998 @ 11:12, Steve Peterson wrote:
Took me a bit to find it again, but you should take a look at http://www.si.edu/oahp/spq/spq93p5.htm. This is the '93 Spring Smithsonian Preservation Quarterly and has a small bit on Bradley and Hubbard Manfacturing. - Steve

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