Bradley and Hubbard
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Bradley and Hubbard
by Nathan Mckenzie (internut@epix.net)
Posted: October 04, 1998 @ 20:10.
When and where were B@H lamps made? What other products did they
make? Thanks for this and my previous answer.
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On October 04, 1998 @ 21:16, Fil Graff, Guild Secretary (fgraff@comcast.net) 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 ::
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On October 05, 1998 @ 11:12, Steve Peterson (speterson@inficad.com) 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