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Check out this fantastic vintage ships Taffrail Log Spinner Lamp.
 
Since the sixteenth century, sailors had determined vessel speed using a log. This device was basically a rope with knots tied at intervals along its length. With a board attached to one end to create drag, the log-line would be heaved overboard and allowed to run out for a short period of time. The number of knots counted off during that time indicated the speed. (The unit of speed at sea is therefore the knot, one knot being equal to one nautical mile per hour). Logs provided vital information for navigation but were susceptible to a variety of errors, and inventors in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries sought ways to improve their accuracy. Edward Massey, a leading London nautical instrument maker, received the first patent for a successful mechanical log (British patent 2,601, March 24, 1802), and many ships used his firm's "patent logs" throughout the 19th and 20th century. John Edward Massey inherited the business and continued to patent improvements to his father's work.
 
Now a little about the build and restoration
 
This lamp is made from 3 components. A 1950's vintage Brass Taffrail Log Spinner, An aluminium part from a high voltage insulator and some used brass fittings.
 
The traffail spinner was almost black when we acquired it so we gave it a sympathetic clean and light polish. The same was done with the Aluminium insulator part. through some fairly neat modification and construction the two parts were married together to form this superb lamp.
 
For the electrification we used a vintage style bakelite bulb holder. To complete the vintage look we have fitted a vintage an double cross E27 Edison LED bulb . It looks amazing when its lit.
 
To match the lamp we used 1.5 m of period correct vintage braided cable. There is also an inline on and off switch and a UK 3 pin plug. The lamp is earthed for electrical safety and it has been PAT tested.
 
This is a stunning rare light and perfect for a table, sideboard, desk or even as a bedside lamp.
 
Approx Dimensions
 
Height  : 56cm
Width   : 15cm
 
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