Best place for sourcing vintage filament lamps, coloured corded flex etc

[Tidy Max]

Alreet chaps.

Does anybody on here have a good contact for reasonably priced filament lamps such as squirrel cage or radio valve style lamps?

 

[JulianC]

Good range of vintage type stuff here: Lighting Design and Restoration Hardware from Lamps and Lights

 

[Tidy Max]

That looks exactly like what i am after.

Thanks very much Julian!

 

[VoltzElectrical]

Not sure if it's what you are after, but TLC do a range decorative filament BULBS.

 

[HandySparks]

Not used them myself, but this lot have some interesting products:

Urban Cottage Industries - the site for quality lighting

 

[Tidy Max]

Yeah i have seen Urban Cottage before, quite pricey though. I am going to make some fittings for our house seeing as i am making everything else!

As always thanks for all of the suggestions.

Somebody told me about something called a 'day off', apparently if i take one i will have time to go round some car boots and charity shops to hopefully find some decent crap to turn into lamps or light fittings!

 

[Andy78]

I priced up making a bespoke 6 pendant fitting for a client before Christmas. I found it all horrendously expensive gear for what it is. I also found trying to source cheaper gear left me looking at Chinese crap probably not suitable for UK use.

I found this place cheapest for lamps though.
Vintage Filament Bulbs

the best site I found for choice was probably the lamps and lights link in the second post.

 

[Tidy Max]

Yeah it certainly isn't cheap!

Everything else in the house is going to be led but over the dining table i want 3 filament pendants and then i may do some more pendants dotted around the landing as we have very high ceilings and i think it will look good! Although i will only let her put them on for special occasions lol

 

[Andy78]

Don't forget to put jam jars round the bulbs for that "vintage" feel.

 

[Tidy Max]

Don't forget to put jam jars round the bulbs for that "vintage" feel.

We are using mason jars

 

[Andy78]

We are using mason jars

That's the beggars.... cheapest at the range if you have a local one.

 

[Tidy Max]

We most certainly do! I only go there for the big bags of honeycomb though lol i will check it out. Thanks Andy!

 

[Fin170]

You can get LED filament styled lamps as well, not tried them yet but they look pretty (won't burn your special expensive flex either, its not made of asbestos anymore!)

 

[Tidy Max]

Oh aye, any pics? i can't possibly see how they would work to be honest!

 

[amlu]

+1 on tlc. quality ones made by compton.

 

[Fin170]

http://www.ledhut.co.uk/4-watt-e27-led-standard-shape-bulb.html

Hoping for a more powerful version though

 

[edrobbo8]

I use Lamps and Lights for flex and lampholders, but Dowsing and Reynolds are also very good - next day delivery and trade discount, just give them a call and say you're a spark and they will give you a trade discount code. Dowsing & Reynolds: Vintage Light Bulbs & Home Décor - Dowsing & Reynolds

Excellent products as well, their 60W filament lamps I used to replace another brand at a hotel, the old brand lasted maximum 2 months, the Dowsing and Reynolds ones are still going 6 months on.

If you are looking for LED filament lamps, try Avantech LED in Birmingham - they are very very good and I have just installed 30+ of their 6W (60W equivalent) and would definitely recommend!

 

[shanky887614]

http://www.ledhut.co.uk/4-watt-e27-led-standard-shape-bulb.html

Hoping for a more powerful version though

if you buy 300 or order enough from them im sure they would make you a batch

 

[edrobbo8]

4 Watt - E27 Filament LED - Standard Shape Bulb

Hoping for a more powerful version though

The 4w one from LED hut isn't that bright, go for a 6w!

 

[dawsirn]

Try Mr Resistor Lighting got a lot of vintage style stuff there

 

[R G]

Christopher Wray is one place that will have what you want , but pricey though , I have a local shop in Kings lynn that can get hold of anything I want , but its a very small business, specialises in lighting only has lots of catalogues , unfortunately the likes of B&Q and the rest have put a lot of them out of business , there used to be lots of these places around ....

 

[davesparks]

I get the decorative filament lamps from my local wholesaler.