Military Surgical Floor Light from Heraeus Hanaulux London, Germany, 1990s

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An authentic 1990s Heraeus Hanaulux London shadowless surgical lamp, once illuminating an operating room with flawless clarity, upcycled into a … Read more An authentic 1990s Heraeus Hanaulux London shadowless surgical lamp, once illuminating an operating room with flawless clarity, upcycled into a floor lamp on a large wooden Bundeswehr surveying tripod, refinished in the original matte green Bundeswehr camouflage color.

The Heraeus name carries a genuinely long history. The company traces to 1660, when Isaac Heraeus took over a small pharmacy in Hanau, Germany, a business the family ran for generations. In 1851, Wilhelm Carl Heraeus turned that pharmacy's chemistry knowledge into an industrial venture, and in 1856, after years of experimenting, succeeded in melting platinum using a gas burner of his own design, founding what became the first German platinum smelter. from that starting point, the company grew into one of Germany's largest family-owned technology groups, still headquartered in Hanau today. The Hanaulux name reflects that hometown connection, Hanau combined with lux, light.

Lamps in the Hanaulux range were built for exactly the kind of precision the Heraeus name had stood for since the nineteenth century, multiple lamp heads working together to cast light without shadow. The lamp has been mounted on a large wooden Bundeswehr surveying tripod and refinished in matte green, the original camouflage color used on German army field equipment, a deliberate contrast between clinical precision and rugged military history. The original three blue glass lenses remain in place.

The surgical head measures 50 x 50 x 20 cm. Mounted on the tripod, the total height adjusts from 155 to 225 cm.

Suited to collectors of medical and industrial design history and interior designers seeking a genuinely rare conversation piece. This piece has an attribution mark,
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European Plug (up to 250V).The wiring of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise. See less