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  2. Anglepoise lamp - Wikipedia

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    Close-up of the springs on an Anglepoise 90 lamp. A key feature of the Anglepoise design and patent is the placement of all springs (either three or four) near the base. [13] The design was extensively copied by other companies, usually in simplified form, and is still in use. Some derivatives use a heavy balance weight instead of the springs.

  3. Jac Jacobsen - Wikipedia

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    In 1937, he developed the Luxo-L1, a balanced-arm lamp. Today, the lamp is part of various exhibitions in museums around the world, as the lamp is being seen as an example for classic lamp design. The L1 construction principle is based on the Anglepoise lamp, developed by George Carwardine in 1933. Jacob Jacobsen lived to be 95 years old and ...

  4. Balanced-arm lamp - Wikipedia

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    The lamp designed by Edouard-Wilfrid Buquet in 1927 works in this way. The lamp is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. The two axes have a different angle, and this has some advantages. Lamp-cap x fore-Arm = Arm x Small weight (Lamp-cap + Small weight) x upper-arm = Arm x Big weight.

  5. Luxo - Wikipedia

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    In 1937, Jac Jacobsen, the founder of Luxo, invented the Luxo L-1 lamp (a modification of the earlier Anglepoise lamp). The lamp, a type of balanced-arm lamp was the inspiration for the 1986 animated short film, Luxo Jr., by Pixar Animation Studios. [3] The short subsequently became the subject of a lawsuit from Luxo. [4] [5]

  6. His great-grandfather was a famous artist. This craftsman is ...

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    That’s a sentiment that resonates with “Potheads” Glen Blount and Chuck Kaylor, who run the Instagram account eastforkpotheads, one of more than 50 active fan pages for East Fork’s pottery

  7. A Decade-Old Reddit Post Inspired the Viral 'Lamp Looks Weird ...

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    The "lamp looks weird" trend originated from an old Reddit post by an anonymous user who experienced a lifetime of memories in a span of a few moments after sustaining a head injury.. In the story ...

  8. Kenneth Grange - Wikipedia

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    Kenneth Henry Grange was born on 17 July 1929, in east London. [4] His mother, Hilda (née Long), was a machinist and his father, Harry, a policeman. [5] The family moved to Wembley, north London at the outbreak of the second world war, where his father was a bomb disposal officer.

  9. The Hidden Meaning Behind Purple Fence Posts and the ... - AOL

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    Painting a fence post purple sends a clear message to keep out of a property without relying on the actual words. Unlike a sign that can become stolen or unreadable over time, the purple paint ...