Hi all, This is an earlier uknown Lumiere Noel table lamp, and is my latest restoration project. The lamp is made by La Société Industrielle d’Articles d’Éclairage, Paris, with the brand name as "Lumiere Noel". It says Lumiere Noel/Bec Eblouissant , but it is using the well known typical simple Bec Noel burner, with that square housing and rack and pinion needle system. This Noel burner system has been used all along by Lumiere Noel lamps and goes back to the original Ernest Noel 1908/09 FR395623A patent. What is different with this burner opposed most other Lumiere Noel lamps is that this lamp uses a twin burner casting in style of for example Coleman. This burner set up is identical to the burner of the Lumiere Noel "Rafale" lantern, that could be seen on CPL. This lamp is very well built and is kind of a deluxe version with most burner parts nickel plated, even the jet. The exterior style is that of 1920,s American pressure table lamps. Kind of smart solution for this lamp with that low positioned jet and a simple gas burner hole air intake. No need for an air tube as for the American style lamps, which had to handle disturbed air from the high positioned jet and with a dome shade containing the oxygen deficient gases. Gasoline as fuel, 300 CP and probably made from mid to late 1920,s is what I think. No documentation found for this lamp. /Conny The 1908/09 Ernest Noel patent ....
Hello Conny, This lamp is very very interesting and amazing, with its look much more Anglo-Saxon than French! Was there a commercial deal between Lumière Noel and an American manufacturer? probably Maybe something like "Nulite" and "Phare Besnard"? ( peebee)
Hi Serge, It is kind of obvious with the connection Nulite and PeeBee as burner parts are near identical. My Lumiere Noel table lamp have not so much in common with other American burners, except for that shouldered burner casting. The exterior style/design is however a rip off, of the American table lamps. Here new info from Ralph Schoeneborn ....no dating. /Conny
I see Ernest Noel has several other lamp patents. A brilliant engineer. Thanks for another great post Conny.
