Marlow and Reade Kelmarsh Solid Brass Articulated Arm with a Counterweight Wall Light Pair

An articulated arm balanced by a solid brass counterweight, the drawing office pattern. The balance means you move it with one finger and it stays put, which no friction joint quite manages.

Turned and machined from solid brass bar in Birmingham, not spun from sheet and not plated steel. The arms run on machined brass knuckles with PTFE washers, so the movement is smooth from the first day and stays that way. Finishes are applied to the metal itself, so a scratch shows brass underneath rather than a different colour. Sold as a pair for either side of a bed.

Specification

• Height, per fitting: 420mm, width 200mm, projection from the wall 220mm to 900mm
• Materials: solid brass throughout
• Finish: living finish, will mellow with handling unless lacquered
• Lamp, per fitting: 1 x E27, maximum 60W, dimmable LED suitable
• Supply: hardwired, 220 to 240V, 50Hz, terminal block behind the backplate
• Switching: rocker switch on the backplate
• Rating: IP20, for dry indoor rooms
• Backplate: round solid brass, 105mm diameter, 8mm thick
• Reach: 220mm to 900mm from the wall
• Weight: approximately 13.6 kilograms for the pair
• Lead time: 2 to 3 weeks
• Sold as a pair

Fitting

This is a hardwired fitting and should be installed by a qualified electrician working to BS 7671. It arrives with a standard round backplate and fixing screws. Wall plugs are not supplied because the right fixing depends on whether you are going into brick, block, plasterboard or lath and plaster. It is a heavy fitting at roughly 13.6 kilograms, so fix into masonry or into a timber noggin behind plasterboard rather than into the board alone.