Marlow and Reade Milbourne Solid Brass Heavy Bracket with Rise and Fall Wall Light Plug In

A wall bracket with a rise and fall movement in the column, so the head travels 250mm vertically. It was drawn for a kitchen over a worktop and turns out to be just as useful over a desk.

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. Supplied as a plug in fitting with a two metre braided flex, a moulded UK plug and an inline switch.

Specification

• Height 520mm, width 220mm, projection from the wall 340mm
• Materials: solid brass throughout
• Finish: living finish, will mellow with handling unless lacquered
• Lamp: 1 x E27, maximum 60W, dimmable LED suitable
• Supply: plug in, 2 metre braided flex with a moulded UK plug fitted
• Switching: inline rocker switch on the flex, 400mm from the fitting
• Rating: IP20, for dry indoor rooms
• Backplate: round solid brass, 105mm diameter, 8mm thick
• Reach: 340mm from the wall
• Weight: approximately 8.0 kilograms
• Lead time: 2 to 3 weeks
• Sold singly

Fitting

This is a plug in fitting, so no electrician is needed. Two keyhole slots on the backplate take a pair of screws, and the flex drops from the lower edge of the backplate. If you would rather run the cable down inside the wall, an electrician can convert it to a hardwired fitting and the flex simply comes off. It is a heavy fitting at roughly 8.0 kilograms, so fix into masonry or into a timber noggin behind plasterboard rather than into the board alone.