Antique Faries Mfg Co. Decatur IL Gooseneck Desk Lamp Art Deco Light - (HISTORY)
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:2950062 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Antique "Faries Mfg Co." Decatur IL .Gooseneck Desk Lamp. Art Deco Light - (HISTORY)Robert Faries contributed one of the nations most important farm inventions, a complicated machine for tying knots in check rower wire used in corn planting. Faries who came to Decatur in 1863, worked several machine shops before devising the wire machine in his basement workshop in 1873. He had a shop call the Decatur Novelty behind his house on E. Herkimer St(Now Grand Ave.) and th...e shop became Faries Mfg.Co.which produced gas-electric lamps for fixtures. Faries also headed Walrus Mfg.Co which was a maker of soda fountains, restaurants and bank fixtures. The later years of his life were give over to nature study and photography.Nice Vintage working Desk Shop light in working condition with expected wear.Selling as Pictured.Please check my other listings for more hard to find items. Thank you for your time!FREE SHIPPING!!😁😀surcharge for Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico
