1048 - Relco Milano, desk lamp with boom arm and counterweight, metal, silver-coloured and black

Relco Milano, desk lamp with boom arm and counterweight, metal, silver-coloured and black Metal, table lamp, also desk lamp, by Relco, Milan, marked on the power unit in the connecting cable "RELCO", "MILANO-ITALY", rectangular black base with bevelled edges, on the top next to the rod a slide control, vertical silver-coloured round rod, attached to it a boom arm of two parallel round bars, at the short end a black cylindrical counterweight, at the long end a box-shaped shade, black outside, reflective silver-coloured inside, with ventilation slots at the top, below it a short bar, swivelling, function tested, good condition commensurate with age, H. 75.5 cm Relco was founded in 1967 by Giuseppe Pisati to make electronics usable for lighting; the company developed the first triac dimmer, which lighting manufacturers such as Flos and Artemide adopted for their designs. Today the group is based in Buccinasco near Milan, comprises five brands, makes LED drivers, transformers, dimmers and emergency lighting systems as well as more than 500 luminaires of its own, and supplies 74 countries.