How old is my Jieldé lamp?
The very first sketch designs of the label. A number of variants also emerged later. The most famous and most widely used is the label with France in the logo.
Jieldé lamps from 1950
One of the most important characteristics we look at to determine the age of a Jieldé lamp is the label.
The first lamps have an aluminum label, in the colors green, blue, and black. These aluminum plates from 1950 are riveted.
Jieldé lamps from 1980 onward
Later dated Jieldé lamps, from 1980-1986, had a black sticker and were simply designed. These lamps also do not have a metal switch, but one made of black plastic.
Jieldé lamps as they are made today
As of 2000, modern Jieldé lamps have a label with a number, only that, unfortunately, says nothing of the dating of the lamps. The numbers are just batch numbers in the production process.
The Jieldé Signal lamp
In 2003, a replica of the Loft lamp was created, the Signal. A lamp similar to the Loft only smaller. The image to the right clearly shows the difference. The Loft has a reflector with a diameter of 16 cm and the Signal has a reflector of 10 cm, also the arms are smaller and shorter. This Signal is clearly an interior design and not like the Loft a design originally intended as a workshop lamp.
Jieldé lamps made abroad
There are also foreign versions of the Jieldé lamps, fairly rare and special. We know of two, a British version made for British Central Electrical Co. Ltd. (source: vintricity.com).
And a Swiss version the Flurex. This one is also fairly rare and unique. The label shows the month and year of production (date de fabrication), very useful to date the lamp exactly.
