Kitchen lamp in the style of Brussels, ERCO, Germany of the 1960s

Height-adjustable kitchen lamp manufactured in the mid-20th century by the german company erco. White lamp, bleached, pressed glass, details made of metal, installation is new, replaced. I assess the condition of the item as very good. Lamp for a single e27 bulb up to 60w. Erco was founded in 1934. By arnold reininger (1907-2003), karl reeber and paul buschhaus in lüdenscheid in germany. The erco company name is the phonetic abbreviation of the founding name "reininghaus & co." The company is still family owned. In the early years, erco produced parts for lamps. In particular, spring-loaded lifting and lowering mechanism. In the 1930s, industrial production of complete luminaires began. After world war ii, arnold reininger and karl reeber continued the company, co-founder paul buschhaus was killed during the war. Famous designers who worked for erco include alois ferdinand gangkofner, roger tallon, ettore sottsass, emilio ambasz, shiro kuramata, giancarlo piretti, dieter witte, yves béhar, knud holscher, franco clivio, naoto fukasawa and many others. The company has been awarded many times thanks to these wonderful artists and the vision of erco. Erco received 88 if design awards.