Mid-West was a top-of-the-line manufacturer who, in their beginning, only cast solid bronze lights that were exceedingly difficult due to

their reticulated surfaces. Casting reticulations, as any casting man will tell you, is darn difficult. Casting material just doesn't

feed a reticulated casting fully unless the gating is extremely accurate, and the skill very precise. So...here we have a pair of top-

of-the-line, near-mint sconces in solid bronze, circa 1935.

Their crackle-glass shades are a little rough where they go into the fitters, but not noticeable when installed.

A reference to Mid-West talks about a board meeting held during the Depression, where some members of the board argued to change their

materials from bronze to cheaper offerings, since they were afraid that customers would not be available to purchase the higher-end

lighting that they made due to the financial downturn of the Depression. The Mid-West CEO/President denied the idea of substituting and

stated that there are always people with money. While they did not stop casting fabulous bronze lights, they did add an aluminum line to

compete with Lincoln Mnf, who was selling to Sears. Sears customers, during the Depression, would not normally come up to the pricing

level of Bronze Materials. The CEO was correct. Mid-West survived the Depression, and was sold a few years back to a large lighting

conglomerate (information courtesy of the Kelly Art Deco Lighting Museum).

We have re-wired these sconces to UL standards with new sockets in our UL shop. Each sconce has a rotary switch. They are ready to

hang with a standard light mounting kit, which we will supply.

Measurements:
•Height: 15"
•Width: 6 ½"
•Projection: 5" from the wall into the room.

Price: $1,485.00 for the pair with their crackle glass shades, plus $25.00 for Ground Shipping within the contiguous 48 states.

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