aka "the french key"
&
triplex telescopic lamp."
Johan Petter Johansson
December 12, 1853–August 25, 1943
Swedish Inventor and Industrialist
Johan Petter Johansson eventually decided to start his own business and, in 1886, moved to Enköping where he started "Enköpings Mekaniska Verkstad" (the Mechanical Workshop of Enköping) which quickly became a successful venture.
It was during the years in his workshop that he invented theadjustable spanner and the pipe wrench . In 1890, B.A. Hjort & Company agreed to distribute his tools worldwide under the "Bahco " trademark. The Bahco tools became greatly successful, and the company is still in operation and has manufactured over 100 million wrenches to date.
It was during the years in his workshop that he invented the
Triplex Telescopic Lamp
1930's.....
Painted metal extending and adjustable wall or ceiling lamp.
This example very unusual, with detachable shade. In 1916 he founded the Triplex Factory.
In the mid twenties, Alvar Aalto used this lamp in his interiors.
Also, widely used in interiors at the Stockholm Exhibition 1930...
detail....
Johan Petter Johansson
"the adjustable spanner
aka "the french key"
&
triplex telescopic lamp."
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