Has anyone ever heard of this old lamp brand?

[PeterG]

...Irvin Martin Lighting of England.
See picture - a real mystery...
Would love to know more about this, including if good quality or not...
Google search yields nothing

[Danny]

It looks a fairly modernish lamp maybe 1990s?

[PeterG]

It looks a fairly modernish lamp maybe 1990s?

Yeah I can't make my mind up on it. There isn't even a record online of any company by that name that I can see. Very odd

[Danny]

Interesting, a rather nice looking lamp none the less ! Wonder if it is a re badged thorn OR Philips

[PeterG]

Could be. The boxes they come in have no markings on them. I'd just love to know the history of them as they're British made ....well, apparently anyway!

[Slyspark]

I'd have a look here:

http://www.irvinemartinlighting.co.uk/

[PeterG]

I'd have a look here:

http://www.irvinemartinlighting.co.uk/

From the website:
"Unfortunately the Company Irvine Martin Lighting Ltd has now ceased trading. Irvine Martin Lighting manufactured some superb moulded illuminated decorations and festive garlands"

FFS - what a friggin tragedy - yet another great British firm manufacturing iconic stuff just gone. That explains it. Terrible waste

[Slyspark]

Yup, remaining stocks being sold off there....

Sadly, large, blow-moulded X,as lights fell out of fashion.

[PeterG]

Yup, remaining stocks being sold off there....

Sadly, large, blow-moulded X,as lights fell out of fashion.

Danny makes a good point - perhaps those lamps are rebranded thorns or something. I might phone the company number and ask them...

[Andy]

Hi Peter,

I have a couple of coloured lamps in this brand and have added one to the gallery just now.
They appear to be well made lamps but I don't know who made them either.
I wonder if James might know?