Vintage Lane & Co. Van Nuys Calif. Rooster TV Lamp

This 1950’s Rooster TV lamp has brilliant colors wIth the original bulb socket. Amazing coloring & in beautiful condition for its age. No crazing is noted. One very small chip on the bottom edge at base & a paint fleck is noted on the leaves.

Measures: 11" H x 9" long @ base x 2 1/2" D.

History of the TV Lamp from Collector Weekly: “In the 1950s, the first decade of mass television adoption, there was a common belief that watching TV in low light could damage one's eyesight. But early televisions, with their dull luminescence, were best viewed in the dark. So the TV lamp was invented to add a little light to the room & dispel people’s fears. Originally a dime-store item which sold for as little as a $1.50, TV lamps were small figurine lamps styled to look like animals, people, plant life, or other objects. Lacking a shade like a normal lamp, the bulb created a silhouette of the lamp’s shape, casting its illumination on the wall behind the TV to create a kind of a mood lighting.”