Vintage "Eye-Saver" Cobra Desk Lamp by Faries building 8" W x 5" H

8" W x 5" H

The exact age of this piece is unknown

established in 1862

a now-defunct carbonated beverage/bottling company

modern aesthetic of the era

Vintage "Eye-Saver" Cobra Desk Lamp by Faries building 8" W x 5" Hc. 1930s 1940s; Faries Manufacturing Co. Decatur, IL Streamlined "Eye Saver" desk lamp by Faries, featuring a sweeping cobra form arm and domed reflector shade executed in copper plated steel. The design integrates Art Deco and early Modernist influences, with triple horizontal rib accents on the stem and a brass toggle switch mounted on the base. Compact yet substantial, this lamp embodies the sleek, aerodynamic aesthetic of interwar industrial