hey Markus

I would probably restore it. If it's a carefull restauration intending to give it back its full glory with modern eletric components, I wouldn't see the harm. Now that is just a personnal point of view and you'll probably get 50% people saying that and the other half being against doing anything to that vintage lamp. It all comes down to what you prefer in the end I think
Thanks for your opinion my friend...
I know asking about someones personal, subjective POV is probably not bringing me one step further ... my bad LOL
While disassembly is proceeding, I find more and more areas, which are nearly impossible to simply "clean" while keeping the original finish. Besides of that, there seems to be a lighter layer of paint brushed (!) over the original bright yellow color. Some areas are very rusty, so bead blasting might be my best choice to prepare the lamp parts for a fresh coat of paint.
Maybe I´ll try my hands at (re-)weathering it as part of the restoration
Here´s some more information about the company, which I found engravings of on the copper mounting plate:
1914 - 1945
Broadbent manufactured centrifuges for the production of explosives and chemicals. With a skilled workforce of 500, the company was also commissioned to support the WWII effort by manufacturing ammunition hoists and midget submarines.
No mentions about them being involved in the construction of the BARTOW lamps (which were produced in the USA)
