Luxmen Lighting
From Replication, to Restoration, Fabrication, Design, and Finishing. We have Researched and Developed many authentic methods and designed to create authentic style Lighting.
Luxmen Lighting,
Madison Kirkman Here, I’ve started a new business that handles mainly Oil, Gas, and Early Electric Lamp Restoration, as well as Lamp and Hardware Replication. Follow us on Facebook and other Social Media Accounts for more posts about my projects and a website will also be started soon.
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Craftsmanship
At Luxmen Lighting, we focus on restoring and crafting high-quality railroad oil lamps. Made from heavy brass and bronze, these lamps were built to endure railcar conditions while offering exceptional brightness. We use traditional techniques and materials to maintain their original design, whether restoring an antique or building a replica.
Historical Accuracy
As collectors of antique railroad lighting, we prioritize historical accuracy. Utilizing our collection of rare catalogs and committing intense research, we replicate lamps to within 99% of how the originals were built. We do not like cutting corners in our replication as each time you do, it diminishes the feeling of authenticity. When in the course of a restoration of a railcar, finding original lamps is not possible, we have taken only 1 photograph and 1 catalog to replicate an Entire Chandelier, and it is the spitting image of it. (That is our #586 Center Lamp if you are interested in looking at it.)
Our Thought Process
If asked to design a lamp from scratch, our top priority is ensuring it looks like it could have existed in the era it's set in. We use authentic components such as oil lamp burners, fuel caps, and soldered construction to achieve this. Replicating these lamps is crucial because originals are rare, and finding multiples for thematic settings or restaurants is nearly impossible. For clients seeking matching, historically accurate lighting, we offer custom designs that meet their needs with both authenticity and craftsmanship.
Latest Project
The Minnesota Transportation Museum is restoring James J. Hill's Private Railcar, the A-18. The original Adams & Westlake Fleur De Lis Pattern Chandeliers are long gone from a revamp of the coach in the 1920's/30's so to take the car back to how it was built in 1899, these Chandeliers, the highest quality pattern you could purchase back in the day, need to be replicated. We have scanned what pieces and parts we have found, and have to model the rest to have them cast, machined, and then assembled, polished, and finished. It is no small task.
Lamp shown in Rendering is a Work in Progress and no yet complete.