Vintage Benjamin enamel light shade 1940s/50s original not reproduction! Stunning condition normally badly dented and rusted some minor age related marks 
46 cm wide 38 cm tall would look fabulous in a Contemporary house will require rewiring bulb etc 
Some age related wear 
The history of Benjamin lights is marked by the company's founder, Reuben Berkley Benjamin, who was a prolific inventor in the field of electric lighting: 
Founding
In 1898, Benjamin founded the Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Company in Chicago, Illinois. 
Patents
The company filed its first patent for an electric lamp socket in 1898. 
Expansion
The company grew rapidly in popularity and expanded throughout the United States and Canada, and eventually to England. 
R.L.M. enamel shade
Benjamin's R.L.M. enamel shade was a highly influential design that is now considered the classic industrial enamel. 
Non-contact fire alarm horns
The company introduced a series of non-contact fire alarm horns in the early 1920s. 
Industrial lighting
Benjamin Electric Ltd. described itself as a "pioneer of scientific industrial lighting". 
Equipment for ships and aircraft
Benjamin equipment was used in the cockpits, landing lights, and identification and signaling lamps of most types of fighters and bombers.