Vintage Philips Infraphil KL7500 infrared lamp

Vintage Philips Infraphil KL7500 infrared lamp. 

This Infraphil KL7500 is the basic model from the 60s and 70s of the last century. Made from cast aluminum, the complete lamp weighs over one and a half kilos. For the first time, a pressed glass lamp with integrated Fresnel lens is used instead of a blown lamp. The lamp is fixed with a clamping edge that falls into a groove on the front. The trade name Philips is in the handle while a foil with the Philips logo on it is glued to the lamp house. There is no type number on the fixture.

This Infraphil KL7500 infrared lamp comes complete with the original box and also has the original manual in five languages, including English, German, French, Dutch and Spanish. The original guarantee certificate is also still present.

• Designer: Charlotte Perriand 
• Manufacturer: Philips 
• Manufactured: 1960 till 1969 
• Country of origin: Netherlands 

A Vintage Design by Philips. 
This Infraphil KL7500 represents the basic design for the 1960's and 1970's. Made from cast aluminum it weighs more than one kilo and a half. For the first time pressed glass with an integrated Fresnel lens is applied. The lamp is fixed with a clamping ring that fits in a groove in the front of the armature. The trademark Philips is integrated into the grip, a foil with the Philips logo adheres on top of the armature. There is no further type indication on the armature.

Royal Philips Electronics registered the brand name Infraphil in September 1945. INFRAPHIL is a combination of INFRAred and PHILips. From 1946, Philips put dozens of infrared lamps on the market around the world.

Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Philips, stylized as PHILIPS) is a Dutch technology company headquartered in Amsterdam with primary divisions focused in the areas of electronics, healthcare and lighting. It was founded in Eindhoven in 1891, by Gerard Philips and his father Frederik. It is one of the largest electronics companies in the world and employs around 105,000 people across more than 60 countries.

The Philips Company was founded in 1891, by Gerard Philips and his father Frederik. Frederik, a Jewish banker based in Zaltbommel, financed the purchase and setup of an empty factory building in Eindhoven, where the company started the production of carbon-filament lamps and other electro-technical products in 1892. This first factory has been adapted and is used as a museum.

In 1895, after a difficult first few years and near bankruptcy, the Philipses brought in Anton, Gerard's younger brother by sixteen years. Though he had earned a degree in engineering, Anton started work as a sales representative; soon, however, he began to contribute many important business ideas. With Anton's arrival, the family business began to expand rapidly, resulting in the founding of Philips Metaalgloeilampfabriek N.V. (Philips Metal Filament Lamp Factory Ltd.) in Eindhoven in 1908, followed in 1912, by the foundation of Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken N.V. (Philips Lightbulb Factories Ltd.). After Gerard and Anton Philips changed their family business by founding the Philips corporation, they laid the foundations for the later electronics multinational.

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