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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SBSVC, post: 86549, member: 136&quot;]Every reference I&#039;ve found in a cursory search for <i>Leader Lamp</i> has been from the 1940&#039;s. That&#039;s not a definitive search, by any means, but the 1940&#039;s seems to have been the heyday of the company.</p><p><br /></p><p>The June 1941 and January 1942 issues of the <b><i>JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND OPERATORS </i></b>(from <i>The Electrical Workers Journal</i>, 1200 15th St, Washington, DC) each include a “cooperative manufacturers” listing for: </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Leader Lamp Co, 79 Crosby St, New York City. </b></p><p>(Note: this address, just east of SoHo in lower Manhattan, is currently home to a luxury boutique hotel.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The listings are in the category <i>Lighting Fixtures and Lighting Equipment. </i>(You can see copies of the listings if you search for <i>&quot;Leader Lamp&quot; 79 Crosby St, New York City</i>.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Various 1943 publications (including <i>The Wave</i>, Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY, April 15, 1943) include mention of Leader Lamp Mfg Co, as a claimant in the settlement of an estate.</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn&#039;t find anything definitive about Leader either before or after the 1940&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m just wondering if that helps to date your fixture in any way.</p><p><br /></p><p>-C-[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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