{"product_id":"the-torpedo-scale-lamp","title":"The Torpedo Scale Lamp","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore it measured light, this piece measured weight. At its base sits a genuine antique \"Torpedo\" weighing scale, its cast housing still bearing the maker's name, its heavy iron hinge and locking latch all original, all once trusted to give an honest reading on a shop counter somewhere. That trust now carries a different kind of honesty: real salvaged materials, repurposed without pretense.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the scale's solid body, a single brass pipe rises and branches into three independent arms, each set at a different height and angle, each holding a protective wire cage and a warm, glowing filament bulb. The asymmetric arrangement gives the piece real movement and rhythm, light arriving from three directions rather than one, the cages catching and scattering the glow against the dark, weathered bronze of the scale below. A genuine reclaimed pressure gauge and an operable red valve handle sit at the composition's center, both real salvaged instruments mounted with workshop precision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe contrast is the point: a scale once built for stillness and precision now animated with light and asymmetry, its original maker's branding left fully visible as a quiet signature of authenticity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs with every piece in this collection, the antique Torpedo scale at its heart is singular, sourced once, and impossible to source again in this exact form. This lamp exists in a single edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of a kind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — this exact scale will never be reproduced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecycled Art \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— pipe fittings, gauge, valve, and brackets all reclaimed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandmade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — assembled piece by piece, no two lamps identical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntique \"Torpedo\" weighing scale base\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — original casting, hinge, and latch intact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree independent light arms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — three independent light arms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWire cage shades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — housing exposed Edison filament bulbs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenuine pressure gauge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ered valve \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— recycled industrial hardware, not reproductions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSalvaged brass pipe network\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — hand-fitted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA piece for those who appreciate the honest weight of old objects, where a tool once used to measure now exists simply to illuminate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52628450935071,"sku":"L3002","price":900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/7056\/5151\/files\/L3002-1.jpg?v=1782024035","url":"https:\/\/summerneverends.au\/products\/the-torpedo-scale-lamp","provider":"Summer Never Ends","version":"1.0","type":"link"}