Large Brass Wall Light

with warm Opaline glass shade,

by

Idman Oy, Finland

Karl Hjalmar Idman (1872-1924) started his business with a shop in 1897. At first he sold lamps, glass, porcelain, restaurant supplies and oil lamps.

In 1919 he sold his shop in the city of Pori and moved back to the Finnish capital Helsinki were he started his lighting company Hjalmar Idman Oy in 1920. His associates were Einar Ahlström and Jalmari Ahlström.

Hjalmar Idman Oy mainly sold crystal glass. When Hjalmar Idman died in 1924, his wife Astrid Idman sold the shares to Ahlström and continued working for the company. The Hjalmar Idman Oy name was kept and the name switch to Idman Oy took place in 1928.

In the early 1930s the wholesale of electrical supplies imported from Germany began. At the end of the decade Idman Oy started producing its own lighting and also began manufacturing incandescent light bulbs. In 1932, the subsidiary Neonteho started making neon signs. The company was owned by Idman Oy  and Jalmari Ahlström. After Ahlström’s death in 1944 the plant was closed and was merged with Idman Oy.

made by Idman, Finland, 1950/60s

Materials Brass and Glass

W18 D 21 H 34 cm