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The 1227 Anglepoise was released in 1935. It was primarily manufactured for the home and proved to be extremely popular. [10] The 1227 was hugely promoted by the Terry Spring Company and when England declared war on Germany on September 3 1939 the company ran an advert on the same day describing it as the "ideal blackout lamp". [11]
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Some one keeps adding "a change this image " tag to the anglepoise image here. I am removing the tag for these reasons (1) It's a promotinal use image. (2) It is a photo of the first production Anglepoise lamp and as such would be quite difficult to come accross today. To clarify: it is a specific model from the Anglepoise company.
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