Antique Drill Press Lamp - Steampunk with
Land Rover Timing Cog and Edison Bulb!

Welcome to my listing for this superb free standing steampunk industrial lamp.

This beautiful lamp started life as a "MANCUNA A2X" pillar drill which is around 100 years old.

Mancuna were an engineering company based in Manchester who made precision engineering equipment.

Sadly, when I acquired the drill it had not been looked after for a good number of years and as such was seized, rusty and in need of some TLC.

All components of the drill were stripped down, cleaned and waxed to preserve the heritage of the piece.

Once this was done the rebuild began.  The drill was re-assembled and now works perfectly and could be recommissioned if needed or wanted.

To me the true beauty of the drill is in it's form.  It is a truly wonderful statement of cast iron industrial antique design and because of this I felt it needed to be sensitively re-purposed.

To achieve the finished lamp the original pillar was replaced with a longer piece of steel which was weathered and waxed to perfectly match the original drill.

I am not a fan of wires on a piece and as such all wiring has been hidden and exits the piece through the reclaimed timber base via a rubber grommet.

Initially the piece did not seem completed with just a standard light fitting at the end of the revised pillar.  To overcome this the fitting was machined to fit a salvaged timing cog from a Land Rover Discovery 300tdi which truly completes the overall look.

With the addition of the cog none of the light fitting workings are on show wchi only enhances the overall industrial feel.

One last final touch is the reclaimed timber base which again was stained in a colour we mixed to perfectly match the metal work.

The attention to detail and the hours spent to create this lamp have truly paid off.

This is without a doubt a stunning, and perhaps more importantly, a unique piece, which you will never find again.

Due to the timeless nature of the design this lamp would look perfect in any room as a lamp in it's own right or simply as a conversation piece.

Happy to answer any questions or to provide further photographs should they be required.

Don't miss this opportunity to acquire as beautiful and unique as this.

Thanks for looking.

Shipping Information

Due to the size and weight of the item it will be sent via courier.  Local delivery can be arranged at cost or if you are local collection from Oldham.