Deighton-Patmore
Vessels of Light
With Mr. J. Deighton-Patmore's Compliments.
38 Clarges Street, Piccadilly, W.1.
Yellow card covers. 17 x 22 cm. 12 unnumbered pages (6 leaves.) Undated, but circa 1934 as this date appears a couple of times.
Catalogue of lamps designed upon the principles of colour & light as therapy including "The Magic Bowl" or 'Sleep Bowl', The Sun Bowl" and the ''Daylight' Rainbow Bowl'.
J. Deighton-Patmore, the "Magician of Light", " believed that the lamps helped to "restore health & vitality, and calm frayed nerves" and were of "definite aid to those interested in Psychic matters".
A catalogue of lamps for sale alongside articles from 'Psychic News', 'Christian Science Monitor', 'Ideal Home' &, as well as testimonials on the therapeutic benefits of the lamps from satisfied customers.
Plus 14 x 22cm leaflet 'Can Colour Cure?' J. Deighton-Patmore.
Reproduced by courtesy of "Armchair Science."
Leaflet stamped 'Deighton-Patmore Society of Colour, Limited'.
Some creasing and/or discoloured to fore edge of covers & pages of catalogue.
'Nov 1938' 'Consultation £2.0.0.' & 'Treatment £1.1.0 each' penned inside front cover. Lamp prices penned to pages. A little creasing to top of leaflet.
Please see seller's other items for "The Philosophy and Science of Colour" by W. G. Hooper [c.1925].
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