💡 Philips Infraphil KL7500 – 1960s Heat Lamp with Retro Charm
SKU: VL-5285-25Robust Design, Industrial Elegance – A Philips Classic for Enthusiasts
✅ Short product description:
🔸 Solid construction
Cast aluminum housing with an innovative pressed glass lamp and Fresnel lens – groundbreaking at the time, now iconic.
🔸 Subtle Philips details
The brand logo engraved on the handle and a classic Philips sticker on the lamp housing.
🔸 Heavy and sturdy
Over 1.5 kilos of pure functional vintage design. Built to last – clearly made to endure.
🔸 Good condition
Authentic signs of use matching its age, fully functional technically.
👉 A great addition for design lovers, collectors, or fans of industrial design.
📋 Detailed product information:
- Manufacturer: Philips
- Production date: 1960 - 1965
Product description:
The Philips Infraphil KL7500 is a vintage infrared heat lamp produced between 1960 and 1965. This classic was designed for functional home use and is characterized by its pressed glass lamp with integrated Fresnel lens – at the time an innovation in heat treatment technology.
The lamp is made from cast aluminum, providing a solid and durable construction. The model weighs over one and a half kilos. It is secured in place with a metal clamp ring that fits neatly into a groove on the front.
The Philips logo is integrated into the handle, and a characteristic logo sticker is attached on top of the lamp housing. The model lacks a type number – typical for this version.
Historical context: Infraphil & Philips
The name Infraphil was registered by Philips in 1945 – a combination of infrared and Philips. In the following decades, dozens of heat lamp models were released, including this KL7500 as a base model in the 1960s and ’70s.
According to some sources, this model was partly designed in the style of French designer Charlotte Perriand, known for her sober, functional designs with a human-centered vision.
Philips started in 1891 in Eindhoven as a manufacturer of carbon filament lamps and grew into a global brand, thanks in part to continuous innovation through the famous NatLab.
Dimensions:
- Height: 24 cm
- Length: 20 cm
- Width: 17 cm
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TAGS
Vintage, Philips, Infraphil, KL7500, infrared lamp, heat lamp, retro, 1960s, industrial design, functional design, medical lamp, Charlotte Perriand style, cast aluminium, Dutch made, Philips design, vintage lighting, therapeutic.
Country of origin
Place of origin: Eindhoven. Philips produced the Infraphil heat lamps during that period in Eindhoven, where its headquarters and production and development facilities (such as the NatLab) were located.
Kind of object
A functional and robust infrared heat lamp from the 1960s, designed for therapeutic use and featuring an industrial vintage design.
Theme
Vintage lamp, retro lamp, infrared lamp, heat lamp, Philips lamp, medical lamp, industrial lamp, 1960s lamp, designer lamp, old-fashioned lamp, metal lamp, heat therapy, therapeutic lighting, collectible, Philips vintage, functional.
Category
Vintage lighting, lamps.
Color
Beige-white lamp housing, red lamp, metal (aluminum-colored) details.
Publisher
N.V. Philips
Manufacturer
Philips Infraphil KL7500
Brand
PHILIPS
Material
Metal (cast aluminum), Bakelite (handle), glass (pressed glass lamp with Fresnel lens).
Particularities
First introduced with a pressed glass lamp and integrated Fresnel lens, in a robust design made of cast aluminum with a Bakelite handle and distinctive Philips details.
Era
Mid-century modern (circa 1960–1965)
Quality
Good vintage condition with normal signs of use and age; fully functional technically.
Height
24,00 cm
Lenght
20,00 cm
Width
17,00 cm
Shipping method
Parcel post with track & trace
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