Street Lamp Posts

Street lamp posts are just another of those objects that are part of our daily life that we pretty much don’t think about. These cast aluminum lamp posts are often those decorative lamp posts that add character to many specialty shopping areas, parks, and neighborhoods.

The antique reproduction street lamp posts are often of Victorian design, set on an ornate round or square base. They may support anywhere from one to five lamps, often with round glass globes.

Not all of these cast lamp posts are antique reproductions. Often they might be ornate, modern designs featuring leaping dolphins or hovering gargoyles. Some feature cast ornamentation such as mermaids, horses and lions.

There are French lamps posts with curlicue decorative elements. The Early American designs tend to be less ornate with more linear, yet with a small bit of embellishment. Probably the most simple antique reproduction street lamp post is the St. Petersburg, proving often simplicity is the most beautiful.

In addition to cast aluminum, street light posts are also made of cast iron or cast steel. No matter how intricate the design elements, metal casting produces exact replications of all these antique lamp posts.

As well as lamp posts, there are matching street clocks and street signs. Many municipalities will install street lamps, and the other coordinated pieces to create a gentile and artful atmosphere for downtown and tourist districts.

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