Ham lamp
The Schinkel lamp is the design of a light pole in street lighting . In some cases, only the filament is labeled in its typical hexagonal shape. The glass surfaces thus represent an upside-down truncated pyramid with a hexagonal base. Some variants have a square base, others an octagonal. The name goes back to designs by Karl Friedrich Schinkel .
In its original form, the lamp with its housing was placed in the middle of the upper end of the mast. There is a symmetrical illumination around the location of the mast. In some applications this is a disadvantage, since the mast is located in the center of the illuminated area and could interfere there. On the other hand, there are the lower costs compared to a whip light .
Examples
Schinkel lamp in the open-air gas lantern museum Berlin
Square lantern at Westermarkt in Amsterdam , Netherlands
Schinkel lamp in the park of Schönbrunn Palace , Austria
Ham lamp with three light bodies
Octagonal shape in the International District, Tacoma , Washington
Paleislantaarn op de Dam, Amsterdam
Cantilever ham lamp at Nordkirchen Castle
Lamp in Košice
Five-headed chandelier in Bratislava
Lights on Gendarmenmarkt - with nine ham lights
Further examples:
