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Model 1187 Ceiling Lamp by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Ceiling mounted by a cylindrical brass canopy, wire length is slightly adjustable with wire pulley detail
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Paavo Tynell Brass Counterweight Chandelier for Taito Oy
By Idman, Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Glendale, CA
using its ingenious counterweight and pulley system. Known variously as model numbers. J 1965 and 10202
Category

1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Schooner Yacht Dauntless Mast Head
Located in Norwell, MA
brass pulleys are used to feed lines to raise pennants and signals. Dauntless was built in 1866 by
Category

1860s American Used Pulleys

Materials

Wood

Hindu Deity Miniature Sculptures, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
. The bottom part of each sculpture has a gyrating double bell that serves as a pulley. Mounted on
Category

1890s Thai Other Used Pulleys

Materials

Bronze

On hold Six Edward Wormley Dining Chairs Dunbar
Located in Atlanta, GA
blend fabric with subtle embossed pattern. Back of the seat feathers a bronze pulley bar. Beautiful
Category

1950s Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Rise Fall Chandelier w/ Decorative Torpedo Shades
Located in San Francisco, CA
lovely diffusion. The height can be adjusted with the weighted brass and rope pulley system. 5" depth x
Category

Early 1900s Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

British 1950 s Modern Suspension Hoop Chandelier
Located in Hanover, MA
suspended from a brass ball canopy by five lengths of cotton pulley cord. This fixture is
Category

1950s British Used Pulleys

Materials

Aluminum

Florian Schulz "Posa" Double Counter Balance Pendants
By Florian Schulz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
two brass pendants suspended, each with their own very heavy brass ball counter balance pulley system
Category

1970s German Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian 14 Karat Yellow Gold Turquoise Pearl Pendant Earrings
Located in New York, NY
these earrings are almost mechanical, as if inspired by pulleys and wheels. The tops are a wheel with
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Used Pulleys

Materials

Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Paavo Tynell Brass Counter Balance Pendant Lamp
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Astoria, NY
, including a unique pulley, to adjust the height of the light fixture from the ceiling, which suspends a
Category

1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Italian Wall Light by Arredoluce Almond Green Metal 60s Swing E187
By Arredoluce
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
counterweight in solid brass, shade in almond green lacquered metal. Counterweight and pulley to modulate the
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass, Metal

Donald Deskey Fireplace Screen and Mounted Tools, Andirons, Modernist, Bennett
By Donald Deskey, Bennett Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Fireplace screen with pulley system to open and close in wrought iron and brass with tools mounted
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron

Antique Victorian Cranberry Pineapple Parlor Oil Lamp Pendant Light Chandlier
Located in Dayton, OH
retracted up via concealed pulleys to access the oil reservoir / bulb socket while the shade remains in
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Hand Crank News Reel Camera - Movie Prop
Located in Peekskill, NY
tall and can be raised to 66 inches. The crank works and turns the belt and film pulley. What a great
Category

1930s American Industrial Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

Tool for Revealing Lost Information, wall sculpture by Lawrence LaBianca
Located in Wilton, CT
 hinges and pulleys, in intriguing ways that create insightful messages about out role in the natural
Category

1990s Contemporary Used Pulleys

Materials

Steel

L Arc by Robert Sonneman MCM Large Adjustable Height Rotating Arc Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
design of Robert Sonneman. This special arc lamp features a very adjustable design with a pulley system
Category

20th Century Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

Early Ornate Industrial Pedestal Table
Located in Peekskill, NY
I'm told that this is a base for a grinding machine. The pulley wheel at the bottom was obviously
Category

Early 20th Century American Used Pulleys

Materials

Marble, Iron

Victorian Toy Stable
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
with a working hoist from ground floor to hay loft by means of 4 pulleys and a brass winding reel, 3
Category

Early 1900s English Victorian Used Pulleys

Materials

Pine

18th Century French Tall Case Clock
Located in Doylestown, PA
is driven by weights and pulleys. The clock is from the collection of Pierre Moulin and Pierre
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Used Pulleys

Large Historic Tug Boat Signal Bell
Located in Peekskill, NY
contraption with springs, pulleys and cables. The bell has a double hammer and can be a bit loud. Not unlike
Category

19th Century American Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Vintage English Tennis Posts (Priced as a Pair)
Located in Austin, TX
winding lever (tennis net tensioner) with pulley wheel of brass. Marked on brass plate: Made in England
Category

Early 20th Century English Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Early Ornate Industrial Pedestal Table
Located in Peekskill, NY
I'm told that this is a base for a grinding machine. The 18 inch pulley wheel at the bottom was
Category

19th Century American Used Pulleys

Materials

Marble, Iron

Paavo Tynell A1942 Counterweight Pendant for Taito Oy
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Glendale, CA
executed in brass, and can be raised and lowered using its ingenious counterweight and pulley system
Category

1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1940s Paavo Tynell A1942 Counterweight Pendants for Taito Oy
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Glendale, CA
pair is executed in brass, and can be raised and lowered using its ingenious counterweight and pulley
Category

1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Collectible Midcentury Bird Hunting Call Hunter, 1950s
Located in taranto, IT
pulley makes the wings move, perfectly simulating the flight of birds Very beautiful ! The call is
Category

1950s Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

Italian Wall Light Gino Sarfatti Style from the 60 s with Beige Metal Shade F241
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
arms and counterweight, beige lacquered metal shade. Counterweight and pulley to modulate the height of
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass, Metal

Prisoner of War Style Ship Model
Located in Norwell, MA
to pulleys. Hull is mounted onto an inlaid base with bone gallery. Expertly crafted and mounted into
Category

Early 1900s European Used Pulleys

Materials

Wood

Suspension Light by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Suspension Light by Stilnovo. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. A pulley system
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Large Mid-Century Teak and Sisal Cord Hanging Pendant Lamp attributed to Temde L
By Temde Leuchten
Located in Zaandam, NL
different shape. This lamp is in great vintage and original condition. There is a pulley fitted inside the
Category

1960s Swiss Space Age Used Pulleys

Materials

Rope, Teak

Ufo pendant by Gaetano Scolari for Stilnovo, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Brussels, BE
, complemented by intricate wire pulley details. We have two of these pendants available. Additionally, a
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

1940s Paavo Tynell A1942 Counterweight Pendants for Idman Oy
By Paavo Tynell, Idman Oy
Located in Glendale, CA
ingenious counterweight and pulley system. Manufactured by Idman in the early 1950s, this is a fine stamped
Category

1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1940s Paavo Tynell A1942 Counterweight Pendants for Idman Oy
By Paavo Tynell, Idman Oy
Located in Glendale, CA
ingenious counterweight and pulley system. Manufactured by Idman Oy in the late 1940s or early 1950s, this
Category

1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Florian Schulz "Posa" Double Counter Balance Pendants, 1970
By Florian Schulz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
two brass pendants suspended, each with their own very heavy brass ball counter balance pulley system
Category

1970s German Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Brass Wall Lamp Model 2061 by Gaetano Scolari for Stilnovo, 1954
By Gaetano Sciolari, Stilnovo
Located in Renens, CH
composed of a telescopic arm and a pulley system with a counterweight which allows to adjust the height of
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Solid elm floor lamp with pleated paper shade, France, circa 1970
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
height through a pulley system. The shade, in pleated paper with a honeycomb effect, diffuses a soft and
Category

Mid-20th Century French Space Age Used Pulleys

Materials

Elm, Paper

Vintage Handcrafted Pond Sailboat with Red Sails, Mid-20th Century
Located in Northport, MI
lend an industrial character, while the natural wood deck and handcrafted pulleys suggest meticulous
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

1950s Paavo Tynell Brass Counterweight Chandelier for Taito Oy
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Glendale, CA
. It can can be raised and lowered using its ingeniously designed counterweight and pulley system
Category

1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Japanese Antique Cabinet / Storage / Taisho Period / WabiSabi Japandi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
door is aligned on the shelf board so that you can see the decoration from the glass door. A pulley
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Used Pulleys

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Han Dynasty, Chinese Green Glazed Pottery Model of Well with Dragon Heads
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese green glazed pottery model of well with dragon heads, a tiny pavilion housing pulley on top
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Used Pulleys

Materials

Pottery

Bieffe Architects Drawing Board, Desk, Joe Colombo
Located in Leicester, GB
pulley mechanism is in good order and the original rule is in place. Modern minimal design at its best
Category

1980s Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

Stilnovo Adjustable Wall Light Model 2061
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
brass arm, black enameled metal shade, and counterbalance pulley mechanism for raising and lowering the
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass, Metal, Aluminum

Italian, Milanese, Etruscan Revival Carved Wood Vessels/Lanterns (2 Available)
Located in Atlanta, GA
red, these wonderful vessels were raised and lowered by rope on a pulley, the collector with three
Category

1860s Italian Egyptian Revival Used Pulleys

Materials

Wood

Antique French Toy Crane, c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
degrees on the base. Both cranks work properly and the crane could be re-roped through the pulleys to
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

Unusual Pair of Mounted 18th Century Wrought Iron Brackets from France
Located in Dallas, TX
small ring has a floret center with a pulley attached on the back side. The pulleys could have been used
Category

18th Century French Used Pulleys

Materials

Wrought Iron

Gerald Thurston Solid Copper "Egg Pendant" Retractable Light for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
which has an interior pulley system for adjusting the height up and down. The top has a copper canopy
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Copper

Adjustable Bigo Compression Floor Lamp for Valenti, Italy, circa 1980
By Valenti
Located in London, GB
pulley system. The shade can also be turned either way around for up-lighting or down-lighting with two
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Steel

Very Rare Transformation Secretary, Commode, Empirestyle, Circa 1890
Located in Greven, DE
, tapered square legs stand in brass sabots. Absolutely rare piece of furniture with extraordinary pulley
Category

Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Used Pulleys

Materials

Mahogany

Italian "Sette Magie" Floor Lamp, Massimo Lella Vignelli for Morphos (attr)
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli, Morphos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
shade is extremely heavy and sits on a teak disc base. The cord is held in a yellow pulley, and has a
Category

1980s Dutch Post-Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rising and Lowering Large Brass Ceiling Light
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
heavy opalescent glass shade with a brass rim, and a weight set on pulleys to move the lamp up and down
Category

1930s Steampunk Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Large wall lamp model 2061 by Gaetano Scolari for Stilnovo 1954
By Gaetano Sciolari, Stilnovo
Located in Renens, CH
composed of a telescopic arm and a pulley system with a counterweight which allows to adjust the height of
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Antique Hand Made Barometer by Barnard Au Havre, c. 1800
Located in Ross, CA
strings, weights and pulleys. There is no mercury so it does not function. The glass has been replaced
Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Used Pulleys

Materials

Wood

Pair large teak and sisal rope pendants by Temde, Switzerland 1960s
By Temde Leuchten
Located in Zaandam, NL
difference in the color of the wire as can be seen in the pic. There is a pulley fitted inside the teak
Category

1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Rope, Teak

Seat of Health Rowing Machine.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
case and is complete with all the springs, cords and with the wooden pulley wheels all running freely
Category

Early 20th Century American Used Pulleys

19th Century Inlaid Birch Mora Long Case Clock
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
currently missing a pulley and need overhauling, we could arrange this through a third party, or it could be
Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Used Pulleys

Materials

Birch

Stilnovo Counter Weight Wall Lamp with Red Metal Shade
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
pulley modulate in height of the lampshade and the length of the weight as well. The height of lamp and
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Antique Victorian Restored Asprey s London Elevette Drinks Table Claw Ball
By Asprey Garrard Limited
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
pulleys lift a glass base silver plated handle removable tray up, the pulleys lock in place and sit flush
Category

19th Century English Victorian Used Pulleys

Materials

Hardwood

SALESMAN SAMPLE 1890 Barrels Moving Hand Cart Dolly In Oakwood, Iron Copper
Located in Miami, FL
miniature of the real one, manufactured in Pennsylvania by the American Pulley Co., to be used as a salesman
Category

1890s American Industrial Used Pulleys

Materials

Copper, Iron

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Used Pulleys For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of used pulleys available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique used pulleys was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. Used pulleys have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Used pulleys made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Industrial — are very popular at 1stDibs. Used pulleys have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari and Lightolier are consistently popular.

How Much are Used Pulleys?

Used pulleys can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,500, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $22,950.