Tensor lamp
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Product typeSmall high-intensity low-voltage desk lamp
ProducedbyTensor Corporation
CountryUnited States
Introduced1960
 Tensor high intensity lamp prototype (ca 1959, Brass, steel, copper, plastic, glass). Kept at the Brooklyn Museum. Gift of Jay Monroe | |
| Product type | Small high-intensity low-voltage desk lamp |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Tensor Corporation |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1960 |
| Discontinued | c. 1980 |
| Markets | United States |
A Tensor lamp is a trademarked brand of small high-intensity low-voltage desk lamp invented by Jay Monroe.[1][2] The lamp was mainly popular during the 1960s and 1970s.[3][4] The lamp was originally used by doctors and dentists, and later became more widely used.[5] The first prototype was created in 1959, and the lamp was commercialized in 1960 by the Tensor Corporation.