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The Old Dixie Factory Wall Light
$308.00 AUD
The Old Dixie Factory Wall Light
Introducing the Old Dixie Factory Wall Light - a sleek yet durable outdoor-rated light with attractive options for colors and finishes. This stylish, modern and sophisticated design fits perfectly with any exterior or interior design you can imagine. Suitable for any environment, this wall light is designed to enhance your home’s beauty. Its durable materials make it a reliable source of temporary night lighting, perfect for your garden path or terrace area. And its array of colors ensures that the light will seamlessly blend in with the look and style of any area you install it in. Whether you’re looking to brighten up an indoor space or create ambiance outdoors, this high-quality wall light is just right for the job! The Old Dixie Factory Wall Light provides consistent performance each time you turn it on. So don't wait: give your space a timeless touch of elegance today! The Old Dixie gives classic rustic charm with its deep bell-shaped dome. It brings old-school style to complement your classic and contemporary décor. Its rounded curves spread the light broadly and evenly off the inside of the bell, enabling you to fill a large space with light from a small number of these gorgeous Barn Lights. Suitable indoors, though the quality craftsmanship that goes into all our lights makes Old Dixie a long-lasting feature in outdoor conditions.
Old Dixie - The history of a modern Barn Light
The Old Dixie warehouse shade is considered to be a "modern" typed Warehouse shade by Barn Light. Why so? Well a long centaury or two ago the costs associated with manufacturing hard-edged, detailed lighting shades was unaffordable to the average person. Most lighting fixtures from this era provide very little in way of detail (check The Original Factory Wall Light or The Original Gooseneck Barn Light as an example!) due to the use of either wooden molds or untreated steel molds - any hard-edged or concave designs that featured would wear away as more shades were spun. This provided little value to the metalspinner who would then need to create more tooling. Our Old Dixie tooling is made from heat-treated steel that was once designed to spin steel porcelain enamel shades. These days we strictly spin aluminium providing an environmentally conscious process that extends our shade life and ensures every Old Dixie is identical. We've been spinning this shade since 2014 (Australia) and from 2008 (USA). This designs compliments most styles and the shape, contour, dimples, and concave features of the Old Dixie Barn Light now provide a more "modern" twist on an beloved style.Dimensions
| Product Code | Shade Size (Diameter) | Overall Width | Overall Projection | Overall Height | Overall Weight |
| AU-GF-WHB28 | 28cm | 28cm | 50cm | 28cm | 0.96Kg |
| AU-GF-WHB33 | 33cm | 33cm | 56cm | 28cm | 1.04Kg |
| AU-GF-WHB43 | 43cm | 43cm | 78cm | 33cm | 1.5Kg |
| cm | cm | cm | cm | Kg |
Please Note:
- Standard Wall Backing Plate & selected Factory Arm are coated in your selected finish.
- Dimensions are shown using the “G4 Factory Arm” pre-selected on the product page.
- All Dimensions are rounded up to the nearest Centimetre.
Our Shipping & Despatch Timeline
For products “in-stock”, we generally ship the following business day. The general rule for online order is “two weeks lead-time”. ie. You’ve decided to purchase a product in a custom (ie. Monument Satin) powdercoat colour. We’d take about 3-4 days to process your custom order, then despatch using Australia Post. For anywhere within Australia, this process takes approximately two weeks prior to delivery.
Free shipping is provided by Australia Post. Transit Times from Carrum Downs, VIC does not include manufacturing time (if required). Express Post is available at an additional surcharge based on the product price (15%) shown at the checkout page.
| State – Despatching from VIC, 3201 | Estimated Delivery (Business Days) |
| VIC | 2-3 Days |
| NSW / ACT | 2-3 Days |
| QLD | 2-5 Days |
| TAS | 2-4 Days |
| SA | 2-3 Days |
| WA | 4-5 Days |
| NT | 4-6 Days |
| New Zealand | 8-12 Days (Major Metro) |
Our Warranties
As an Industrial Lighting Manufacturer, we’re certain our products will exceed warranties published. We have some understandable exclusions however expect the best from our lighting products and you should too.
Three (3) years from the date of purchase; where the,
- Lighting utilised in a residential setting (House / Home / Unit).
- Lighting installed in the correct Location Rating as certified.
- Lighting powder-coated in Dulux Electro Powder Coat or “Coastal Colours” as defined
Two (2) years from the date of purchase; where,
- Where Lighting is used in a commercial settings (Restaurant / Public Space / High-Traffic).
- Any component of the Good is powder-coated in anything but Dulux Electro powder coat or WS975-GalvanisedDesigned to age.
- Where any item of the product is situated within 200m from a coastal environment (excluding Coastal Rated Powdercoats).
We offer a 5-Year Warranty for customers opting into our “Photo Review” program. For information on how to apply for this program, please contact us.
Swapping Products & Components
Our ability as a manufacturer is to supply you with options, far exceeding your local lighting store. Have you purchased a wall light, and would have loved it to be a pendant instead, or decided it was too big on first impressions and needed to downsize? We can offer you this service, and a touch more. We offer no charge to down-size the shade, however charge the cost of the difference (ie $20) plus freight incurred by us as a courtesy. Hardware, components and similar products are charged as a proverbial (and nominal) cost. Need to know more? Contact us!
Returns & Credits
Barn Light provides a generous 90-day refund or 180 day exchange for change of mind purchase. Over 90-days and within 180-Days, we offer a credit for the same value.
Specifications
| Product Information | |
| Product Code (Base) | |
| Brand | Barn Light Australia |
| Country of Origin | Australian Made |
| Manufactured From | Hand-Spun Aluminum, Die-Cast Aluminium, Extruded Aluminium |
| Technical / Electrical | |
| Mounting Type | |
| IP Rating | IP44 – Outdoor Rated |
| Max Wattage | 100W Max |
| Input Voltage | AC ~ 220V / 50Hz |
| Lampholder | E27 / ES / Edison Screw |
| Dimmable? | Yes – Use LED Dimmer |
| Bulb Supplied? | No – Optional |
| Total Bulbs | 1x |
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Fantastic service, quality and design.
Wonderful that we have local businesses who offer unique products like these, instead of just settling for uninspiring lighting options from the shelves of big chain stores.
Best service and product range. Would recommend to anyone!
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Frequently Answered Questions
Yes – We have been developing our lighting for years and it is ready to integrate with any sensor on the market today. Your electrician, or related professional will work closely with you to determine which solution best suits your needs, but don’t worry: to put it simply, buying a Barn Light is the easy part of your lighting plan.
The types of sensors available on the market today are microwave (movement), lux meters (during dusk-to dawn periods), and PIR Sensors for night (heat sensor). The best solution for you will depend upon your local conditions, thus supplying a motion sensor isn’t under the purview of the lighting products we provide.Â
For example: If you live in an area with nocturnal life, you wouldn’t want to install a motion sensor in your backyard covering a large amount of area. For similar reasons, you wouldn’t want a heat sensor covering the sunset as stone holds heat for a long period of time. Some video cameras these days now have a “pre-determined scope” or area of control to focus on, ignoring all else such as a driveway, ignoring the surrounds.
As every Barn Light is unique, every projection depends on a variety of factors.
We’ve written a “how to” article to make measurement easier for designers and specifiers with a quick array of factory mounting arms to assist you with making sure everything fits nicely in your new space. If you need a custom length, projection, or drop – we can manufacture to suit – just contact barn light
The Backing Plate itself.
Our Die-Cast Wall Backing Plate [WBP-25mm / WBP-20mm] is 120mm in diameter and adds approximately 30mm to your Wall Projections. The mounting screws are 89mm apart (Left/Right) across from each other or 45mm from the Centre Point. You can opt to install your wall backing plate on a 90° Angle in order to affix to 100mm square posts (for example).
LED? (LMH Only!) If you’ve got a commercial LED Chipset as part of your new Barn Light, see our Heavy Duty Wall Backing Plate for additional information. We’re always on the lookout for new technology and most (if not all) will have drivers contained within this custom bracket.
Adaptor Bracket
We provide a universal “Adaptor Bracket” that allows you to affix this bracket to your structure using any of your typical fixings (think Timber Screws/Concrete/Masonry Fixings), then affixing your Wall Backing Plate using our supplied 2x 8-32 x3/4″ (M4 sized) Pan Phillips Screws into said Adaptor Bracket.
Waterproofing GasketÂ
We supply an Australian Made closed cell (waterproofing) gasket designed to fit between your Adaptor Bracket & Wall Backing Plate. Please use it. It drives us nuts developing (and paying) for something that the electrician just casts aside. That and it voids your warranty if its not installed. This custom gasket doesn’t get any better engineered and it’ll likely last long enough for you to ask for replacements when you move home.
Grub Screws
Two Steel Black (or Silver) Zinc Plated Grub Screws (5/16″ x 3/8″) are supplied to hold your gooseneck in position requiring a 4mm Allen/Hex (not included) tools to clamp in place.
Neoprene Gasket
A synthetic rubber O-Ring is supplied to butt against the internal 25mm Entry (nominally larger due to die-casting) and the 25mm Aluminium Gooseneck Arm (Straight Arm, Sconce, or otherwise).
Recyclable Packaging?
Yup, everything is then packaged into a brown or white paper bag and marked with your colour, size, installation instructions, and any applicable warnings.
Lost your installation instructions or your sparkie can’t find them? On the Box is a QR Code to be scanned, and here’s the direct link to installation instructions.
We partner with vintageled.com.au to supply us all LED Edison style Light bulbs – Ironically, their factory is around the corner from our own factory so while we currently sell a small range of vintage LED bulbs we do have the full range available to you.
You can find our offering on the individual product pages, otherwise if you’d rather select a different bulb visit vintageled.com.au, find your bulb and we can add this to your existing Barn Light order. Simply send us a message and we’ll take care of the ordering and freight.
All Barn Light Lighting takes a common “E27 / Edison Screw / ES / Screw Bulb” that you’ll find at your local hardware, or grocery store. What’s the wattage? 100W Max for our standard range of lighting. Anything with “ATOM” refers to our Atomic unit – that makes it 60W Max with the glass installed.
See below for more information
Yup – We use a ceramic Edison Screw (E27) Lampholder.
What’s Better? Ceramic?!
Our ceramic/porcelain Lamp holders are simply designed to take as much heat as possible (Yes, We build better lighting than our competitors) without effecting the mounting / electrical cabling. Our outdoor wall lighting is based on decades old, reliable, vintage engineering.Â
Standard Outdoor Barn Lights – 100W
If you select the “default” arrangement which is simply marked as “Edison Screw Lampholder (No Bulbs Supplied)” – You’ll have the ability to install a 100W Bulb.
Atomic Barn Lighting – 60W
If you select an Accessory such as “Atomic Cast Guard” – When installed with Glass, you’ll be limited to 100W as the sealed glass enclosure becomes a literal heat-trap. You can opt to NOT install the glass at your discretion however Atomic “Fully Integrated LEDs” required the installation of glass at all times.
What you *may* want to know if considering purchasing elsewhereÂ
Our competitors will be supplying you with a thermo-plastic lampholder which gets brittle & cracks over time, with a maximum of 60W being typical (also.. not organic / not recyclable). Need to light up an area? Nope – You’ll now need to install spotlights to find your car in Winter.
What’s.. a Watt?
Back in the olden days of Edison, Tesla & General Electric the creation of tungsten filaments began to light up the world – Simply put, the higher the wattage usage (electricity) the brighter the light. The usage of “Watts” was quite literally a measurement of heat generated since voltages were common (220Volts) and the only element that changed was the amount of electricity drawn. Obviously… Draw too much electricity and things either start to melt, explode, or otherwise provide some dangerous entertainment. So limits were decided upon. That measurement was the basis to how electricity has been integrated with the lighting market ever since. These “modern” days, we use “Lumens” (L) and “Lumens per Watt” (lm/W) to rate lighting output and electricity usage.Â
Smart Bulbs – When you need a kaleidoscope of colour.
Yes, our lighting is fully compatible however we suggest that you try one bulb in the most furthest away location from your wireless signal. We manufacture with Aluminium, and you’ll likely install your new Barn Lights onto Brick or Concrete walls. Neither of these materials are ideal for wireless signals to penetrate through so tread cautiously.
Yup – We hear you, this is sounding too good to be true for a lighting company.
Frankly (the short answer is “Yes”), we could write a page about this – so we did.. -> Are Barn Lights Dimmable?
For Entryway and Porch Lighting, our Smaller Wall Light range would typically be better suited for smaller passages. Older homes typically have newer exterior decking which drops the installation point from 1.8m to any deviation, causing issues obtaining replacement lighting. For shortest projections – Our G4 Suits all shades under 30cm, at most our 33cm Old Dixie is suggested.
The standard installation point for these areas is typically 1.8m AFFL (Above Finished Floor Level) for older federation/Queenslander homes. Newer/Modern Homes typically 1.8m~2.1m AFFL based on the purpose of the light. Using any of our Factory Straight Mounting arms from these heights is more than adequate.Â
It’s a visual thing and there’s no rule book that says you HAVE to hang it at a certain height. Have fun with it ~Â
Our G4Â or G14 Factory Arms are designed for these locations in mind.
Add 1/2 of the smallest shade diameter of The Old Dixie Factory Wall Light to the Factory Arm’s to get an overall projection. For areas around a mirror, do check with your electrician as certain clearances must be respected which are based on state electrical rules.
G4 = 21cm Projection
G14 = 34cm Projection
G34 = 34cm Projection + 15cm Drop
Do you want a large statement piece that throws light where its needed or something to keep the paths well lit at night?
We recommend the G14 Factory Arm for areas with walkways underneath, or our G64 Factory Arm where you’ve got both height and projection available to you (probably a new build?) and also require some chain support.
G14 Factory Arm = 34cm Projection
G64 Factory Arm = 50cm Projection (For the Shade, Overall Minimum 60cm)
These arms are manufactured identically and the only discrenable difference is the additional chain support for the G64 (and 10cm less) and the mounting position of the Shade. Most people call this a touch “medieval”…
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