Artcraft Fluorescent Lighting Corporation was an American manufacturer of fluorescent lighting fixtures from the time of the public introduction of the fluorescent lamp at the

1939 World's Fair The 1939–40 New York World's Fair was a world's fair held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York, United States. It was the second-most expensive American world's fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis's Louisiana Purcha ...

. Artcraft was first to announce a liner showcase striplight fixture and slimline ballast in 1946. Fluorescent lighting was new to consumers, businesses, and professionals, who were familiar with incandescent lighting. The benefits of fluorescent lighting were lower operating costs, more light for the same power input, and less maintenance. The company remained in existence until about 2002 in Brooklyn, NY.New York State, Division of Corporations, State Records The three top fluorescent fixture manufacturing companies from the beginning were, Lightolier litzer family the largest, a division of Royal Philips Electronics, with approximately $500 million in annual sales, followed by Artcraft Fluorescent Lighting Corporation evy family and Globe Lighting Products, Inc. aitzkin family originating from New York City.Paul Levy, Early industry leaders in New York City, Sillman Family Private Collection, 1998

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