Large Hanukkah lamp. Center for Technical Publications, Israel Air Force. Israel, [ca. 1970s-1980s].
Wood; sheet brass; sheet aluminum and cast aluminum.
Large, upright Hanukkah lamp, supported on six legs. Attached to the leg facing forward is an ornament in the shape of a fighter jet. Central column bears three emblems of the Israel Air Force's Center for Technical Publications (in three colors – bronze, silver, and gold). Above these, the "Paratrooper Wings" (insignia of the Paratroopers Brigade), and above this, three square plaques with the emblem of the IAF. Similarly, a rectangular plaque with the IAF emblem appears at the tip of each branch. Candleholders all made from rifle bullet cartridges.
Height: 54.5 cm. Width: 43 cm.