Wood's Lamp
The ultra-powerful UV lamp: principle and operation

The world around you is full of hidden things. Things that are hidden in your environment and that you hardly suspect.

The art world is no exception. It could even be said that when it comes to the things people try to hide, the art world is rather well-endowed.

Fakes, fake sculptures, fake paintings, among others, have been plaguing the art world since time immemorial.

So how do we cope, how do we spot the deception?

By calling on experts, for example. Passionate and meticulous in their work, experts can undoubtedly reveal a fake from a real one. But as we know, to err is human, and we must find a way that no forger can circumvent.

This is why we strongly recommend using Wood's Lamp for your paintings. Easy to use, it will allow you to quickly spot any traces of excess paint on your canvas and any subsequent repainting for routine restorations.

The Wood Lamp:
finally an ultra powerful UV lamp for paintings

The Wood Lamp is ideal for spotting paint additions placed on your painting over time.

This essential tool allows you to quickly verify the authenticity of your painting.

In fact, the fewer paint additions you have on your canvas, the more valuable your painting is.

Your paintings finally reveal all their secrets to you.

The visible halo of the wood lamp

And what do we actually see?

So this is what you see when Wood's lamp is projected onto a painting that has paint additions.
A halo of purple light appears. The more intense the halo, the greater the addition.

Wood's Lamp in Detail

Let's go into more detail about how Wood's Lamp works.

First of all, a small revolution: the Wood Lamp that we are currently offering is rechargeable . You can connect its battery to a USB port for optimal charging time.

Ultraviolet radiation has an electromagnetism of wavelength shorter than visible light.

This technology makes Wood's lamp very effective at detecting invisible things.

Made of aluminum, it is very light.

The Wood lamp is very easy to carry in a pocket thanks to its case.

Easy to use, just press the button on the back of the device to turn it on.

The Wood lamp that we offer for sale online is of superior quality to any other you will find on the market.

It is a high quality product used and recommended by professionals in the art world.

Above is the ready-to-use, fully assembled Wood lamp.

Above is the disassembled Wood lamp to show you the location of the rechargeable battery.

Focus on the battery charging system, charging cable like for your cell phone. Charging cable included in the box. Note: the plug is not included.

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Did you know?
The Unlikely Uses of
Wood's lamp

The Wood Lamp is known for its use in the artistic field, but there are other areas in which this lamp is also recommended and used. And you're in for a surprise.

Indeed, this lamp, as we have seen, is ultra powerful and has a light beam that is visible even during the day. It is therefore used by certain veterinarians to detect ticks and other parasites on the skin of dogs or cats.

At home, the Wood's Lamp can be used to spot any traces of urine left by your pet.

If you are a shopkeeper, you can also use this flashlight to spot any counterfeit bills that may be circulating in your hands. If the ultraviolet light doesn't reveal a watermark in the center of the bill, you are dealing with a counterfeit bill.

Ultimately, the Wood lamp is an everyday tool that can be used in many areas.

You discovered the Wood Lamp in the show
Business Concluded: The Life of Objects on France 2

Watch the excerpt from Affaire Conclue

Finally, the Wood Lamp is a key accessory from the now cult France 2 show, "Affaire Conclue, la vie des objets".
It is regularly used to verify the authenticity of objects brought by participants to the show.

In this video clip you see Julien Cohen, the antique dealer at the head of the Mes Découvertes store, checking out an Asian dish.

Immediately we see the light spreading over the object.