closed against the bottom of tray 10 or may be continued to expose the contents of tray 12 when tray 12 has been lowered to its desired position the brake knob 68 may be released permitting the spring biased engagement of the brake structure against the upright thus holding tray 12 in that selected position by virtue of the transparent base 36 of tray 10 light from light source 6 may shine through tray 10 and illuminate the contents of tray 12 when access to the contents of the trays is no longer required the brake arm 64 may again be taken out of engagement with the lamp upright 4 and the trays raised with the assistance of counterweight 50 to their closed position nested against the lower portion of the lamp shade 8 at this point the lock 76 may be re engaged thus preventing any further unauthorized access to the contents of the trays by virtue of the translucent or opaque portions of the trays 10 and 12 the contents of those trays are effectively hidden from view a second desirable embodiment of the lamp of this invention suitable for suspension from a ceiling is illustrated in fig7 through 9 the basic components of this lamp are the lamp supporting hanging hook 102 upper housing 104 suspension strings or cables 106 lamp shade 108 light sources 110 trays 112 and 114 and upright.