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Finished Product ! Side View .

This thing is a BEAST ! Like everything else from the 60's it's HUGE, HEAVY, POWERFUL and incredibly inefficient ! I LIKE IT !

How it started : https://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=5198&pos=32&pid=163454 Fortunately this light was in really decent shape when I got it which made the resto easier .

Thanks to Memorex_Telex for the opportunity to own this and be able to bring this beauty back to life .

THANKS SHAUN !

Light Information

Lamp
Manufacturer:	General Electric
Model Reference:	M-1000
Lamp Type:	1000 w Mercury Vapor
Filament/Radiator Type:	Arc-tube
Base:	Mogul
Shape/Finish:	BT-56 color improved
Fixture
Fixture Type:	Cobra- head
Ballast Type:	M47/H36
Socket Type:	Mogul
Photocell Type:	DTL
Location:	my collection
Electrical
Wattage:	1000
Voltage:	120/240
Current:	10,5/5.25 Amps
Physical/Production
Dimensions:	35.5"L X 19,25"W X 21"T
Fabrication Date:	Oct '65
Application/Use:	streetlighting/ parking lot lighting

File information

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Album name:	wide-lite 1000 / Finned M-1000 Restoration
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Keywords:	Lanterns
File Size:	492 KB
Date added:	Oct 24, 2019
Dimensions:	2464 x 1848 pixels
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Date Time:	2019:10:24 20:35:42
DateTime Original:	2019:10:24 20:35:42
Exposure Bias:	0.3 EV
Exposure Time:	1/10 sec
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Flash:	No Flash
Focal length:	9.1 mm
ISO:	400
Make:	NIKON
Model:	COOLPIX A300
Quality:	NORMAL
Software:	COOLPIX A300V1.2
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GE101R
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Fantastic finish! Excellent refinish all the way.

WestinghouseCeramalux
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Vintage HID Collector

Love it! "This thing is a BEAST ! Like everything else from the 60's it's HUGE, HEAVY, POWERFUL and incredibly inefficient ! I LIKE IT !"

Your mission - should you choose to accept it - is to save unique and rare HID lighting before it's all scrapped.

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George Liv

You just need to install it on your driveway now, with a switch, so that you don't annoy the neighbours..

Metal Halide Boy
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Hunter

Nice!

Mandolin Girl
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Mainly the mechanical side of things

Wonderful lantern

Hugs and STUFF Sammi xXx (also in Aberdeen)

There are two kinds of light - the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
James Thurber - US author, cartoonist, humourist, & satirist (1894 - 1961)

joseph_125
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Very nice restore

wide-lite 1000
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Thank You Everyone !!!

@ lights*plus : I'm not sure exactly where this is going but it's definitely staying inside !

Collector,Hoarder,Pack-rat! Clear mercury Rules!!

fluorescent lover 40
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Lights are awesome! :)

Good job sir!

Power provider: Southern California Edison (SCE)

-Date decoder of some US lamps 1960-present.
-Switch and receptacle collector.
-I'll save what I can!