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Diehard MV, HPS, SOX & Preheat Fluorescent Fanatic
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| The oldest dateable fixtures I've seen would probably have to be some 1960's fluorescent streetlights but I'm fairly sure I've seen older fixtures in use but can't fully verify the installation dates.
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Fluro starter pings combined with a 50hz ballast hum and blinking tubes is music to my ears.
Rest in Peace Electronic Lamp Manufacturers of Australia
1925-2002
Bring back the AJF Zodiacs!
Total incidents since joining LG: 18
Lamps accidently broken or smashed: 15
Ballast explosions/burnouts: 3
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| I’ve seen quite a few really old clamshells, in particular the GE form 402 that i saved dates from the early-mid 50s.
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SRP for life.
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| I saw some teardrop pendants In San Francisco that date back to the 1930's. I also saw a GE Type M-2 LPS lantern that was original to the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937.
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**If anyone wants to learn more about any company or product you've never heard of before, do please leave a comment saying so on one of my gallery pictures or by PM, and I'd be happy to give a thorough explanation.**
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There's some really old stuff in some parts of Toronto. The oldest probably being the Palmerston Blvd. lights. They were erected sometime around 1905-1910 and were originally fitted with incandescent. Later refurbishments saw the poles repainted, the globes replaced and interestingly the original incandescent retrofitted to use 70w PSMH with the ballast located in the pole base. Some other stuff include: 1920s pole sconce lights (relamped with LED) Radial wave, est 1930s-1940s1950s Westinghouse OV-20 400w MV GEC Z9464GEC Diffractor Z8128B |
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| Nothing too old around here although we did have some early 60s American Electric 15-000 cobras which were sadly removed early this year.
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Collect vintage incandescent and fluorescent fixtures. Also like HID lighting and streetlights.
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| I have in my collection some ZETALUX AO104P which date back to 1959 and have been in service since june 2021.
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| 1930/60 San Fransisco street lights. the top says 1118.
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Collector of all things GE! Except for LEDs.
Utility Company: SCE
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Aleksander L.
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| 50s Polish Incandescent fixture named OB, made by A-23 Mazurskie Zakłady Near Giżycko in Wilkasy.
It is on a not-named road at the start of Brzeźniak village in Wielkopolska area. It is a public road take that intact.
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ELGO GOSTYNIN:
The most popular Streetlight manufacture (and ballast) manufacture in Poland.
Declared Bankrupty in 2016 and shut down.
THAT'S HOW ITS IN POLAND
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HID, LPS, and preheat fluorescents forever!!!!!!
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| I think for me, I recall seeing some combination gas/electric fixtures in some victorian buildings that probably date to the 1880s when counting electric light fixtures.
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Desire to collect various light bulbs (especially HID), control gear, and fixtures from around the world.
DISCLAIMER: THE EXPERIMENTS THAT I CONDUCT INVOLVING UNUSUAL LAMP/BALLAST COMBINATIONS SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PROPER KNOWLEDGE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES.
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