Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #15 on: March 13, 2024, 09:21:09 AM » Author: Rommie
I agree, but it's still silly
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	Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #16 on: March 13, 2024, 09:52:10 AM » Author: Philips tigkas
Quote from: AngryHorse on March 12, 2024, 05:21:27 PM Probably this?, they don’t come any rarer than an 18 watt SO/H!      Cool lamp though, pretty neat
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	Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #17 on: March 13, 2024, 09:54:37 AM » Author: Philips tigkas
Quote from: AngryHorse on March 13, 2024, 02:22:30 AM Does this not count then?  , it is rare, I can pretty much guarantee its the only one of it’s kind in the world?    I guess it counts  Rarest lamp in the whole world! Only one was ever made
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	Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #18 on: March 13, 2024, 11:32:30 AM » Author: AngryHorse
joking aside, I don’t think I have anything really rare?, I do have some 200 watt GLS lamps with ‘British Railways’ printed on the etch, I believe they were specifically made by Mazda for station platform lighting in the 50s? They came out of Crewe Works along with some beautiful copper clad lamp holders about 26 years ago.
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	Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #19 on: March 13, 2024, 01:00:32 PM » Author: Philips tigkas
Cool! Nether do I think I have anything super rare. I've got some made in Greece bulbs, and some T12s but nothing really special. Just one 120w LINESTRA that I recently found for 24 EUR, that is going to be my next post.
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	Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #20 on: March 14, 2024, 01:16:48 AM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
I think my rarest lamps are my 60W SLI/H low pressure sodium lamps that luckily came with fixtures designed for them.
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	Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #21 on: March 14, 2024, 03:34:30 PM » Author: Maxim
I guess I have a few rare birds... My polygonal GE HX10 lamps fall into that category, plus a bunch of 70s Philips Halogen (projector) lamps which I got at auction. Tons of unobtainium there but it's not like everyone wants a pack... definitely others that I'm blanking on (as my collection has grown significantly in the last couple of months.) Oh yeah, I almost forgot. My Kyp-Go Balafire lamp, which was given to me by Patrick about a year ago. You should see what the prices are on eBay for them now...
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	Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #22 on: March 15, 2024, 03:58:55 AM » Author: Philips tigkas
Yea these  Kyp-Go Balafire lamps are so rare and interesting! I've also seen a video of this lamp that (Parrot175) made a couple of years ago. Very cool to have one of these! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scp2bpruM-8
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	Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #23 on: March 24, 2024, 06:15:13 AM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
Probably either this Westinghouse Lifeguard /X or this Westinghouse H25DE
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	Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #24 on: March 24, 2024, 06:38:08 AM » Author: Philips tigkas
WOW !!! These lamps are so cool and unique!
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	Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #25 on: March 24, 2024, 08:10:27 PM » Author: BT25
For me it's THESE...two of five known world wide examples.
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	Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #26 on: March 24, 2024, 10:18:44 PM » Author: Maxim
Eric, are they self-ballasted?? Or is this outlet prong looking thing the lamp base??? Neat no matter which scenario it is.
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	Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #27 on: March 24, 2024, 10:28:43 PM » Author: BT25
@ Maxim: Nope, they're not self ballasted...they require an S62 ballast to operate.
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	Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #28 on: March 24, 2024, 10:49:52 PM » Author: Maxim
Thanks, Eric!  Also, I love your new signature! I find that I pass all three sections of the Westinghouse Lifeguard Disease exam. I wonder from whom I received such a miraculous ability, to pass with such flying colors?
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About that Westinghouse Lifeguard disease, I think I've caught it. Thanks Eric!

	Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection?? « Reply #29 on: March 25, 2024, 06:20:35 AM » Author: Rommie
And we have one, thanks so much, Eric, must get it out and run it up again soon. The reason for the side prong base Maxim is the fact that they were designed for use in mines, and that design of base allowed the lamp to sit deeper in its fixture and also made for a more reliable connection. There were also incandescent lamps made with these bases.
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