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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #45 on: March 24, 2018, 03:12:52 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Strange how a lot of people have said that their oldest lamp is from the 80's or later when this board deals with Vintage or Antique lamps from before 1979...  ::) ???
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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #46 on: March 25, 2018, 04:04:03 AM » Author: AngryHorse
I have to update from my original 2011 post, these are my oldest now, at 1951
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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #47 on: March 25, 2018, 05:31:47 AM » Author: Jovan
I have to update from my original 2011 post, these are my oldest now, at 1951
Wow are they GE ?
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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #48 on: March 25, 2018, 07:36:57 AM » Author: Rommie
Oooh, very nice  :)
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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #49 on: March 25, 2018, 02:34:39 PM » Author: AngryHorse
Philips Hamilton ;)
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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #50 on: March 25, 2018, 02:36:03 PM » Author: Rommie
Philips Hamilton ;)
I do hope we can arrange a visit there before it closes  :)
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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #51 on: March 25, 2018, 02:47:40 PM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
At this point I don't know which ones the oldest lamp I have..
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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #52 on: March 25, 2018, 06:00:57 PM » Author: DuluxM
Incandescent - Osram Silica E14 from 1945 (if i read the Date Code correctly)

Halogen - Osram Halo Star 10W, probably from the 90s

Fluorescent - Sylvania GTE F18T8 from 1985 or 1995 (probably 1985 because ist Syvania GTE but i'm not sure)

              EDIT - Now it's an OSRAM-L 16W/32 from 01/1967

CFL - probably Osram Dulux S 5W from  1985 - or a similar Sylvania "TwinTube Fluorescent" Lamp
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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #53 on: March 28, 2018, 06:05:24 AM » Author: Michael
My oldest Fluorescent lamps are 14 NOS PHILIPS TL 25W/22 tubes, still wrapped in treir cardboard sleves, manufactured in July 1950.

Edit: the oldest is now a Philips TL20W/33 tube from 1949

There are a lot of more GE, Sylvania and Philips tubes from the 50's in my collection.

The oldest Incandescent lamps are probably from the 1920's made by Philips.

The oldest LPS is a NOS GEC 90W from the end of the 70's

Oldest MH is from the late 70's.

Oldest HPS from the mid 70's

Oldest MV probably from the late 50's or early 60's.

Edit: the oldest is now a MB/V 125W made by Sieray England from around 1942


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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #54 on: March 28, 2018, 06:10:25 AM » Author: Rommie
Edit: the oldest is now a MB/V 125W made by Sieray England from around 1942
Ooooh, you lucky *****  :D :P

I would LOVE one of those... sigh... :-\
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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #55 on: April 02, 2018, 05:00:32 AM » Author: High Intensity
I think the oldest lamp i have is a Matsushita F15T8 (Made In Japan) from around the late 60's to early 70's.

The oldest incandescent bulbs i have are some GE bulbs from (i think) around late 80's early 90's maybe.

And the oldest HID lamp i have is a (poorly made) Feit Electric 150w HPS bulb from the early 2000's.
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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #56 on: April 26, 2020, 05:46:38 PM » Author: vytautas_lamps
My oldest fluorescent tube:
 soviet SELZ F40T12 LDC (5500k) from 1959.
Oldest incandescent:
Soviet unknown 750 watt 230 volt E40 from 1955
Oldest christmas light string:
Soviet incandescent series 20 lamp 240 volt garland called "zolotoj fonarik" or "golden lantern" made in 1973.
Oldest fluorescent starter:
Soviet unknown 30-40 watt NOS neon filling galvanised iron case starter made in 1960s.
Oldest fluorescent ballast:
Soviet unknown 2xF40T12 preheat tulap ballast for 240 volt circuit made in 1950s
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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #57 on: May 01, 2020, 10:49:31 AM » Author: LAllenLighting
Incandescent: Osram GEC 100v "squirrel cage" lamp from around 1915 (sadly EOL).
Halogen: Thorn EMI "Lightstream" 12v halogen from around '83-'85
Fluorescent tube: Spanish Philips T12 from 1963
Compact Fluorescent: Maybe my first gen Philips SL?
Neon: Flickering flame neon from the 80s/90s?
Mercury: Tungsram 160w Mercury Blended from the 80s.
Metal Halide: Early Sylvania metal arc lamp from the early 90s
Sodium: SON-T Thorn EMI lamp from the mid 80s
Induction: GE/Mazda Genura self ballasted lamp from the 90s

Fluorescent fitting: Spanish 20w T12 fitting from the 70s.
Streetlamp: GEC Z9536 35w SOX streetlamp from the 70s.
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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #58 on: May 01, 2020, 03:07:40 PM » Author: fluorescent lover 40
Incandescent: 200w Ken-Rad from the 1940s-1950s (dead sadly - filament broke from shock but it was otherwise NOS and it lit up when I first powered it on :'()
Halogen: Philips 100w from 1998 (it's one of those BT15 lamps, hope it counts!)
Linear Fluorescent: GE F15T8 Daylight from the 2nd quarter of 1946
Compact Fluorescent: 1982-1983 Norelco (Philips) 9w PL-S made in Holland
Mercury: GE 1000w H34 /C Bonus Line from 1965
High Pressure Sodium: Coated GE 100w with E26 base from 1980
Metal Halide: Coated Sylvania 100w Metalarc from March 1988

If a technology is not listed here, it means I don't have a old lamp from that group. Yet. :)
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Re: Oldest lamp in your collection? « Reply #59 on: May 01, 2020, 04:42:24 PM » Author: joseph_125
Updated from my original post from 2011:

Mercury Vapour: Philips HPL 80W - June 1955
High Pressure Sodium: Westinghouse Ceramalux-4 C250S50/DX4 250w - October 1981
Low Pressure Sodium: Philips SOX-E 18 18w - June 1989*
Quartz Metal Halide: Philips 400W coated April 1999*
Ceramic Metal Halide: Philips 70W coated November 2005*
Incandescent: Sylvania 25w T10 showcase lamp 1965*
Fluorescent: GE F15T8/GR 15w Green - 1954
Compact Fluorescent: GE 7 W CFL Adapter 1991*

Entries denoted with an asterisk are ones that remain unchanged.


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