About 30 fixtures here from a old Ford plant.
I don't think they are T17s, but not sure.
The fixtures have no bulbs.
Seeing the bolt location for the ballast, it looks like it has the long ballasts that attach to the inside of the cover.
The bulb holders appear to be white.
I can't identify the manufacturer from the pictures as the picture are not very clear.
I am sure a LG member can though.

However local pick up only.
I would like to have one or two, but not 30 of them.
Since the seller is apparently a antique dealer, they may consider selling them one at a time.
There would of course be more money made by selling them one at a time.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=141335528268&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

The listing has ended.
I hope they are relisted with a shipping option.

A old classic preheat.
I always liked this style of fixture as where I used to work a long time ago there was a bunch of these in use for many years even though most of them were converted to rapid start in the later years when the preheat ballast finally gave out.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/tls/4540381868.html


I sure would like to buy this lamp, but it is local pick up only and the seller will not ship.
I tried to make shipping arrangements, but the seller would not cooperate.
John (Diesel Nut) tried to meet the seller driving to a half way point, but the seller would not do that either.
It has been listed for three months and still not sold because the seller will not ship or have it picked up and shipped by a shipping company.
I am not going to drive 1800 miles to Woodstock GA. to pick it up.

Oh well what can you do?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-ALADDIN-ELECTRIC-FLOOR-LAMP-/161382336911?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item259323098f


A 14 watt Sylvania.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Chrome-Fluorescent-Light-Fixture-vanity-type-50s-style-17-Long-/121401628744?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c4419d848



A NOS preheat.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/American-ST115-18-15W-Basic-Fluorescent-Shop-Light-Strip-Fixture-/191232478756?pt=US_Chandeliers_and_Ceiling_Fixtures&hash=item2c86580e24

A NOS shop light.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1980s-Hanging-Ceiling-Lighting-Fixture-Shop-Light-Shop-Lite-Unused-/131236457068?pt=US_Chandeliers_and_Ceiling_Fixtures&hash=item1e8e4d6a6c


Benjamin Electric Co Des Plaines, ILL  
I don't think I have seen one of these fixtures before.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Steampunk-Florescent-Shop-light-Porcelin-/151353734027?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item233d62b38b

The original "Brick Ballast" operation explained.

However there is no mention of what to do when they start spewing tar.
They leave you to figure that part out yourself.
I bought a holder with a fuse and two thermal 186 deg.F cutout links mounted to the ballast just in case.
I am not worried so much about a fire as I am the smoke and the resulting tar smell that is near impossible to get rid of.

https://www.google.com/patents/US2056629?dq=patent+2056629&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3LbCU8O-D9HdoASb04LIDA&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA

If I was in that part of the country, i'd jump on that in a heartbeat!  $100 is not a bad price for a lot like that. 

If I was in that part of the country, i'd jump on that in a heartbeat!  $100 is not a bad price for a lot like that. 

Same here, if I was near there I would already have them in the truck.

Yeah, I'd be more than willing to drop $100 on those if they were around here. I'd put a bunch in my basement and probably distribute the rest among L-G members.

Can anyone identify them?
The pictures are not that clear.
It would be nice if one of them was photographed from all sides.

I wonder what it would cost to have them wrapped up in plastic on two wood pallets and shipped by truck?
I have had car engines and transmissions shipped this way before and it was not too expensive.

Gosh, that is a steal for all of those lovely fixtures!  If I was close, I certainly would get them!  I do not have an actual preheat 4' fixture, and what I would do is to keep like 4 fixtures to myself and give others to members of LG!

Larry, these do look very similar to the one that you posted in your gallery that you restored!  They could be of the same company, which is possible!

Gosh, that is a steal for all of those lovely fixtures!  If I was close, I certainly would get them!  I do not have an actual preheat 4' fixture, and what I would do is to keep like 4 fixtures to myself and give others to members of LG!

Larry, these do look very similar to the one that you posted in your gallery that you restored!  They could be of the same company, which is possible!

I saved the pictures as the pictures of these old fixtures stacked up like this is a classic for sure.
I think these fixtures are later than the 1940 Mitchell Fleur-o-Lier fixture that I have as the ballasts seem to be bolted to the inside of the cover.
The older Fleur-o-Lier fixtures have the ballasts and bulb holders bolted to the reflector.

The reason that the later fixtures had the ballasts and bulb holders attached to the cover was so the reflector could be taken down for cleaning with a soap and water solution without disturbing the wiring.
It is one way to help determine the age of the fixture.
I think all fluorescent fixture manufactures started doing this after about 1942.

But they are old fixtures for sure.

Hmm....this is about 2 hours from me.  But I don't have a truck and I doubt these would fit in a regular SUV...are they 4 footers or 8 footers?

About 30 fixtures here from a old Ford plant.
I don't think they are T17s, but not sure.
The fixtures have no bulbs.
Seeing the bolt location for the ballast, it looks like it has the long ballasts that attach to the inside of the cover.
The bulb holders appear to be white.
I can't identify the manufacturer from the pictures as the picture are not very clear.
I am sure a LG member can though.

However local pick up only.
I would like to have one or two, but not 30 of them.
Since the seller is apparently a antique dealer, they may consider selling them one at a time.
There would of course be more money made by selling them one at a time.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=141335528268&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

The listing has ended.
I hope they are relisted with a shipping option.

A old classic preheat.
I always liked this style of fixture as where I used to work a long time ago there was a bunch of these in use for many years even though most of them were converted to rapid start in the later years when the preheat ballast finally gave out.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/tls/4540381868.html



A NOS preheat.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/American-ST115-18-15W-Basic-Fluorescent-Shop-Light-Strip-Fixture-/191232478756?pt=US_Chandeliers_and_Ceiling_Fixtures&hash=item2c86580e24

A NOS shop light.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1980s-Hanging-Ceiling-Lighting-Fixture-Shop-Light-Shop-Lite-Unused-/131236457068?pt=US_Chandeliers_and_Ceiling_Fixtures&hash=item1e8e4d6a6c


Benjamin Electric Co Des Plaines, ILL  
I don't think I have seen one of these fixtures before.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Steampunk-Florescent-Shop-light-Porcelin-/151353734027?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item233d62b38b

The original "Brick Ballast" operation explained.

However there is no mention of what to do when they start spewing tar.
They leave you to figure that part out yourself.
I bought a holder with a fuse and two thermal 186 deg.F cutout links mounted to the ballast just in case.
I am not worried so much about a fire as I am the smoke and the resulting tar smell that is near impossible to get rid of.

https://www.google.com/patents/US2056629?dq=patent+2056629&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3LbCU8O-D9HdoASb04LIDA&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA

They look like 4 foot to me.
I have rented a trailer from U haul before to move stuff with my SUV.
For just a few hours it was reasonable price and a 5x8 trailer will hold a lot of stuff.

But in any case I would put flattened card board boxes or something between the fixtures as the porcelain will break where the fixtures contact the reflectors.
Porcelain is tuff, but unfortunately very brittle.