I'll start it off. If I could back in time I'd go back to the 50s or 60s and buy a case of Ken Rad f96 bulbs or some tulamp ballasts.

Probably a 1940's preheat fluorescent halfpipe light, Some old area / street lights and of course old fluorescent tubes. (Probably coloured)

I would go back and get some of those lights that has those heaters to heat a filament and then when it gets hot enough the filament lights, because there are so few of them.  It predates fluorescent, I forget the name.  I'd also get those old incandescent bulbs that were to compete with Edison and was supposed to last forever.

Then perhaps those old GE troffers that lit themselves, if I can go to multiple times.

I would go back and get some of those lights that has those heaters to heat a filament and then when it gets hot enough the filament lights, because there are so few of them.  It predates fluorescent, I forget the name.  I'd also get those old incandescent bulbs that were to compete with Edison and was supposed to last forever.

Then perhaps those old GE troffers that lit themselves, if I can go to multiple times.

You mean the Nernst lamp?

Quote from: mrboojay on April 20, 2015, 09:54:04 PM

I would go back and get some of those lights that has those heaters to heat a filament and then when it gets hot enough the filament lights, because there are so few of them.  It predates fluorescent, I forget the name.  I'd also get those old incandescent bulbs that were to compete with Edison and was supposed to last forever.

Then perhaps those old GE troffers that lit themselves, if I can go to multiple times.

You mean the Nernst lamp?

yes, the Nernst lamp. I'd grab about 20 of them too. Good call.

Yes that is what I meant.  Thanks.  Those things are very cool.

I would go and get a few 8 foot preheat fittings also ide buy a list of proper clear filament lamps and some colored ones too

Lots of F65T17 fixtures, lamps, and parts, some F100T17/B lamps, and tons of Circlarc stuff to name a few.

A complete Moore tube lamp installation, GE Panel F fixtures and lamps, some Cooper-Hewitt fixtures.

Matt

I would also grab a SOX NEMA base up bucket fixture (those are actually real!)

A selection of group replacement street lighting lamps (at least a few of every power rating and a few cases of 32W, 58W and 189W lamps) and some high quality pre Chicom plague CFLs.  And a few LPS bucket lights and multiple lamp barn lights for good measure.

I'd also get circularc fixtures and tubes. I'd also go and get some of the very first Mazda fluoro tubes in existence-with original sleeves.

A bunch of cases of GE F96T12/SP65.

I'd get some more ITT mercs since I've heard that they are rare.

I would definitely try and get my hands on a MAT lamp, as these are as rare as rocking horse poo. 

Also given the demise of the factory at Hamilton, build up a stock of SOX lamps of all wattages.