What is the rarest light bulb and rarest light fixture in your collection? « on: October 24, 2020, 02:57:27 AM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
The rarest light bulb in my collection is a Cryselco 60w SLI/H linear low pressure sodium lamp. Concurrently, the rarest fixture I have in my collection is my Real D3748 60w SLI/H fixture. In addition, my other rare light bulbs include 3 GE /C 100w A23 mercury vapor lamps, a Westinghouse 100w /C A23 lifeguard, and a Sylvania 400w /C BT37 lamp.
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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.

	Re: What is the rarest light bulb and rarest light fixture in your collection? « Reply #1 on: October 24, 2020, 11:16:57 AM » Author: funkybulb
Too many to list for me  Pair of GE 125 watt Fluorescent tube  Soon that Mercra mercury lamp   Westinghouse T10 tubeular 100 watt westy lifegaurd    Westy F40T10/LW full power lite white tube     GE AH-1    Pair of GEC 60 watt SLI/H     Westinghouse EH-1     Just way too many to list   Now my rarest fixture is my Thorn Sox 55er,  Thorn son-paks   And all my UK made fluorescent fixtures
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	Re: What is the rarest light bulb and rarest light fixture in your collection? « Reply #2 on: October 24, 2020, 04:42:32 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
I did not know you had SLI/H lamps in your collection.
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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.

	Re: What is the rarest light bulb and rarest light fixture in your collection? « Reply #3 on: October 24, 2020, 05:35:08 PM » Author: HPS_250
I don’t have many fixtures yet, but here are my rarest lamps. 1. Westinghouse Mazda AH-1 medium pressure mercury 2. Westinghouse Mazda 1500w incandescent inside frost 3. Ken-Rad (Westinghouse) 700w /C mercury vapor 4. GE 700w clear mercury vapor
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I’ve always been interested in all kinds of lighting, mainly incandescent and HID, and especially all kinds of sodium lamps (HPS/LPS). I’ll tolerate LED but I’m not a fan of it.
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	Re: What is the rarest light bulb and rarest light fixture in your collection? « Reply #5 on: October 24, 2020, 06:51:47 PM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
I have a few. Maybe alot. However these are the obvious ones 1. Westinghouse /X lamp Click for image 2. Sylvania /W lamp (got 2) Click for image 3. Westinghouse H25DE medium pressure mercury lamp Click for image 4. Standard Fluorescent Corporation Light Green Click for image 5. General Electric power grooves Click for image
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	Re: What is the rarest light bulb and rarest light fixture in your collection? « Reply #6 on: October 24, 2020, 11:27:39 PM » Author: Bulbman256
Rarest lamp would be my duo of ken-rad H38-4JM mercury vapor flood lamps for lamp purposise. I dont really have any fixture but a close one would be this 50's bakealight socket with duel plugs.
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	Re: What is the rarest light bulb and rarest light fixture in your collection? « Reply #7 on: October 24, 2020, 11:41:27 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
Rarest lamp would be my GE ? Clear HPS Flood :   https://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=5201&pos=14&pid=164019 Rarest fixture ?  Well that would probably be a 6 way tie between my 700w Westy OV-50 , The 1000w GE finned M-1000 with P/C socket , The top mount GE Form 400 , The Revere Unitized Urbanoval , The Joslyn 175w Cobra head  or the 100w MV MC Philben wall pack
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	Re: What is the rarest light bulb and rarest light fixture in your collection? « Reply #9 on: October 25, 2020, 07:12:10 AM » Author: AngryHorse
Although I wouldn’t call them rare, more old, mine are just six: Philips 60watt SO/I bamboo, 1950s Mazda 200watt clear GLS (with British Railways printed on them) 1950s Philips 160watt MBT/U, 1951 Osram 400watt MA/V, 1963 Thorn 140watt SLI/H, not sure of date? GEC 200watt SLI/H, not sure of date? As for fittings, I don’t really have anything I would consider rare?
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