Success! AEI Amber for 140W SOH saved from Wayte Street today. Pictures of lantern in service and of it a bit closer up are in the Portsmouth Streetlights...
Nice One !!!!! It's in good nick too innit, all original gear, result. Well done mate Colin F. ... From: phosco152 To: StreetlightingUK@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hi Claire, and welcome to the group! I have a few images of Concrete swan-necks on my PC and on the website. As you have already seen my site, you may know...
Well, the title sums up this post. I've spent the past week intensively trying to obtain some new lanterns. In total, I've spent about 10 hours patrolling an...
Hi all, Drove past Erith Hospital this morning (it's only 2 minutes up the road), and turned to look at the old 2' 40W fluorescents - they've gone! Replaced...
... Are these the AEI Residential lanterns? Have the lanterns come down OK or have they been smashed? Good luck with collecting them - I've never heard of a...
Congratulations to the Atlas Alpha One lantern which was awarded the Gold Medal in the 1957 Milan Triennale. As can be seen, I'm pretty much up with the times...
Hi John If the s bends are in good nick I,ll have one ! Also even if thelanerns are smashed i wouldnt mind the chokes and starters out of them! Cheers Bob ... ...
I was at the depot today and noticed a thorn gamma 3 lantern, broken but all bits there. The lampholder has come away from the shade but could be glued back on...
Hi John Did you recieve my E-mail, It's I am going to be off line next few days and I need to arrange for someone to watch out for the Post etc. All the Best ...
Hi, There are 3 S-bends, they look OK, I haven't found the lanterns yet (I think they're in the skip, but could have been saved by the caretaker). There are 4...
Hi, They are the AEI Residential lanterns, and they're somewhere (I couldn't find them today but the lamps had been removed and placed next to the locked...
Hi, Wow - that's dedication! A few months ago I wish I had driven down a road about 6 hours before I did, as I missed the wholesale removal of the last...
Hi John / All, I certainly hope they haven't met an awful end! I know I'd photographed them in December but never made any enquiries as they were your find...
Hi, I'll have to wait until Tuesday to ask the caretaker, no-one else even knew the lights had been replaced! John ... photographed them ... John. Have you ......
Hi all, (Guess who saw Ken Dodd last night..!) This week's update comprises of five features: Firstly, two new lanterns have entered the collection - a Beta 5...
Hello all, Interesting the beta 5 with a P-LL lamp, i have seen similar ones on ebay. Must try and purchase one next they are availible. I was at the depot...
I may have jumped the gun a bit with the title... Many thanks to phosco152 for his help in saving me a Philips ME35. I was calling this lantern the XGS201,...
... MA50 135w ... Last time I knew, Claire Pendrous was needing a new MA60 sized bowl. I haven't got her most recent email address though, but her ebay ID is ...
Hi Steve the ME-35 is the Old Code for the XGS201-35, I have a 50w SON version ME50 which is now the SGS201-50 others were the 70w SON or ME70 later beacame...
Hi John The Beta 5 is actually made for the Continental Europe see http://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10029/normal_100_2481.JPG where in...
HI John No Problems, as soon as the Lanterns arrive I shall let you know All the Best Colin JOHN MITCHELL <johnmitchell01@...> wrote: Hi Colin, Its going...
Hi Mike The Iwasaki 110 HPS lamp is a retrofit for 125w MBF Ballasts, Re website update I havent done mine yet as I am awating delivery of some lamps including...
Hi John/All Lets prey they have not bee taken to the Local Scrap Merchants, as there would be No hope of salvaging them Old 2 ft 40w Fluorescents can be lit...
Hi All, Just aquired a Phosware 157 for the collection, it doesn't seem to be common lantern and with a quick scout about the sites I can't seem to find any in...