Hi all, To my knowledge we (DW Windsor) were the first company to fit modern reflectors to heritage designs. The first ones with reflectors were probably ...
Hi Simon, Re this: If I have a child, it's going to be called Godzilla. Nice unisex name. I have a daughter, I wish I'd named her Godzilla - it would have been...
... It's interesting how modern lighting optics appear to be based around primary reflector and an optional secondary refractor. I've been reading a GEC...
... It's not too late. Deed polls are cheap and Christmas is coming up ;- ) Of course, if I had twins, they'd be called Dioptrion and Optikon. All the best, ...
Hi Simon, Nice advert of the TJSSP - funnily enough I've just got one myself (pics at www.streetlightonline.co.uk/venner.htm) although mine is a newer version...
A message to Andrew Stanley Just to Thank you for the Thorn Alpha 3 which has just arrived today, with two vintage lamps I bought from Ebay, Re the lamps they...
... I'd just noticed that - another wierd coincidence for you! ... I believe Venner's factory on the Kingston By-Pass was bombed during the war; hence a lack...
Hi Simon Seeing how you like wartime ads and seeing how it's Friday afternoon and any thought of serious quantities of real work are rapidly fading, I thought...
Hi Colin I guess from the fact that you can read the wrapper, that someone didn't get round to taking it to the salvage depot! A bit late now.... regards, Davy...
Hi Tom, interesting to note in that advert, Gowshall is a company manufacturing bollards in 1939, and still were in modern times! I have a few modern items...
Hi Tom, The 'Gowshall' section at the bottom is interesting; I guess that they are the same as the company that eventually became Pearce Gowshall and now...
Hi Andrew Stanley I have looked at the wires at the Connector Block in the Alpha 3 The Blue and the White is the Neutral the second white is the Lamp Centre...
... I see that Standard Telephones and Cables claimed to offer 'freedom from false operation by external influences'. If only that still worked today. Regards,...
Hi Adam / All I have scanned and downloaded a leaflet on the REVO ( Bell Top ) Lantern All the Best Colin Adam lachlan <adam@...> wrote: Hi, The code...
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Hi All I managed to free one allan screw and I have put a Osram 400w NAV-E (SON-E) lamp in the lantern I have took a quick photo of the lantern See Attachment,...
http://www.vt4c.demon.co.uk/temp/DSCF1777a.jpg I bought this unseen, described as '500W mercury vapour bulb'. I was expecting a 500W MBTF from the wattage, but...
Hi Phil James Hooker can help here as he Dated my Antique bulb with the Philips Factory on the box he dated it 1941. Its good to buy old lamps like yours...
I've started to restore the BLEECO sections on my site. First up is the 1934 "BLEECO Developments" brochure from 1934, which outlines their range (much of...
Hi Simon, I was just looking at the 'Night Scenes' page and was wondering how they managed to make the roads look so bright as surely the fittings would have...
Hi Colin great stuff, thanks. Does anyone know if any Side-entry Bell Tops are still in existence? I'd not known they were made until I saw this catalogue...
Hi All, I recently acquired a GEC Z8691, but it has been retro-fitted with 50W MBF gear. I would like to convert it back to 80W MBF gear, but unfortunately...
... Many thanks for the picture Tom. Standard crop up in the 1950s as well, so some of their adverts will be appearing on the site in the future. I do like the...
... managed ... been ... I guess it depends on what wattage bulbs they were using, the spacing of the columns, and other parameters. Then again, I suspect it...
Hi Davy No problems Re the side entry Bell top there also was a Side Entry Prefect lantern too unfortunately I haven seen any although I wouldn't mind one All...
Hi Davy Re the 80w GEC choke it was either a Z1812 for 220/250v tapped supply or Z1813 for 240v supply a thorn G53333 80w MBF/U ballast will also fit as I have...
Hi Colin thanks for that info, I'll keep my eyes open. If you happen to come across any of those chokes and they are surplus to you I'd be grateful If I could...
Hi all, Item no 4328410626 - looks like a Revo steel column with some kind of open lantern on a swan neck. It's £20 but must be collected from the Norwich...
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