Introduction
I don't especially collect lamps
(bulbs), but inevitably I have built up a small collection of lamps associated
with streetlighting and these are intended for eventual display with the lanterns
in the collection.
When acquiring lanterns, it’s always nice to be able to
get the lantern complete with its lamp. However, for Heath and Safety reasons,
local authorities and lighting contractors will often remove discharge lamps from the
lanterns as part of the disposal and recycling process. This is generally done
because discharge lamps contain poisonous, corrosive, and sometimes explosive,
gases. Therefore, I often have to acquire lamps from other sources such as ebay,
electrical wholesalers, and other streetlighting collectors.
The lamps illustrated are typical of many of the types of lamps used in both old and modern streetlighting; plus a few oddments that fall outside of this scope. I have placed small everyday items such as pens, keys, and mobile phones by some of the lamps to give an idea of scale.
If you want to know how discharge lamps work, or seek technical information on discharge lamps, then there is no better website to visit than James Hooker's, Museum of Historic Discharge Lamps, which can be found here.
Lamp types held in the collection (Awaiting images for some lamps)
Tungsten Lamps (GLS)
300w Thorn GLS clear glass lamp with 27ES cap
500w Narwar GLS clear glass lamp with ES40 cap
Mercury Vapour Lamps MA. MB. MBF
EYE 40w HF40PD mercury lamp
awaiting image 50w GE MBF/U Lamp
80w Osram HQL (MBF/U) lamp for 3-pin bayonet lampholders
awaiting image 125w Thorn MBF/U Lamp
awaiting image 250w GEC 'Truelite' MBF ES40 Lamp
250w Crompton MA/V (medium pressure) mercury lamp for vertical burning.
400w Thorn MB/U tubed mercury Lamp ES40 cap
awaiting image 400w Mazda MB/U Lamp ES40 cap
awaiting image 400w Atlas MB/U Lamp ES40 cap
400w Philips 'Powerwhite' MBF/U lamp with ES40 cap from the 1970's
1000w GEC 'Truelite' MBF/U (400/450V) lamp with E40 cap from the 1970's
1000w Osram HQL MBF-U Lamp
Mercury blended Lamps. MBFT MBT
160w Osram MBTF blended lamp ES27 cap
500w Wellmark mercury-halogen blended clear lamp ES40 cap
500w Pallas mercury-blended clear glass lamp ES40 cap
Low Pressure Sodium Lamps SO, SOI, SOX, SLI
awaiting image 10watt GEC SOX Lamp
18watt Philips SOX-E Lamp
awaiting image 26watt Philips SOX-E Lamp
awaiting image 35watt Philips SOX Lamp
40watt (pre re-rated) Philips SOX Lamp with porcelain BC cap
awaiting image 55watt Philips SOX Lamp
60watt Philips SO/H Lamp This lamp was rescued from a garage in North Yorkshire. The lamp is a working example and was housed in an old Eleco sodium lantern mounted on the side of the building.
60watt GEC SLI/H Linear Lamp
90watt Osram SOX Lamp burning at full power in a Thorn Alpha-9 lantern
awaiting image 135watt Philips SOX Lamp
awaiting image 140watt Thorn SLI/H Linear Lamp
180watt Philips SOX Lamp
awaiting image 200watt GEC SLI/H Linear Lamp
High Pressure Sodium Lamps. SON-E SON-T
awaiting image 50w GE SON-E ES27 lamp
70w GE SON-T lamp
awaiting image 100w GE SON-T
120w GEC 'Solarcolour' SON-E lamp
awaiting image 150w GE SON-T
awaiting image 250w GE SON-T
400w GE LU400/T/40 SON-T ES40 lamp
400w Sylvania SON-E lamp
awaiting image 400w GE SON-E
Metal Halide Lamps (MH)
awaiting image 35w Philips CDM-T G12 lamp
awaiting image 70w Philips CDM-T G12 lamp
Lamp on right: 150w Philips CDM-TT ES40 lamp
Lamp on left: 250w Osram HQI/T 250 ES40 lamp
awaiting image 400w Osram HQI/T ES40 lamp
1000w Sylvania 'Metalarc' HSI/T lamp ES40 cap
awaiting image 2000w Osram Metal Halide lamp
Fluorescent tubes (MCF and 'T' types)
awaiting image 2ft 40w MCF Fluorescent linear lamp
awaiting image 4ft 40w T8 Fluorescent linear lamp
Compact Fluorescent (CFL)
awaiting image 36w Philips PL-L compact fluorescent lamp
Philips PL-L 840/4P 55w compact fluorescent lamp with 2G11 4-pin base.
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Please note that all pictures are by Claire Pendrous, or are part of the Claire Pendrous photographic collection unless otherwise stated; none of these images can be copied without obtaining prior permission.