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Revo C15152 'Sol-D'or' lantern. A smaller but virtually identical lantern to the larger C151154 Sol-D'or lantern, this version being designed for use with 45/60w SO/H and SOI lamps. The Sol-D'or' was a revolutionary lightweight streetlight designed by REVO that combined an aluminium rear housing and all-in-one plastic bowl and canopy, which when removed revealed the lantern's entire interior. Never a very popular lantern with lighting departments, very few 'Sol-D'or's survive today; especially as the plastic bowl/canopy assembly becomes brittle with age and is easily broken. However, these smaller Sol-D'or's are a little more robust than the larger C151154 variant, and is probably the reason why more of them survive. Happily, the lantern in the collection was saved complete some years ago from Wolverhampton where the type saw some limited popularity in the Bilston area of the City.
A rare view of a 'trio' of 45w/60w Sol-D'or's! I did originally have three of these lanterns, but passed the other two on to fellow collectors. All came from Wolverhampton some years ago.
This view of the back of the lantern clearly shows the levers for the spring-loaded fasteners that once turned and released the bowl/canopy assembly. The truncated face of the spigot mounting area suggests that the Sol-D'or' was designed for mounting to out-reaches on concrete columns.
This C15154 'Sol-D'or' was still in service in Wolverhampton when this picture was taken in 2005. Unfortunately, this example has had the top of its housing drilled and fitted with a mini-photocell. These is also a REVO C15154 'Sol-D'or' for 85/140-watt SO lamps held in the collection. |
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