Bloody hell Chris this is a beauty

won it the other day on ebay - thought my xmas's had come at once! There was 5 but someone got in before me and bought 4 so gotta thank them for leaving one!

fk I would love one of these... This photo is really clear by the way, What camera do you have?? i want it lol

Use an olympus E500, but I shoot in RAW data mode - this allows for more tweaking in Photoshop!

you could just sit with this and stare into it for hours

Oh cool, Nice lamp! well done winning that.

I've ordered some 125W gear, so will run it up fully once it comes

Wow you've scored a real rarity there Chris! Never seen a clear pear shape in this style before! Totally awesome! A real treasure! :woohoo:

I bought the other 4. Glad to see the other one went to someone on here.

Cool Lamp, this lamp was made in Preston Lancashire, in the 1940's, it was Common during World War II to make MB/V lamps with Clear Bulbs, as it saved acid etching the Bulbs, also to eliminate the hazards if the Factory got Bombed by the Luftwaffle, as you wouldn't want to have to contend with acid in a bomb damaged factory.

Thanks for the info - really interesting and gives so much more life to the lamp. I found 42 marked on it, so its likely 1942. I'll try tomorrow and get a close up of the naval crest. Thanks Jonny-m for leaving one. Have you fired yours up yet?

@frutas I haven't had chance to have a play with mine yet. If I get chance tomorrow I'll get the gamma 6 out of the cupboard and test them all in that.

Mint, it looks as though its never been lit!

I love the arctubes in these early MB lamps, a true handmade work of art! Finding one of these in pearl is a bloody good find as it is! It's great to see this in clear in all it's glory!

Interesting MV lamp good to see a clear Beauty around

Beautiful lamp! The colour of the clear old mercs is amazing.

amazing