Well worth our little trip round the M25 eh Paul!

i have a 4ft twin one of these,does yours have the 2 big black ballasts in and a similar sized capacitor?

This.. is simply AMAZING!!! nice score Paul.

Thanks Dave... Sparkygav, this has an odd arrangement, didn't think to take a pic! :doh: It has a Philips ballast, a GEC ballast for the other side and an Ediswan capacitor. The GEC ballast and Ediswan capacitor look almost the same!

oh,i though mine first had 3 ballasts in it as the capacitor in mine was identical to the ballasts,only the label gave it away,the lamp holders were ahead of their time as well,mine has a metal reflector on it,exactly the same shape as yours and the same 4 fixing lugs,im strangely fond of mine

Fantastic! That's a seriously early four footer!

Good win & good save Paul.

Thanks everyone... I'm going to re-finish the body some point later this year. Keep the original cream coloured finish or go for commercial white or Atlas grey?

I'd go for original cream/beige white, contrasts nicely with the white Perspex trough. Certainly a very interesting combination of gear and wiring inside! And in the 1953 Philips catalogue, this is listed for a princely £15 1'4!

Very nice, never seen anything like this before?

You not remember the single version Kev has Rich? Bare batten fitting!

good win Paul what a gem

I remember these fittings but they were never a common sight but then at £15 back in 1953 they would be quite expensive. There was a shop I think was in Leicester had these fittings with the perspex reflector fitted upside down!