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| File information | |
| Filename: | Oxford_Heritage_Lampost.jpeg |
| Album name: | Tom / Post Top Lanterns |
| Manufacturer: | Lucy of Oxford. |
| Model: | 'Oxford Corporation' column. |
| Power Consumption: | 70w |
| Working Voltage: | 240v |
| Comments: | Oxford's original streetlights! Column dates back to the late 19th century, from the gas lamp era and manufactured by local ironworks Lucy of Oxford who went on to producing switchgear including the famous Lucy streetlight fuse carriers. Lanterns were converted to 80w MBF until the late 90s then converted to 70w SON. |
| Date / Code: | Late 19th century |
| Country Of Origin: | Oxford, UK |
| Filesize: | 1538 KiB |
| Date added: | Aug 14, 2016 |
| Dimensions: | 945 x 1600 pixels |
| Displayed: | 61 times |
| URL: | https://allthingslighting.co.uk/atl/displayimage.php?pid=22088 |
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I bet the MBF version had the lamp just vertical in the lantern?
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The MBF lamps were in glass refractor shades Rich and they looked superb!
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Ah right, did you get any night shots of them?
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