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| File information | |
| Filename: | Crompton_125w_8ft_BC_.jpg |
| Album name: | T12 & Over |
| Manufacturer: | Crompton |
| Power Consumption: | 125w |
| Overall Width / Diameter: | T12 |
| Overall Length: | 8ft |
| Cap Type: | BC |
| Comments: | Got this last night from a disused shop on a council estate, the fitting was knackered but managed to get the starter too which has no writing on it at all but must be for for 125w tubes. |
| Country Of Origin: | UK |
| Filesize: | 28 KiB |
| Date added: | Jul 16, 2012 |
| Dimensions: | 640 x 480 pixels |
| Displayed: | 349 times |
| URL: | https://allthingslighting.co.uk/atl/displayimage.php?pid=8822 |
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Comment 7 to 26 of 26 Page: 1 - 2 |
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If you need the 125w gear joe let me know and I'll come up!
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Lucky this tube wasn't trashed in all the years it has been laying dormant! I'd say the bi-pin 8 footers would be worth saving too as they'd be also of vintage status. That place must be a wreck if it's been empty since '87!
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Good point tom!
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I can't believe half of the treasures that have appeared on here recently!!
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Can't stop looking at this tube....Just amazing it has servived in such conditions.... just imagine if it had been a rare colour aswell...
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Shame there is no way of dating this
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that's legendary! What a week of BC tubes this has been thanks to Joe & Gav! Can't believe Joe just goes out and gets an ultra rare 8ft BC tube like he's gone to get a pint of milk
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This etch was used on all atlas-made Crompton lamps until 1977 giving a span of around 12-13yrs. It most certainly was NOT made as late as 77 tho!
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Whats interesting is that the caps are the type seen on the later BC tubes seen in the 70s!
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Interesting info on that etch Lee! There's a couple of 8' Daylight 33s with this etch at one of the colleges here!
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Oh Wow F---ing Awesome Find
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The first and only 8' BC tube I've ever seen! Incidentally, does it have a small dimple in the side at the centre of the tube? According to several 1940s and 50s British books on lamps, this was often done on the 8' 125W BC to control the mercury vapour pressure and maximise the light output. If present, it should be similar in size to the dimple in a Philips SOX lamp and the intention was that it should be pointed downwards in operation.
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WOW! Not seen one of these before James?
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To think I could of bought one of these when they were still available ...... Ah well thats life!
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Yes this tube is a wonderful find! The etch is a real beauty.
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 8 foot BC
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Oh wow, I though these were just stuff of urban legends
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Just seen this crop up again on the randoms! Certainly a legendary find!
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Sadly no one else has managed to find any 8' BCs
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Not even Gav has succeeded YET! The 1969/70 Thorn catalogue describes 8' BC tubes as 'Now obsolete with limited stocks available' so this tube is at least 45 years old!
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