Heritage = premium?

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Heritage = premium?

Postby AgentHalogen_87 » Tue Jul 28, 2026 10:39 pm

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/178294198299
£156 for a Windsor with a hole in one side, base down SOX, and seemingly no gear.
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Re: Heritage = premium?

Postby Slyspark » Tue Jul 28, 2026 11:30 pm

Youl could buy a new reproduction one for less, which will be in perfect condition. That one doesnlt look Victorian... And I guess someone has just shoved a SOX lamp in a lantern designed for a GLS lamp
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Re: Heritage = premium?

Postby Ash » Wed Jul 29, 2026 9:29 am

New one not made out of that alloy that turns to dust ?
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Re: Heritage = premium?

Postby Alex » Wed Jul 29, 2026 9:31 am

honestly, if that thing is made of real copper sheets and not just some copper coated steel i don tfind it to bad, when i think what i have paid for some fucked early east german lanterns...
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Re: Heritage = premium?

Postby Beta 5 » Wed Jul 29, 2026 9:45 am

Street lighting in general has gone through the roof on ebay lately, seen once common lanterns you were able to get for ~£20 10 years ago but for the £80-100+ mark now!
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Re: Heritage = premium?

Postby Mrstreetlight » Sat Aug 01, 2026 1:10 pm

There was a village in Northamptonshire that had simliar lamterns running SOX like this.

If interested i'll upload some photos?
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Re: Heritage = premium?

Postby AngryHorse » Sat Aug 01, 2026 3:27 pm

Go for it ;clap, be interesting to see what state the lamps are in?
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Re: Heritage = premium?

Postby Kev » Sun Aug 02, 2026 9:53 am

That was near where my ex parents used to live I remember seeing them. I agree with Alex if this is genuine copper it is worth it a new piece of Perspex and a SON / CDO conversion and it will be great lamp holder looks too high for it to be genuine SOX
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Re: Heritage = premium?

Postby Alex » Fri Aug 07, 2026 10:59 am

pretty sure these were plain GLS at some point and they just didi a stupid retrofit...
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