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Heritage = premium?
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2026 10:39 pm
by AgentHalogen_87
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/178294198299
£156 for a Windsor with a hole in one side, base down SOX, and seemingly no gear.
Re: Heritage = premium?
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2026 11:30 pm
by Slyspark
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
Re: Heritage = premium?
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2026 9:29 am
by Ash
New one not made out of that alloy that turns to dust ?
Re: Heritage = premium?
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2026 9:31 am
by Alex
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...
Re: Heritage = premium?
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2026 9:45 am
by Beta 5
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!
Re: Heritage = premium?
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2026 1:10 pm
by Mrstreetlight
There was a village in Northamptonshire that had simliar lamterns running SOX like this.
If interested i'll upload some photos?
Re: Heritage = premium?
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2026 3:27 pm
by AngryHorse
Go for it
, be interesting to see what state the lamps are in?
Re: Heritage = premium?
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2026 9:53 am
by Kev
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
Re: Heritage = premium?
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2026 10:59 am
by Alex
pretty sure these were plain GLS at some point and they just didi a stupid retrofit...