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Thorn Green 5ft 65/80w I hunted down a shop back in 1990 that sold coloured fluorescent tubes. It was a case of looking up in the yellow pages and getting on the phone then, the internet existed but was not to be widely until a few years later. This tube is of 1989 manufacture, I bought it specifically for this GEC fitting, there was no way I could appreciate how valuable they would both become to me back then as a 16 year old just out of school.

Thorn Green 5ft 65/80w

I hunted down a shop back in 1990 that sold coloured fluorescent tubes. It was a case of looking up in the yellow pages and getting on the phone then, the internet existed but was not to be widely until a few years later. This tube is of 1989 manufacture, I bought it specifically for this GEC fitting, there was no way I could appreciate how valuable they would both become to me back then as a 16 year old just out of school.

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Danny   [22 Sep, 2015 at 07:02 PM]
Looks a bright one that! Yeah these are certainly rather valuable these days!
RobTDCI   [22 Sep, 2015 at 07:05 PM]
I really wanted blue at the time but they were out of stock. Just glad I held onto them through my funny 'lighting isn't that cool and I can have more fun without it in my life' phases.
Danny   [22 Sep, 2015 at 07:12 PM]
I have those phases too. Getting them more than ever especially as I'm wanting to settle down but yeah try and hold on to these beauties
RobTDCI   [22 Sep, 2015 at 07:21 PM]
I think most of us have, there are definitely times where I am more interested in lighting than others but it has never completely gone. I have got rid of things and regretted it. As I have got older I have decided others will have to accept my hobby as part of me.
Danny   [22 Sep, 2015 at 07:29 PM]
Yeah. I've always said if I met anyone I'd keep my collection but store it in the loft and stuff. I'd get 90% of it up there just the tubes 5' & above I'd struggle with
AngryHorse   [22 Sep, 2015 at 08:14 PM]
Before you think about `wanting to settle down` Dan, always remember, "single guys know more about woman than married ones", .............because they don`t have one! Laughing Laughing Razz
Slyspark   [06 Aug, 2017 at 12:21 AM]
Lovely! Wish I owned a set of coloured tubes, I don't even have a single one Sad
Slyspark   [06 Aug, 2017 at 12:51 AM]
Update - just ordered a set of Narva Colourlux 58w in red, yellow, green, pink, violet & blue. Well, why not?
FrontSideBus   [06 Aug, 2017 at 01:33 PM]
Hopefully the reds will be red and not pink.
XmasLightGuy   [06 Aug, 2017 at 03:15 PM]
Awesome find! just gotta love green fluorescents

@Slyspark:
Nice! I wish Narva was available here..I'd be tempted to do the same but in 4' 40w
Funkybulb   [06 Aug, 2017 at 04:41 PM]
Xmaslightguy, at least we have those industrail coloured tubes. It just about last of coloured T12 here in the States.
Slyspark   [06 Aug, 2017 at 11:57 PM]
Narva isn't really available here now either, they went bust Sad This is just some leftover stock that a lamp company still has in the shelf. Sadly they're T8, cos I can't find coloured T12 anywhere, but given how fast LED is taking over, figured I should get something before you can't get coloured fluorescent at all.

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