NOS Thorn Alpha 8 lamp area
This i could not believe. On the 6'th March, the last day of a 2 week work experience at the local street lighting depot, i went to a different lighting depot about 30 miles away, and was allowed onto the roof of the offices (this was under the actual roof), where no one has stepped for years. I saw this lantern lay on its back, bowl less, and filthy. Rooting around, i found the bowl, again absolutely caked in dust. Once i had got it home, i cleaned it and had a look at the gear. The lantern turned out to be NOS, so you can imagine my surprise and excitement. That day, I came away with this and another NOS lantern, as well as 6 NOS bowls for a GEC Z8600. The lanterns shown here after a good scrub.

NOS Thorn Alpha 8 lamp area

This i could not believe. On the 6'th March, the last day of a 2 week work experience at the local street lighting depot, i went to a different lighting depot about 30 miles away, and was allowed onto the roof of the offices (this was under the actual roof), where no one has stepped for years. I saw this lantern lay on its back, bowl less, and filthy. Rooting around, i found the bowl, again absolutely caked in dust. Once i had got it home, i cleaned it and had a look at the gear. The lantern turned out to be NOS, so you can imagine my surprise and excitement. That day, I came away with this and another NOS lantern, as well as 6 NOS bowls for a GEC Z8600. The lanterns shown here after a good scrub.

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lampy   [24 Oct, 2015 at 12:57 AM]
great find
Dave   [24 Oct, 2015 at 01:14 AM]
Just need a 250w Thorn SON lamp now and this will be sorted.
FrontSideBus   [24 Oct, 2015 at 09:16 AM]
Lovely, I do like the old style crossover type optics Smile

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