Philips MA30

The 60's to 80's was the year where 'Turtle' designs were well in vogue and indeed production, with companies fighting each other in order to get their lighting noticed. This resulted in some true classics being born, but also some wacky designs too, all in the name of competition. The Philips MA30 certainly leans more to the wacky side of the scale. The idea was to make a wide lantern, with crossover optics being used. Of all the turtle designs, this was by far the cleverest of them all, featuring one set of reflectors and a lamp holder that can be adjusted to suit lamp wattage and also light distribution. It meant that the lantern became universal fitting, as it could be adjusted by the installer depending on what was required, the only add on being a white patch that would have to be stuck central to the bowl if a 400w lamp was to be used in semi cut off mode.
Given to me by a fellow collector, it was removed from Plymouth, and saw everyday use till recently. Overall its in a typical condition from being outdoors all its life, mercifully the grub screws are free and turning. I now plan to restore it sometime next year when the weathers a bit better.