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8' 85W delights I only ever saw Natural and Deluxe Natural in 4-lamp bare battens in Tesco and Woolworth in the early 70s. Now these, 45 years later, NOS, and Kolor Rite! I'll get one in use before the year's out.

8' 85W delights

I only ever saw Natural and Deluxe Natural in 4-lamp bare battens in Tesco and Woolworth in the early 70s. Now these, 45 years later, NOS, and Kolor Rite! I'll get one in use before the year's out.

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Filename:8__0393B_85W_collection.JPG
Album name:BC5-80 / Fluorescent tubes
Manufacturer:Atlas and Thorn
Wattage:85W
Filesize:123 KiB
Date added:01 Mar, 2017
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Kev   [02 Mar, 2017 at 07:50 AM]
Amazing! Maybe x hospital??
fluorescent   [02 Mar, 2017 at 08:36 AM]
Very nice!!
Simon_R   [02 Mar, 2017 at 09:25 AM]
Wonderfull..8ft 85w and Kolor-rite even better! Our Tesco in town had the 4 tube Atlantics with DLN tubes.Fine Fare had continuous rows of 8' twin Superslims also fitted with DLN tubes
Danny   [02 Mar, 2017 at 09:41 AM]
Nice one. Ive got 85w in both colours too Smile
lampy   [02 Mar, 2017 at 08:07 PM]
lol, theres some people of a certain vintage on here ! me too, the Mk1 tesco store in my town had 4 tube 8 foot atlantic 3 fittings, built in 1971, now a primark yuk! no trace of the atlantics now, seen old newpaper cuttings where Ronnie corbett of the 2 ronnies opened the tesco and you could see the 4 tube fittings end on end. Fine fare, thats another one from the long distant past, what about liptons ? we had one here, but that had twin superslim 8 foot twins, photos on my derelict gallery page just before demolition. carnt remember the last time i saw twin atlantic 8 foot 85 watt fittings, except in my kitchen lol
Danny   [02 Mar, 2017 at 08:12 PM]
Ever ready factories "HAD" a load of twin 8' 85w atlantic 3s
lampy   [02 Mar, 2017 at 08:19 PM]
yes, HAD, that was rare, but long not used, doubt any are in actual use today except in enthusiasts homes
Danny   [02 Mar, 2017 at 08:21 PM]
West yorkshire has a few places with them
Simon_R   [02 Mar, 2017 at 10:03 PM]
LOL..yep I am of a certain vintage.We didnt get Liptons but we did get Elmo but I cannot remember what fittings they had! Our first Tesco opened around 1963.when the shopping centre opened in the early 1970s we then got a Safeway they also had the 4 tube Atlantics.Woolworths had twin 8' fittings but I cannot remember what type atm Currys also had the same with Cool white tubes.
lampy   [02 Mar, 2017 at 10:13 PM]
childhood memories of shopping on saturday mornings, our woolworths was an early 70's opened shop, it had weird 3 tube 8 foot fittings, never seen them anywhere before or since, in the later days they removed the middle tubes to save electric, the fittings remained after woolies went bust, and another cheap shop took over, but now its all stripped out and gone. I also remember the buzzed very loudly some of them
Simon_R   [02 Mar, 2017 at 10:57 PM]
I might be wrong but I think they had those odd fittings in the Penrith woollies.
BC5-80   [19 Mar, 2017 at 06:18 PM]
Childhood memories of going shopping with our parents when we were more interested in the ceiling than the goods on sale. I got these tubes powered up this weekend. Pictures to follow soon.
Simon_R   [19 Mar, 2017 at 06:29 PM]
BC5-80.. You are so right we lived in the town centre back in the 60s and 70s it was 8ft heaven!!

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