Thorn ????? 4ft Fitting

Picked this up at the not so local car boot last weekend, a Thorn something-or-other 4ft 40w fitting, it's in need of a refurb (or at least a thorough T-cut) but of course it works as good as new.

I remember seeing pictures of these before, IIRC they were sold in Woolworths? Can anyone shed any more light on it?

The open back is how they came from new I believe. Not sure if there should be two of the ceiling mount brackets that you can see one of in this picture?

Thorn ????? 4ft Fitting


Picked this up at the not so local car boot last weekend, a Thorn something-or-other 4ft 40w fitting, it's in need of a refurb (or at least a thorough T-cut) but of course it works as good as new.

I remember seeing pictures of these before, IIRC they were sold in Woolworths? Can anyone shed any more light on it?

The open back is how they came from new I believe. Not sure if there should be two of the ceiling mount brackets that you can see one of in this picture?

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Manufacturer:Thorn
Wattage:40w
Date manufactured:1970's?
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AngryHorse   [23 Feb, 2019 at 09:13 PM]
Thorn did a four foot version of the ‘minipack’ called the Homelite, but they came with a diffuser, catalogue number was FHLD 40?
fluorescent   [24 Feb, 2019 at 12:20 AM]
I guess this could have had a diffuser long ago! I've found the FHLD40 in a catalogue on Lamptech, I think the cross section looks different to this one. I'll clean the crud out of this next chance I get and see if there's a label in it or some form of ID (other than 'Thorn' on the ballast)
Slyspark   [24 Feb, 2019 at 01:48 AM]
Should have either an Omega or Winfield label in it....

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