Coughtrie PW15 and Holophane wellglass light installed and lit.

This Coughtrie PW15 and Holophane well glass light entered the collection in 2019 iirc, and both arrived in a well used, but overall good condition, a shocker for the PW15 cause they only have to have the slightest bit of damp on them and the screws seize solid. Upon arrival, the Coughtrie ran 125w MBF. I removed that and put it back to 2 pin BC, but from there it just ended up in storage in my lanterns shed, getting a bit battered from poor storage. The holophane however was pretty much restored immediately, but again ended up just being put away in storage.

It was very much a spur of the moment decision to strip down and restore, mainly due to the fact I really like them and it was becoming criminal that I wasn't doing anything with them, the Holophane especially having already restored it once, and being an unusual design meant even just keeping it in storage was a waste.

Over the course of 2 weeks I stripped both of them down, which was a surprisingly easy task in regards to the PW15 owing to the screws seizing the minute they're screwed tight it seems. I carefully removed any corrosion and drilled out any screws where needed, before spraying both brackets and the exterior of the lights hammered grey, the insides going white as they should be. Sealing the glass back into place with silicone sealant proved to be an initially really messy, but overall satisfying job, and leaving the sealant overnight to cure resulted in a perfectly sealed light once again.

Then came installation, and since neither light was screwing to any battens on the small lamp shed, I drilled though the wood and screwed some machine bolts through, before bolting them in place with a large penny washers to hopefully help spread load. The hardest part about the whole job was actually wiring them in, but once all was done and I switched the outdoor switch on, seeing both light was another sure sign of a successful job.

Ironically the lamp shed is the newest of the four sheds I have, yet is now the second shed to have a complete electrical installation!