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The last working top entry lantern in Aycliffe saved GEC Z9481 Well I was thrilled when I got the call to go pick this relic up. With a joint mission between myself and Danny we managed to successfully save this last year. At one point Aycliffe was full of these, this was the last remaining in service one. I plan on a full professional restoration as soon as a lamp holder bracket is sourced for this as it was missing.

The last working top entry lantern in Aycliffe saved GEC Z9481

Well I was thrilled when I got the call to go pick this relic up. With a joint mission between myself and Danny we managed to successfully save this last year. At one point Aycliffe was full of these, this was the last remaining in service one. I plan on a full professional restoration as soon as a lamp holder bracket is sourced for this as it was missing.

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Album name:jonny-m / street lighting
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Date added:28 Apr, 2019
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thorncollector   [28 Apr, 2019 at 09:30 PM]
a top entry gec z9480? and a mk4 astra i had a sri and gsi in mk4 new
jonny-m   [28 Apr, 2019 at 09:39 PM]
Have i got the lantern code wrong? the astra is my van owned it for 5 years now. spent a fortune the other year building it into what it is now as it used to be a battered bright green shed so a full rebuild and respray in porsche gt3 rs colours
thorncollector   [28 Apr, 2019 at 09:41 PM]
i think the z9481 is correct thats why i put a ? after the z9480, you should be able to fabricate a bracket easily
jonny-m   [28 Apr, 2019 at 09:44 PM]
I wasn't sure myself to be honest lantern id isn't my strong point. I wanted to try find the exact bracket but it doesn't look like that'll happen so it may have to be made from scratch by the looks of it.
Danny   [28 Apr, 2019 at 10:30 PM]
Hopefully i can try and get 5495 the other one somehow
lampy   [29 Apr, 2019 at 10:11 PM]
this would look the part on a stanton concrete column bracket, this is how i remember these fittings, many were round me years back, the bowls allways clean up well on these if they are acrylic, the clear ones, poly ones go yellow
jonny-m   [29 Apr, 2019 at 10:18 PM]
Yes bowls clear on this. It has a few stress cracks but it is in one piece and crystal clear.
lampy   [29 Apr, 2019 at 11:59 PM]
has the felt gasket dropped out? if looks like it has to me, if they are intact the bowls hardly get dirty at all in service, excellent 35 watt sox lanterns these are one of the best ever made
jonny-m   [30 Apr, 2019 at 03:18 AM]
Yes gaskets missing. I’ll need to make a new one when this gets restored.

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