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Philips 80W HPL lamp from 1954/55 A few years ago now, several of these lamps appeared on Canadian eBay. Someone who owned a warehouse there apparently found a case of these things he didn't know he had, so quite understandably decided to make some money out of it. Can't say I blame him in the least..! I originally bought two, but one unfortunately suffered damage in transit, but I managed to get another one quite quickly. They are from June 1954 and also June 1955, and they are in immaculate condition, so they were stored extremely well. Keywords: Lamps

Philips 80W HPL lamp from 1954/55


A few years ago now, several of these lamps appeared on Canadian eBay. Someone who owned a warehouse there apparently found a case of these things he didn't know he had, so quite understandably decided to make some money out of it. Can't say I blame him in the least..! I originally bought two, but one unfortunately suffered damage in transit, but I managed to get another one quite quickly. They are from June 1954 and also June 1955, and they are in immaculate condition, so they were stored extremely well.

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Lamp/Fixture Information
Manufacturer:Philips Lighting
Model Reference:HPL TYP.57217E/25
Lamp
Lamp Type:High Pressure Mercury Vapour
Filament/Radiator Type:Quartz Arc Tube
Base:E27 (ES)
Shape/Finish:PS-75
Service Life:4000 hours
Burning Position:Universal
Electrical
Wattage:80
Current:0.8A
Optical
Lumen Output:2800 lm
Lumen Efficacy:35 lm/W
Colour Temperature:4800K
Physical/Production
Factory Location:Eindhoven, Netherlands
Fabrication Date:June 1954/55
File information
Filename:DSC02685.JPG
Album name:Ria / Mercury Lamps
Keywords:Lamps
Filesize:382 KiB
Date added:Aug 26, 2024
Dimensions:3072 x 1728 pixels
Displayed:11 times
DateTime Original:2019:09:25 16:26:57
Exposure Time:1/30 sec
FNumber:f/2.8
File Source:Digital Still Camera
Flash:No Flash
Focal length:5.35 mm
ISO:400
Model:DSC-W120
White Balance:0
URL:https://trad-lighting.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=379
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Sammi   [Aug 26, 2024 at 01:48 AM]
A wonderful lampses to have. Love Bulb Man
Ria   [Aug 26, 2024 at 03:01 PM]
We have since found another of these lamps, but with an ordinary (not the 3-pin variant) BC cap, which I believe was intended to be used to replace incandescent street lights without having to change the lampholder.
I hope they remembered to add a ballast Mind Blown Mr. Green

Picture here. Sorry it is a little out of focus, I'll try and get a better shot when we find the lamp..!
Max   [Aug 26, 2024 at 09:57 PM]
That one looks familiar Wink
347vPowerlite   [Aug 27, 2024 at 01:24 AM]
Nice! IIRC the seller for these was located just down the road from me. When I bought one I was surprised at how close the shipping address was.

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