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Osglim 200-220V 5W Pip-top Beehive Neon Lamp A recent addition to the collection is this lovely old pip-top beehive neon lamp. I'm afraid I was unable to get a very good picture of the etch, but the date code is 94, which comes back as October 1941, but I'm sure this is earlier than that, can anyone help..? Keywords: Lamps

Osglim 200-220V 5W Pip-top Beehive Neon Lamp


A recent addition to the collection is this lovely old pip-top beehive neon lamp. I'm afraid I was unable to get a very good picture of the etch, but the date code is 94, which comes back as October 1941, but I'm sure this is earlier than that, can anyone help..?

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Lamp/Fixture Information
Manufacturer:The General Electric Company of England
Lamp
Lamp Type:Neon
Filament/Radiator Type:Iron electrodes in neon gas
Base:B22d (BC)
Shape/Finish:Pip-top pear shape, clear
Burning Position:Universal
Electrical
Wattage:5
Voltage:200-220
Physical/Production
Factory Location:Not known at present
Fabrication Date:Not known at present (date code 94)
Application/Use:Night light
File information
Filename:Pip-top_beehive.jpg
Album name:Ria / Neon and other miscellaneous lamps
Keywords:Lamps
Filesize:320 KiB
Date added:Oct 02, 2024
Dimensions:2039 x 1162 pixels
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Sammi   [Oct 02, 2024 at 11:08 PM]
It's nice to have a pip top variant at last. Love
wide-lite 1000   [Oct 05, 2024 at 12:48 AM]
Nice find Ria . I've seen several older neons on eBay recently but I've never got around to buying one yet .
Max   [Oct 05, 2024 at 10:18 AM]
I think October 41 is too late, this is definitely an earlier variant as the external evacuation of bulbs in lamps ended in the early 20s. Besides, by the 40's neon glow lamps was already old tech, so the "Patent" notice in the etch was no longer necessary by then.
Sammi   [Oct 05, 2024 at 03:08 PM]
We'll have to work back and see when that particular code was used before. Wonder
We've worked out that it might have been 1925 or 1917... Wonder

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