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London Underground 1938 stock guard's pilot lamp

We saw this at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden. It's a clear pygmy lamp with a blue painted end and was used to indicate to the guard that all the doors were closed and it was safe to signal the driver to start the train. I have been searching for one of these for 40 years, I even asked the curators at the museum, but they didn't have any more :-(

Does anyone know of a suitable paint that I could dip a clear pygmy lamp in that would allow me to replicate one of these lamps..? It would obviously have to be able to withstand the heat.
Keywords: Lamps

London Underground 1938 stock guard's pilot lamp


We saw this at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden. It's a clear pygmy lamp with a blue painted end and was used to indicate to the guard that all the doors were closed and it was safe to signal the driver to start the train. I have been searching for one of these for 40 years, I even asked the curators at the museum, but they didn't have any more :-(

Does anyone know of a suitable paint that I could dip a clear pygmy lamp in that would allow me to replicate one of these lamps..? It would obviously have to be able to withstand the heat.

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Lamp/Fixture Information
Manufacturer:Unknown
Model Reference:Pygmy with blue painted end. Probably 50V.
Lamp
Lamp Type:Incandescent
Filament/Radiator Type:Tungsten filament
Base:E27 (ES)
Shape/Finish:Pygmy, clear with blue end
Service Life:1000 hours
Electrical
Wattage:15
Voltage:Probably 50V
Physical/Production
Application/Use:Indication to guard that all train doors are closed
File information
Filename:20170502_153121.jpg
Album name:Ria / Out and about
Keywords:Lamps
Filesize:294 KiB
Date added:Aug 28, 2024
Dimensions:2464 x 1386 pixels
Displayed:4 times
DateTime Original:2017:05:02 15:31:21
Exposure Time:1/30 sec
FNumber:f/2.6
Flash:Flash
Focal length:3.7 mm
ISO:100
Model:GT-I9195
Software:I9195XXUCOD3
White Balance:0
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