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Philips 240/250V 60/100/160W Argenta Lamp

Although very common in the US and Canada, three-way lamps never really took off over here; as far as I'm aware, Philips were the only manufacturer to offer them in the UK. They are consequently very rare, until now I have not personally seen one since 1970..!

This is a recently acquired example from July 1966 and is rated at 60/100/160W, they were also offered in a 40/60/100W rating. Originally they came with an adaptor to plug into a normal UK bayonet socket, but those are probably rarer than the lamps, so for the lit picture here I have used a US E26d 3-way socket. I've only shown one lit image, as my camera can't really detect the differences between the three ratings all that well.
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Philips 240/250V 60/100/160W Argenta Lamp


Although very common in the US and Canada, three-way lamps never really took off over here; as far as I'm aware, Philips were the only manufacturer to offer them in the UK. They are consequently very rare, until now I have not personally seen one since 1970..!

This is a recently acquired example from July 1966 and is rated at 60/100/160W, they were also offered in a 40/60/100W rating. Originally they came with an adaptor to plug into a normal UK bayonet socket, but those are probably rarer than the lamps, so for the lit picture here I have used a US E26d 3-way socket. I've only shown one lit image, as my camera can't really detect the differences between the three ratings all that well.

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Lamp/Fixture Information
Manufacturer:Philips Lighting
Lamp
Lamp Type:Incandescent
Filament/Radiator Type:2 x Tungsten filaments
Base:E26d
Shape/Finish:Pear shaped, Argenta coating
Service Life:1000 hours
Electrical
Wattage:60/100/160
Voltage:240/250
Physical/Production
Factory Location:Weert, Netherlands
Fabrication Date:July 1966 (Date code G6)
Application/Use:General Lighting Service
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Filename:Philips_60-100-160W_3-way_lamp.jpg
Album name:Ria / Incandescent Lamps
Keywords:Lamps
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Date added:Jul 27, 2024
Dimensions:3071 x 2172 pixels
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Sammi   [Jul 27, 2024 at 04:40 PM]
We'd have to set up the DSLR in full manual mode to capture that.

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