Very old pilot light bulb

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Very old pilot light bulb Apr 26, 2011 22:17:33 GMT

Post by 1018509 on Apr 26, 2011 22:17:33 GMT

I have a standard sized Edison screw bulb, blue tipped, made by Osram, 240volt, 5 watt, which glows with a pink neon glow (it doesn't have a filament). But it does work as of ten minutes ago.

It is stamped LTE, so is post 1948 but what stock is it from?

I'm not touting for business but it is currently on eBay as a railwayana collectors' curio.

If I had known about this site before last Sunday I would have offered it here for anyone interested.

The eBay item number is 140538812507. Have a look and see if you can tell me where it is from. It first got into my toolkit when I joined London Transport in 1970 at Ruislip depot and was still there when I took voluntary severance from Tube Lines in January this year.

Please report and have this thread deleted this if selling is not allowed. I really am only posting this as a matter of curiosity.

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Very old pilot light bulb Apr 27, 2011 0:36:35 GMT

Post by mrfs42 on Apr 27, 2011 0:36:35 GMT

It is an Osglim light Osglim.

Earliest direct reference I can find to them is in my 1940 Air Raid Precautions book. It is not a pilot light.

If I were in your position I would withdraw it from sale and offer it to the London Transport Museum first.

If we can have A 244/R 246^A, ODX 246^A/R 246^B, A 246^B/ROD 1, OD 1/ROD 2 then I'm going to have
A (7)88/R (7)90^A, NHX (7)90^A/R (7)90^B, A (7)90^B/RNH 1, NH 1/RNH 2 and hang the consequences!

Dstock7080 Administrator Posts: 5,809	Very old pilot light bulb Apr 27, 2011 14:16:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dstock7080 on Apr 27, 2011 14:16:57 GMT As said by mrfs42, at 240v definitely not a pilot light bulb from rolling stock.
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Very old pilot light bulb Apr 27, 2011 15:54:46 GMT

Post by railtechnician on Apr 27, 2011 15:54:46 GMT

Apr 27, 2011 14:16:57 GMT Dstock7080 said:

As said by mrfs42, at 240v definitely not a pilot light bulb from rolling stock.

Of course it isn't only rolling stock that have pilot bulbs! However, it would not be usual to find 240v pilot bulbs elsewhere, such would usually be 100v or 50v.

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Very old pilot light bulb Apr 27, 2011 18:31:58 GMT

Post by rincew1nd on Apr 27, 2011 18:31:58 GMT

Apr 27, 2011 0:36:35 GMT mrfs42 said:

If I were in your position I would withdraw it from sale and offer it to the London Transport Museum first.

+1

I've put a token bid in, because it would be a shame if someone got it for a pittance and it didn't end up in a museum.

rincew1nd Administrator Junior Under-wizzard of quiz Posts: 10,286	Very old pilot light bulb Apr 28, 2011 6:20:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rincew1nd on Apr 28, 2011 6:20:18 GMT Apologies for the double-post, but "The seller ended the listing early and cancelled all bids". I believe it's going to a good home instead.

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Very old pilot light bulb Apr 28, 2011 6:41:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2011 6:41:06 GMT I can remember the long passageway at Upminster Bridge being lit with blue bulbs during the war, perhaps this bulb was from a similar installation.

Post by 1018509 on Apr 26, 2011 22:17:33 GMT

Post by mrfs42 on Apr 27, 2011 0:36:35 GMT

Post by Dstock7080 on Apr 27, 2011 14:16:57 GMT

Post by railtechnician on Apr 27, 2011 15:54:46 GMT

Post by rincew1nd on Apr 27, 2011 18:31:58 GMT

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