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Westinghouse Canada H1LB/C, oldie!
Directly from the 1950s! When I picked it up it looked no different than it's H33-1GL/C sister. But I noticed the etch was different, then WOW! It's actually a pre-Lifeguard, soda-lime envelope /C lamp! I expected that lamp to be the most dim of all, but no! In fact it warmed up very quickly and still casts a creamy yellow-white light, beautiful!

The only thing that worries me is the presence of microscopic crocodile-cracks on the surface of the bulb. It's visible on a good part of the surface, at least 50 to 60%. Maybe it's a normal characteristic of aging soda-lime bulbs?
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Westinghouse Canada H1LB/C, oldie!

Directly from the 1950s! When I picked it up it looked no different than it's H33-1GL/C sister. But I noticed the etch was different, then WOW! It's actually a pre-Lifeguard, soda-lime envelope /C lamp! I expected that lamp to be the most dim of all, but no! In fact it warmed up very quickly and still casts a creamy yellow-white light, beautiful!

The only thing that worries me is the presence of microscopic crocodile-cracks on the surface of the bulb. It's visible on a good part of the surface, at least 50 to 60%. Maybe it's a normal characteristic of aging soda-lime bulbs?

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Filename:WESTY_CAN_H1LB-C.jpg
Album name:Vince / HID lamps and ballasts
Keywords:Lamps
Company and Date Manufactured:Westinghouse Canada | Late 50s estimated
Model Number:H1LB/C
Wattage:400W
Lamp Type:Mercury vapour
Filesize:262 KiB
Date added:Aug 03, 2013
Dimensions:2000 x 1500 pixels
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Color Space:sRGB
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DateTime Original:2013:08:03 14:22:44
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Exposure Time:1/30 sec
FNumber:f/3.6
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Focal length:7.5 mm
ISO:332
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Make:Hewlett-packard
Max Aperture:f/3
Model:HP DVC V5061u
URL:http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=16001
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joe_347V   [Aug 04, 2013 at 05:19 AM]
Shocked Very nice find! Look at the old style arctube design too.

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