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Crouse Hinds OV-15 Fixture Label. Here is the label. Note how on the corner it says "Cooper Industries" My guess is that COOPER bought out Westinghouse. And Crouse Hinds and Line Materials and McGraw Edison were all subsidies of Cooper Industries. So pretty much Cooper DID exist in 1983-Today, just the logo NOW is much more noticeable and Is now a bigger brand then the subsidies. So I COULD say my OVH is a Crouse-Hinds OVH as it says "Crouse Hinds" on it. Keywords: American_Streetlights

Crouse Hinds OV-15 Fixture Label.

Here is the label.

Note how on the corner it says "Cooper Industries" My guess is that COOPER bought out Westinghouse. And Crouse Hinds and Line Materials and McGraw Edison were all subsidies of Cooper Industries.

So pretty much Cooper DID exist in 1983-Today, just the logo NOW is much more noticeable and Is now a bigger brand then the subsidies.

So I COULD say my OVH is a Crouse-Hinds OVH as it says "Crouse Hinds" on it.

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File information
Filename:DSCN6369.jpg
Album name:Lil'Cinnamon / My Lights
Keywords:American_Streetlights
Company and Date Manufactured:Crouse-Hinds
Model Number:OV-15 (L-150)
Wattage:175 watts
Lamp Type:Metal Halide/Mercury Vapor
Filesize:101 KiB
Date added:Nov 17, 2011
Dimensions:1000 x 465 pixels
Displayed:75 times
Color Space:sRGB
Contrast:0
DateTime Original:2011:11:16 20:59:57
Exposure Bias:0 EV
Exposure Mode:0
Exposure Program:Program
Exposure Time:1/60 sec
FNumber:f/4.1
Flash:Compulsory Flash
Focal length:17.3 mm
ISO:100
Light Source:Unknown: 0
Make:Nikon
Max Aperture:f/3.2
Model:COOLPIX S51
URL:http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=9515
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streetlight98   [Nov 17, 2011 at 02:18 AM]
Crouse-Hinds was pretty much the same as what Streetworks is today. It seems you're right about Cooper Industries buying out Westinghouse... You could also call this a Cooper L-150. o_O
LilCinnamon   [Nov 17, 2011 at 02:24 AM]
My OV-25 Tudor and OVM ballast say "Cooper Industries" on the labels too. The ballast on the OV-25 Tudor says Westinghouse though.
GullWhiz   [Nov 17, 2011 at 01:14 PM]
Yeah I guess basically they all are Coopers.......But funny thing is....if you look at the Cooper Webpage...they have Crouse-Hinds, McGraw-Edison, Lurmark and Streetworks...pretty confusing eh?
LilCinnamon   [Nov 18, 2011 at 05:14 AM]
I looked on Wikipedia (I know not the best source but SOMETIMES it actually has good information!) and it said the Cooper Industries Bought Crouse Hinds before Cooper bought Westinghouse. But McGraw Edison got bought out later. In the late 1980's or something. So Line Materials and Mcgraw Edison were their own company making their own cobraheads back then. Then Cooper bought that and Mcgraw Edison has been a sub-brand ever since.

Also... Would "8503" be 1985? When were the OVS and OVM introduced? Cause my OVM is from 1986 which is a year after this one.
GullWhiz   [Nov 18, 2011 at 02:08 PM]
Yes 1985....OVS came out in 1986....the one I had was from 1987
LilCinnamon   [Nov 24, 2011 at 08:28 AM]
When did the OVX come out?
GullWhiz   [Nov 24, 2011 at 01:13 PM]
I saw the first OVXs around 1990-1992.....so im not sure the exact year.......

Dave D. told me he never saw an OVX until he visit Rhode Island in 1998!!! Shocked

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