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After 3 years waiting, finally, one of those OV-20s! Today I went to the place I found a gumball refractor and three OV-20s, expecting to come back with that gumball refractor. I ended up getting this OV-20 and two 400W /C mercury lamps! The original owner of the flea market housing the OV-20s unfortunately passed away in the last year... At least four of the five OV-20s have been saved and put in sale in another flea market in the area. Three were 99% intact, [url=http://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-25226]one[/url] had a refractor cracked in the process of taking it down, and the 5th is still missing. Fortunately this [url=http://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-25225]2nd OV-20[/url] has been safely taken down and is now in my collection! Two more are waiting for me in August, complete with intact refractors and 1950s Westinghouse Lifeguard /C mercury lamps included (I checked them). I paid 40$ for an OV-20 plus two /C mercury lamps (one coming from the OV-20 with a cracked refractor). Note this OV-20 has been made in Granby, Québec! Keywords: American_Streetlights

After 3 years waiting, finally, one of those OV-20s!

Today I went to the place I found a gumball refractor and three OV-20s, expecting to come back with that gumball refractor. I ended up getting this OV-20 and two 400W /C mercury lamps! The original owner of the flea market housing the OV-20s unfortunately passed away in the last year... At least four of the five OV-20s have been saved and put in sale in another flea market in the area. Three were 99% intact, one had a refractor cracked in the process of taking it down, and the 5th is still missing. Fortunately this 2nd OV-20 has been safely taken down and is now in my collection!

Two more are waiting for me in August, complete with intact refractors and 1950s Westinghouse Lifeguard /C mercury lamps included (I checked them). I paid 40$ for an OV-20 plus two /C mercury lamps (one coming from the OV-20 with a cracked refractor).

Note this OV-20 has been made in Granby, Québec!

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Filename:HPIM0289.JPG
Album name:Vince / Streetlight collection
Keywords:American_Streetlights
Company and Date Manufactured:Canadian General Electric
Model Number:H1000W36-15
Wattage:1000W
Lamp Type:Mercury vapour
Filesize:801 KiB
Date added:May 22, 2011
Dimensions:2592 x 1944 pixels
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DateTime Original:2011:05:22 16:45:34
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Focal length:7.5 mm
ISO:382
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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=6572
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joe_347V   [May 22, 2011 at 10:19 PM]
NICE SCORE! VINCE Very Happy The OV 20s are pretty rare here too.
gailgrove   [May 22, 2011 at 10:43 PM]
Very nice!
LilCinnamon   [May 22, 2011 at 11:02 PM]
Will you be giving the other OV-20's away?
gailgrove   [May 22, 2011 at 11:09 PM]
He only has one Confused
TiCoune66   [May 22, 2011 at 11:15 PM]
If I can get the two other units, I may give one away. I consider keeping one more OV-20 that would eventually be installed in my driveway! Very Happy

However for the other one I would probably charge the buyer the price I paid it, if I buy it for 40$ like the one above. Or I may charge less, if not only shipping, in a trade with something interesting!

But heh, we'll see once I have them LOL.
Silverliner14B   [May 23, 2011 at 01:58 AM]
Very nice! Have you thought of saving me one of the OV20s if you get more? BTW I don't think the Lifeguards are from the 50s unless it is from maybe '59. The Westy mercs in the 50s were pre-Lifeguard (save for the very first ones c 59).
Form109   [May 23, 2011 at 02:20 AM]
ahhh nice find vince,wish i had one of those...lucky guy. Wink
TiCoune66   [May 23, 2011 at 02:34 AM]
About the lamp, I'll take a pic right away Wink It still has the old W logo, which makes me think it's from 1959.

Looks like it's going to be a pretty tight bid for that OV-20! I may also get the 4th OV-20 with a cracked refractor is someone is still interested to get it. As both Canadian and American OV-20s shared the same refractor, it could be fairly easy for the buyer to find a replacement one. Plus I would only ship the housing and refractor ring, which would remove most of the weight of the fixture and be cheaper to ship!
joe_347V   [May 23, 2011 at 03:12 AM]
Hey Vince you know what happened to the original remote ballasts that went with these, or where whey they mounted originally?...I can't see them in your linked pics.
TiCoune66   [May 23, 2011 at 03:23 AM]
Never got a single clue to what happened to those. I even asked the flea market owner who took the OV-20s down. They may also be buried in all the electric stuff there was.

Dude, you wouldn't believe it, there's SO many electrical devices stacked in that place! In the three or four times I went there, I barely looked at the stuff sticking out. It would take hours to dive into all the stuff XD
lite_lover   [May 23, 2011 at 04:13 AM]
Hey Vince,glad to see you finally got it!! Very Happy
rlshieldjr   [May 23, 2011 at 04:42 AM]
Nice Score Very Happy
GullWhiz   [May 23, 2011 at 02:58 PM]
Dude...this has a different design from the American ones! It has side bolts that the USA ones do not have...does it have 3 or 4 bolts...ours slipfitters are different!!!
regennis   [May 28, 2011 at 01:49 AM]
Congrats Very Happy Good to see another light rescued from destruction!
streetlight98   [May 31, 2011 at 08:07 PM]
I just got a close relative to the OV20. Anyone got a guess what it is?
TiCoune66   [Feb 18, 2012 at 02:58 AM]
UPDATE 02/17/12: This OV-20 now shows its glory above my workshop! A pic should come soon!
GullWhiz   [Feb 18, 2012 at 03:05 AM]
LIKE!
joe_347V   [Feb 18, 2012 at 03:49 AM]
Upvoted!

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