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Revere clamshells, mid 1950s generation Here are some Revere clamshells (along with the OV-20s) in Fullerton, CA in a parking lot. I was there at night a few years ago and there was one clamshell still working, a very dim clear mercury lamp. Now it appears every single light has a dead lamp. I would love to get my hands on those lights, they are unique. The slipfitter is raised, like a Westinghouse HMA-60, and to touch things off the top of these lights have a raised spine which you can see from the front of the luminaire. I believe those are earlier Revere Endoval models, the ones that kinda look like squared Form 400s are believed to be the later model. Since the OV-20s are of the third generation model (4 bolt slipfitter, after 1954), it's safe to assume the Reveres are no older than the mid 50s. Keywords: American_Streetlights

Revere clamshells, mid 1950s generation

Here are some Revere clamshells (along with the OV-20s) in Fullerton, CA in a parking lot. I was there at night a few years ago and there was one clamshell still working, a very dim clear mercury lamp. Now it appears every single light has a dead lamp. I would love to get my hands on those lights, they are unique. The slipfitter is raised, like a Westinghouse HMA-60, and to touch things off the top of these lights have a raised spine which you can see from the front of the luminaire. I believe those are earlier Revere Endoval models, the ones that kinda look like squared Form 400s are believed to be the later model. Since the OV-20s are of the third generation model (4 bolt slipfitter, after 1954), it's safe to assume the Reveres are no older than the mid 50s.

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streetlight98   [Feb 17, 2014 at 04:11 PM]
How many lights total were in this lot (clamshells)?
Silverliner14B   [Feb 17, 2014 at 08:52 PM]
About 20-25. About 60% OV-20, 40% Revere Endoval, and one Hubbell RLG-400 in the mix.
streetlight98   [Feb 17, 2014 at 11:35 PM]
Ahh. Are you sure they all still have power? Maybe the reason that lone one was on was because the others were tampered with by wire theives? Since the main building burned down, I'm guessing the controller for these was in it? Was that lone one dayburning or on at night?
Silverliner14B   [Feb 18, 2014 at 12:02 AM]
I've only see that one lit at night, didn't see it in the day back then, and the building was already gone then. The transformer bases don't seem to have been broken in, so prolly no copper theft. By the way, the 3 phase transformer bank that once powered the building is still there, the output sides cut off. Sometimes the lights run on a timer somewhere outside the building. When I return to the area I'll check this out and let you know.
streetlight98   [Feb 18, 2014 at 12:12 AM]
Ahh cool thanks. Cool Not sure if you're familiar with the Ann & Hope on US 1 in Warwick (near the airport) but half of it has been sealed off for years and I'm pretty sure it has chrome 8ft fixtures (though lampless). The parking lot has poles similar to these but they're shorter and aluminum and have Thomas & Betts 400W HPS Series 125s on them. I love abandoned buildings and have always wanted to go exploring inside them but it's not worth the potential prison time for trespassing lol. Laughing

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