eleco bracket
I purchased this lantern and bracket from fellow collector Andrew Emmerson. It's original
installation location and history is unknown.
This medium-sized bracket with its small finial and large decorative scroll includes an oval fuse box
bearing the name ELEC - St Albans. It's obviously an ELECO product
but I don't know why they reverted to using ELEC.
It was painted a light olive green but removal of the paint revealed that it was
originally painted light blue.
The lantern is an GEC Z9481.
The lantern and bracket before any restoration.
Prior to being restored for its inclusion in the Elements Exhibition in Dublin, the
lantern and gear were tested. However, the original leak transformer burnt out on
the first day of the exhibition and a replacement had to be quickly shipped and fitted.
The lantern and bracket in the Science Gallery's Elements exhibition
along with two SOX worshippers from Canada.
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