Crompton Parkinson Star I
This is a great little lantern, showing decoration on the canopy which was so sadly lacking
as designs became more austere into the 1950s.
When obtained, the lantern didn't have any glass, but I happened to have a spare refractor
dome. This is the same dome as used by ELECO and
Phosco lanterns of the period.
The two-pin lamp holder confirms it was originally a tungsten lantern.
It originally stood in Braintree, Essex, where the lighting engineer rescued it
from the skip - good man! As a sawn-off finial was included, it was probably removed when
the street light was converted to side-entry sodium.
It's been fitted to a double BLEECO Bracket.
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