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DIRECTIONAL STREET LIGHTING
LANTERNS FOR "OSIRA" LAMPS

British Patent No. 408419.

G.E.C. Registered Design No. 781091.

Length28 ins.
Breadth24 ins.
Height18 ins.
Weights-
    Lantern53 lbs.
Bracket25 lbs.
Z 8001 "WATFORD" LANTERN

Totally enclosed dust-proof lantern, specially designed for OSIRA lamps. Constructed of heavy guage copper on cast gunmetal frame and provided with hinged bottom panel to give access for cleaning and re-lamping. The lantern is supplied with porcelain enamelled inner reflector and two special prismatic glass plate refractors to suit the light distribution of the OSIRA lamps. The lantern is glazed with spreader glasses, which give, in conjunction with the plate refractors, an asymmetric light distribution producing high and even road brightness. Fitted with external weatherproof connecting box, and wired internally with special heat-resisting conductors between the connecting box and the G.E.S. porcelain lampholder, the latter being adjustable to vary the direction of the main beams. The external finish is aluminium colour.


Z 8001 Lantern Complete
  Lots of 1 to 35each £11 12 8
  Lots of 36 or overeach £10 17 4
  Z 6301 Spare refractors for Z 8001 lantern (2 per lantern)each £1 0 0

Brackets for "Watford" Lanterns
  Z 2001 brackets as illustrated, of hot galvanised wrought iron, complete with necessary electro-galvanised nuts, bolts and wshers, suitable for securing Z 8001 lantern to a circular pole.per set £1 7 4
  Z 2002 brackets similar to the above, but arranged with rag bolts and nuts for securing one lantern to a flat wall.per set £1 12 0
  Z 2003 brackets arranged to secure one lantern and one Z 1900/9/11 box to a circular pole. Specially suitable for traction poles. Finished Parkerised and sprayed aluminium.per set £1 9 4
  Z 2004 brackets, simplified type for securing one lantern to a flat wall.per set £1 1 0

Please specify pole diameter at point of fixing when ordering brackets.

Full particulars of Z 2002/3/4 brackets on application.


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