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Highway Reference Book 1951
Dating from 1951, The Highway Reference Book included a page of Suggs's lanterns and brief descriptions of their uses.
GAS LIGHTING
WILLIAM SUGG & CO. LTD., LONDON, S.W.1
This company is chiefly concerned with providing low-pressure gas-lighting equipment able to give results fully in accordance
with modern practice.
Complete street lighing equipmnet for all normal purposes, including Group A or main road lighting by the high brightness
and cut-off systems, and side road or Group B lighting. Lighting units of completely modern appearance and exceptional performance have
recently been developed.
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THE "SOUTHPORT" LAMP, with its extremely modern design, represents all that is best in up-to-date gas street lighting. The double-unit
illustrated provides a light source suitable for main traffic routes or shopping centres. The single unit has similar features to those
of the double-unit, the main difference being the number of mantles employed and in certain simplification in construction. The
"Southport" lamp provides a completely modern lighting source, both for Group "A" and the higher limits of Group "B" lighting, with
a uniform style of equipment.
"LONDON" LAMP. - This has been popularly adopted for the high brightness type of street lighting. This unit has a wide lateral light
distribution which is adjustable vertically and has been extensively used for arterial roads and other important thoroughfares.
"London" lamps have recently been adopted for the improved lighting of London and Blackfriars Bridges.
"8000" LAMP is primarily designed to replace existing square lamps. Its controlled light distribution greatly improves the
visibility without increasing the gas consumption. The "D" type, with the familiar swan-neck mounting, represnets the most
effective and economical way of converting existing short-post gas lighting installations to meet modern requirements. For new housing
estates, the Type G "8000" lamp deserves special attention. This model is mounted on a concrete bracket arm and column; the bracket arm
embodies the control equipment, enclosed in a steel housing and concealed from view.
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