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Philips SDW "White SON" LV
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I finally got myself one of these obscure things. This is a low voltage (55 volt arc tube) version of the European Philips SDW White Son high pressure sodium lamps in a medium based E21 format that was aimed for the US market. Even so, these lamps did not become very popular here in the US.
It requires an ANSI S-105 hybrid magnetic/electronic ballast to operated correctly. I've tried it on a regular S-54 100 watt high pressure sodium ballast and it works but lights up the usual HPS orange instead of the incandescent-like white color it is supposed to be.
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MASTER CityWhite CDO-TT CMH lamps are definitely an easier way to change streets from "orange" to "warm white" as they run on a regular HPS gear.