Very rare and now in good hands ! Either from Wilshire "Miracle Mile" district or former Sepulveda near LAX installation. 2 per pole, optical assemblies configured as right and left handed, 400 watt clear mercury, painted all green. Despite the model 101 NEMA head which is empty, these have same horizontally mounted lamp, internal reflector, and 510 glass as the classic form 400. Very unique and reminiscent to the earlier form 109.
They are slowly being replaced with kinda look alike MH fixtures. They used to go for miles between Korea town to Beverly Hills. The survivors are still mercury and worth a drive at night if in the area. They begin near Peterson museum and go east.
Pretty much appears so. Only place I have witnessed right and left versions for double head use. Dave's is the left side and I have the right side in my collection. There used to be single versions with straight mounted optical assembly in the L.A. area. They are long gone.
Very cool! I love those fixtures. How does the socket mount? Is it like the Form 109 to mount the lamp horizontally, or is the lamp vertical or at an angle? These look like a Form 400 stuck on a NEMA head.
These are horizontal mounted lamps like the Form 400. My thought process is these were equipped to be originally incandescent and convertible to mercury at a later time. That being said, these green painted Wilshire versions were mercury from day 1 and were installed in 1955 on existing poles/arms.
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