A pair of McGraw-Edison 125w mercury street lights

Found on ebay from the Oshawa, Ontario area, found at a yard sale. Both were 125 watt mercury vapor street lights. One had a burned ballast and I converted it to 100w MV. I was told these were found in a small town about 30 miles north of Oshawa called Cresswell. Definitely Canadian as clearly marked on the label. The ebayer never wired or tested them and eventually simply listed them on ebay. Each had an EYE HF125PD lamp, which appeared like new. About 8½" in diameter and 12½" tall. Quite compact.

Additional info from Encyclopedia of Chicago © 2005 Chicago Historical Society.
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2766.html

McGraw-Edison Co.
Max McGraw started an electrical-contracting business around 1900, when he was still a teenager in Iowa. In 1926, McGraw moved to Chicago, purchased a toaster company, and set up an electrical appliance business, the McGraw Electric Co. By the mid-1950s, the company had over 1,000 workers in the Chicago area. In 1957, McGraw bought Thomas A. Edison Inc. and formed McGraw-Edison Co., a maker of appliances, tools, and electrical equipment. By the mid-1960s, annual sales topped $450 million, and the company had about 20,000 workers at plants around the country. In the mid-1970s, sales passed $1 billion, and the company had about 2,200 employees in the Chicago area. In 1985, McGraw-Edison was purchased by Cooper Industries of Houston, Texas.