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Day-Brite Louvered Fluorescent Fixture I couldn't believe my eyes when I "unearthed" this at my favorite junk/salvage warehouse. I've been looking for a 50s/60s louvered fluorescent fixture like this for YEARS!! I rarely see lights like this in the secondhand market - seems like the only way to get this type of light is by attempting to acquire/buy one off building owners who are remodeling or demolishing. So I guess I got this light the easy way! Anyway - it's a 1962 Day-Brite fluorescent fixture, 4-foot. It has two older GE cool white F40T12 tubes, and it sports its MASSIVE original rapid-start ballast. I bought the fixture non-working (I tested it at the store and tripped the breaker... :P ), but after a bit of rewiring and a thorough cleaning, this thing is working and looking great! Keywords: Indoor_Fixtures

Day-Brite Louvered Fluorescent Fixture

I couldn't believe my eyes when I "unearthed" this at my favorite junk/salvage warehouse. I've been looking for a 50s/60s louvered fluorescent fixture like this for YEARS!! I rarely see lights like this in the secondhand market - seems like the only way to get this type of light is by attempting to acquire/buy one off building owners who are remodeling or demolishing. So I guess I got this light the easy way!

Anyway - it's a 1962 Day-Brite fluorescent fixture, 4-foot. It has two older GE cool white F40T12 tubes, and it sports its MASSIVE original rapid-start ballast. I bought the fixture non-working (I tested it at the store and tripped the breaker... :P ), but after a bit of rewiring and a thorough cleaning, this thing is working and looking great!

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Filename:rsz_1dscn2639.jpg
Album name:Rick M. / Rick M.
Keywords:Indoor_Fixtures
Company and Date Manufactured:Day-Brite, 1962
Wattage:80W total
Lamp Type:F40T12 (2x)
Filesize:110 KiB
Date added:Sep 28, 2015
Dimensions:576 x 768 pixels
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Color Space:sRGB
Contrast:0
DateTime Original:2015:09:27 18:28:27
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Exposure Time:5/257 sec
FNumber:f/3.1
Flash:Compulsory Flash
Focal length:6.3 mm
ISO:384
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Make:Nikon
Max Aperture:f/3.1
Model:COOLPIX S220
URL:http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=19892
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nicksfans   [Sep 30, 2015 at 03:17 AM]
Wow, it even has the side panels! Awesome!!
joe_347V   [Sep 30, 2015 at 04:13 AM]
Great find! This would look good mounted on one of those pendant stems like how they did back in the day.

I wonder if the ballast is the same size as the original preheat tulamp brick ballasts. Any pics of the ballast?
Rick M.   [Oct 01, 2015 at 04:39 AM]
nicksfans - I know right!! When I first dug it out, one panel was missing...but fortunately it had just fallen out and I was able to find it!

joe_347V - Thanks! And yep, I'd love to get a couple of those pendant downrods to mount it some day. As far as the ballast, I wouldn't doubt it...I think it measured about 2.5"x7"x1.5" or so? It seemed HUGE. I'll try to get a clear pic of it soon.

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