Re: Junk Store Find « Reply #1 on: March 13, 2009, 02:00:20 AM » Author: DimBulb
Wow, thats really cool! How old were the fluorescent fixtures? Unfortunately, most of the cool thrift stores around here are gone. The ones that are left sell mostly clothes. I don't know where all the cool junk goes.
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	Re: Junk Store Find « Reply #2 on: March 13, 2009, 10:02:30 AM » Author: TudorWhiz
Quote from: DimBulb on March 13, 2009, 02:00:20 AM Wow, thats really cool! How old were the fluorescent fixtures? Unfortunately, most of the cool thrift stores around here are gone. The ones that are left sell mostly clothes. I don't know where all the cool junk goes. ever went to the one that sell mostly clothes? cuz theres one near me if you enter it seems all they have is clothes so I used to just leave....but one day I decided to go in and found that they had a lot of electronics and old stuff in that store...in fact that store I found this thing at that thrift store
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	Re: Junk Store Find « Reply #3 on: March 13, 2009, 10:27:17 AM » Author: FGS
I always go into these stores even if they sells mostly clothes. Who knows what you might find in there. There is one that has a tiny area full of electronics. So yeah. Someday a light fixture might show up there.
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	Re: Junk Store Find « Reply #5 on: March 14, 2009, 02:53:27 AM » Author: Silverliner
Nice lot! Here in the greater Los Angeles area where I'm located there are many thrift shops that sell cool lighting stuff and bulbs. The best ones are ReStore stores, they're thrift shops that sell used construction stuff. I've found lots of good stuff this way. Unfortunately speaking of fluorescent fixtures, I'm mainly interested in old, vintage fluorescent fixtures and most I see in thrift shops arent that old. By the way, I do remember those ABCO bulbs. That one was made by Philips back in May '93. I think I still have a 4 pack of Canadian ABCO 60w bulbs I bought brand new back then, in addition to some USA made ones. ABCO also imported bulbs from Poland for years.
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	Re: Junk Store Find « Reply #8 on: February 25, 2010, 09:13:15 AM » Author: DieselNut
Form109, you should buy the lights if they look like the one in your uncle's garage.  Even if they do not work, it could be something simple like starters and the fixture would be worthwhile to fix up.  There is nothing from the past 4 or more decades that compares.
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