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emeritus · 12th May 2019, 10:35 pm

Before getting some in France, my ES lampholders were chance finds: some brass batten holders in the clearance box of an electrical shop in central London in the 1980's, and an unswitched brass holder with 10mm thread from a government surplus shop in the East End in the 1960's, the latter used in a homemade capacitor discharge flashgun for a quantity of PF60 flashbulbs I had been given. Never seen any on sale in the UK since.

ES lampholders were used in photographic floodlights and spares must have been available at one time. I was given several in the 1980's, but got rid of them a few years ago and didn't think to salvage the lampholders first.

12th May 2019, 10:35 pm	#30
emeritus Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brentwood, Essex, UK. Posts: 5,339	Re: The Bayonet Lightbulb Before getting some in France, my ES lampholders were chance finds: some brass batten holders in the clearance box of an electrical shop in central London in the 1980's, and an unswitched brass holder with 10mm thread from a government surplus shop in the East End in the 1960's, the latter used in a homemade capacitor discharge flashgun for a quantity of PF60 flashbulbs I had been given. Never seen any on sale in the UK since. ES lampholders were used in photographic floodlights and spares must have been available at one time. I was given several in the 1980's, but got rid of them a few years ago and didn't think to salvage the lampholders first. Last edited by emeritus; 12th May 2019 at 10:44 pm.