1970s UV + IR LAMP. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

brunel · 29th Jan 2016, 10:59 pm

Guessing by the Orange colour that it is early 1970s.

It is in full working order.

Notice the lack of any protection from the heater or UV lamp.

Rhgbristol · 31st Jan 2016, 1:23 am

Yes I remember this well.

My parents had one new when we were kids. It was bought in about 1977.

It has a little pull out tape measure with it on the front, and came with little red googles and from memory had a timer which turned the light off after a predetermined time.

It was meant to give us or maintain a sun tan from what we kids were told - but I remember seeing no actual change to our skin tone.

It was called Philips Ultraphil or something similar if I recall.

Think it packed up after about 3 years and was never replaced.

G6Tanuki · 31st Jan 2016, 9:23 pm

Ah - convenient, portable in-home promotion of Malignant Melanoma .

How innocent people were a few decades ago. [Only a few decades earlier there were products available for home-administering Radium enemas]

turretslug · 1st Feb 2016, 1:13 pm

Yes- cataract generator/skin degrader, unprotected fire risk/hazard to children and animals. Perhaps it has a niche application for ageing fake documents?

Interesting "of its time" curio, though.

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Rhgbristol Triode Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Bristol, UK. Posts: 47	Re: 1970s UV + IR LAMP. Yes I remember this well. My parents had one new when we were kids. It was bought in about 1977. It has a little pull out tape measure with it on the front, and came with little red googles and from memory had a timer which turned the light off after a predetermined time. It was meant to give us or maintain a sun tan from what we kids were told - but I remember seeing no actual change to our skin tone. It was called Philips Ultraphil or something similar if I recall. Think it packed up after about 3 years and was never replaced.

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G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 14,007	Re: 1970s UV + IR LAMP. Ah - convenient, portable in-home promotion of Malignant Melanoma . How innocent people were a few decades ago. [Only a few decades earlier there were products available for home-administering Radium enemas]

1st Feb 2016, 1:13 pm	#4
turretslug Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Surrey, UK. Posts: 4,400	Re: 1970s UV + IR LAMP. Yes- cataract generator/skin degrader, unprotected fire risk/hazard to children and animals. Perhaps it has a niche application for ageing fake documents? Interesting "of its time" curio, though.