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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1947.

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ELECTRICAL IDEAS...

ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT

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ENGINEERING PAGE

Fluorescent Lighting

"Bronco" A Realistic Toy Horse

A realistic toy which makes the ordinary rocking horse as out of date as a pre-war al- tomobile, the "Bronco" was the result of

which a brainwave came to Harry Bebel almost in

a flash at the end of a long con- ference.

Before the war, the firm made architectural ironwork, while during the war it concentrated rudar maats. On gun-wheels, tank parts and abreraft com- ponents, torpedo racks and see-

Harbour." The stuff had to be expanded enormously and when Sebel was trying to think of a way of keeping his employees when the war ended, Thought of toys.

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GAUMONT

BRITISH

Bush Radio

A GAUMONT BRITISH PRODUCTION

Sole Agents: --

MANNERS ENGINEERING LTD.

Mercantile Bank Bullding.

Something to

About

SINGS *TWO-TON' TESSIE O'SHEA

star of person, stags & andia

Stak-a-Bye Tubular Steel Chalm are comfortably resilient, strong and durable, extremely light in weight, and can be stacked vertically in considerable numbers, which makes them ideal for use in Church and School Halls, Lecture Rooms, Youth Clubs, Dining Halls and other places where economy in space and labour are of major Importance. Their attractly non-fading plastic finish. avaliabla in several different colour combinations,

As supplied to the Dairy Farm Co. (for Ka! Tak Buffet and Dairy Farm Soda Fountain), The Hongkong Jockey Club, Y.M.C.A, and other local institutions,

European

Sing

STAH-A-BYE

he

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of

Cold Cathode Tubes

with a dimmer on each colour a very wide range of beautiful shades can be obtained.

white

In view of the Interest recently displayed in Cold g) 2 White and 1 Pink. He Cathode Fluorescent Lighting in connectionsultant colour-a pleasing ap with the new Cotton Mills which are to be proximation to daylight. Very on human focca and erected in Kowloon it would seem that a few good

Fabrics, words in describing this particular form of (h) 2 White and 1 Gold. Re- lighting would not be without some interest sultant colour-Near daylight. to the general and engineering public.

Particularly good on fabrics. This particular form of lighting is by no means The latest development for

new to this Colony as an installation was car-industrial use is the introdue ried out by the British General Electric Co. Ltd. tion of daylight, warm

and Intermediate white tubes, in the Rose Room of the Peninsula Hotel as these have the same colour ren- long ago as 1938/39 and a very pleasing light-dering of relative Het ing effect was obtained. Some of this installa- Cathode tion has now been transferred to the verandah and of the dining room on the first floor and ai- which are now in general use though originally installed in 1938/39 the tubes but the efficiency and life of the are still giving good service, bearing out the Cold Cathode Tubes are much claim of the Manufacturers that the life of the higher. tubes is 6,000 hours or more.

The

thanks to the

Osram Light from

ares

Cold

Colour Combinations

the Tubes-l.e. the 4-ft. b-ft. Fluorescent tubes

The aystem of electric dis- charge tube lighting referred to will only operate off A.C. supples.

Dimming

con-

by

advantages of light out risk of unpleasant glare or tions for the famous "Mulberry sources spread over large areas, excessive brightness contrast.

low surface brightness, The fact that the light soure The tubes are of the high

large over a of tone, vitality and extends warmth

necessary to have suitable space flexibility have been more and (8' 6") Penduces to even illam tension type it is therefore more appreciated during recent nation and reduction of diver-available as near the tubes an possible to accommodate the re- years, and this system of light-sity. ing offers all these advantages |

quisite transformers. In the case of the industrial type of Toys seemed the quickest and combined with an eliciency in Cathole Fluorescent Tubes has

pecullar vitality which

Attings the transformers and safest way of securing stable terms of light output for cur

power factor correction employment for his workers. ] rent consumed that can only be hances the appearance of ob-

jects on which it strikes. Mural densers are housed in the ne for a customer for toys is born (described as remarkable.

Per sume time past advanced decorations, fabrics, carpets,tual fitting. nearly every minute! Thery he

In the lighting etc. all take on an appearance Tubes are normally manufac- hit on an iden that was to re-experimenters volutionine the toy-making in.ld have realised that electric of improved quality in compari- tured in lengths not exceeding dustry--a "galloping rocking discharge tubes offered many ran with that apparent underg 6" visible length with olec-

of the advantages outlined other forms of lighting. horse."

trodes at each end, but where The Incar natare of the light the tube is bent, longer runs He rapidly sketched a simple above, but their low efficiency | mechanism that would enable in comparison with capital cost sources allows them to be muni-may be supplied provided that

maximum overall expense of maintenance pulated to sult the shape and the

length almost any animal toy to move and

them out ay a serious decuration of the surroundings. does not exceed 9' 6" one way at a speed of four miles an ruled

rival 10 incandescent lamp Straight lines and curves can be by 2 the other. Even In such hour. A model was made up,

made to conform to architec-cases, however, it is undesirable und in taxidermist's shop in the lighting.

work tural features, These tubes have to Today, Old Kent Road he

exceed 11' 6" in a single found the body for it. A few days later, carried out at the Research a useful life of 6.000 hours and length.

General upwards. The efficiency of in- a full-size Zebra was walking Laboratories of the

Co. of England atj dividual tubes various from about in his backyard. It is to Electric

Tubes can be dimmed day a treasured museum piece. Wembley, all this has been ni- colour to colour, some being of

and electric discharge the high order of 45 Jumena means of adjustable chokes, bat Stuffed animal skins, how tered

unlike incandescent lamps, they ever, proved impracticable. An tubes of high illumination eill-per wait and upwards artist designed the desired ciency, and an ever increasing.

cannot be dimmed right' out. There comes a stage in dimming animal in clay and then made variety of colours are availablë

ut which the discharge begins 1 plaster east from his original.us practical source for econo-

In planning nu installation

to fllcker, and for this reason Eventually the moulds taken mie and effective lighting.

The secret of the development the following points must be dimming can only be carried out from these sculptudes were re-

obtaining the produced by giant presses inties in the discovery and com- considered In

to a point where approximately

sheet steel.

mercial perfecting of various correct colour combinatlou

25% of the initial light romains. (a) Appearance of the human For purposes of colour mixing The result is the "Bronco"- types of duorescent powdera "horse" that looks the real which, when affixed to a patent face. (b) Colour rendering of Indirect lighting, this degree

of the fabrics, dresses etc. (c) Warmth on the inside thing in miniature, which gal-process

and, of tone. (d) Overall efficiency ops indefinitely, fast or slow, tubes, takes the invisible is the rider wishca. There is from a lighting point of view, (c) Appearance of the tubes in and under these no complicated mechanism, no useless radiations of the elec- combination

converts heads the following combina clockwork. Mounted sturdily tric discharge and on its own four legs it is safer them into visible light radiation tions can be recommended

The uncorrected power factor than most rocking horses, and of varying colours. By this pro- (a) 2 Red Tubes and 1 Green

Resultant colour-uff is in the order of 0.35 to 0.4 is ridden the same way as any cens, with careful selection of Tube.

Good rendering fluorescent coatings, not only white.

on but requisite condensers rdinary horse.

range fabrics and faces cheeful—ten- | supplied with the tubes to bring Although it is the most can a widely increased

Rranco" is of enlours be provided, but the deney to get warmer during life this up to 0.85. The 8' 8" tube spectacular, the

carsumes approximately 70 only part of the Sebel runge of light, added by conversion of Slightly deficient in blue rays.

(b) 2 Gold Tubes and 1 Pink. wasta therefore a three tube toys, none of which follow the the invisible energy, is of an

Colour-a warm unit would absorb the follow- stereotyped patterns, yet all of order to make the total output Resultant

even pinky amber suitable for rentau- ing 3x70+30 watta loss in or even three and which have been time-tested and two,

Cuna transformers 240 watts and proved to more than live up to more times as great as it was rants, cinemas ete. Very

tant throughout life,

would give an average Originally.

lumen the claims made for them.

(c) 2 Gold and 1 Green. Re-output Osram Cold Cathode Fluores-

Hfe of 210x31-6,510 These toys, for which Davie Bong & Co. are local agents, cent Tubes depend for their resultant colour-off white, Rather Jumens or 766 lumens per foot

Patent deficient in blue otherwine good Include

rocker-swing, amarkable efficiency on merry-go-round, a multi-pur-processes whereby the fluores-rendering of fabric colours.

(d) 1 Pink and 1 Green, Re- chalrdesk, and roller cent powders are coated on the

Colour-Colder then

The Spanish authorities are skates designed for the tiny be inside of the tubes and not fused sultant

into the actual glass wall. By other combinations. Quite good of the opinion that the Madrid ginner.

this method full advantage fat on human face and fabrics.

transport systern should be mo (e) 1 Gold and 1 Blue. dernised. As a taken of the actual effects of

result they the invisible rays which would Resultant Colour Very light have ordered 30 chassis for deflclent in double-deck buses from a Bri. otherwise be largely absorbed mauve Rather

tish firm. Guy Motors Com- by the glass before reaching the green.

(f) 1 Red, 1 Green and 1 Blue.pany. The coachwork is to be Huorescent material.

colour supplied by Spanish manufac Some of the many quantities Mainly used for three

used turers. of such lighting for decorative indirect lighting. When interior illumination are:--

pose

Ingenious Logging

Device On

Bush Radios

Decorative Effects

Anyone who, has seen a raft- bow is aware that white light

An original logging device, can be split into bands of light"| named the "Teleflie," la fitted to of every colour. With electric the now Bush all-wave radio re-discharge lighting the position ceiver designed specially for the is reversed, and, by blending number-diol on

ал automatic lines of light of suitable colour, telephone, the "Teleflic" allots the decorative effect of the #number to any short-wavo eta-ratabow is retained with a re-

Hy

Trade Mark

the

chatør STEEL CHAIRS & TABLES

!m Pending Potents and registered designs throdghout the veneld"

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·BJIOWROOM OF DAVIE, BOAG & CO., LTD.

Manufactured in Glenn) Deltala by

·Babol, Pestarik) Ltd, London.

of dimming combined with 'on' and off switches for each clr- cuit, gives all the flexibility re- quired.

Power Factor

are

of triple tube or 256 lumena por watt of single tube.

NATIONAL BATTERY

CHARGERS

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tion desired and, once received, sultaat combined Night quality FAST & SLOW, EASY TO OPERATE, FOR

tuning of that station in approximately to white. future becomes an easy matter. varying the percentage of dif- WALL, BATTERY SHOP, HOME, PORTABLE etc.

The set is designed to work on forent colours, pleasing warm AC curgent or from a vibratóriones can be obtained. In visible pack fed by a 6-volt car battery, direct lighting installation lines The vibrator is plugged into the of soft pastel shades enhanch socket of the rectifying valve the beauty of the decorative and is conveniently inside the surroundings, When placed be cabinet. The act itself works hind glass or used for indirect on wavelengths between 13.5 lighting various combined metros (and 660 metres (22 shade of agreeable tono:cán bộ megacycles to 550 kilocycles), l'obtained..WA

As the gut la designed for ex- The low surface brightness of port, Bush were able to make it individual tubes allows them to somewhat more colourful and be installed as visible light ambitious than conditions allow sources on wails or ceiling with for the Home market. The cũ-

binet lax in tropical plywood,

veneered with sapele, giving it, a knobs are black. The fabric In warm latin finish,"

www the loudspeaker, opening laha

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