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Re: GE Novalux

Postby vaughn on Wed May 29, 2013 9:00 pm

I was looking at the pic picking it apart peice by peice and would have never guessed the lens. That's a clean signal ya got on your hands there :yes: Of course I wouldn't concider myself a seasoned collector :silly: either.
Does the German glass have any markings on it? I know what the GE spiders look like but does the German glass have markings on the back rim :scratch:
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Re: GE Novalux

Postby mcha9797 on Wed May 29, 2013 9:29 pm

vaughn wrote:I was looking at the pic picking it apart peice by peice and would have never guessed the lens. That's a clean signal ya got on your hands there :yes: Of course I wouldn't concider myself a seasoned collector :silly: either.
Does the German glass have any markings on it? I know what the GE spiders look like but does the German glass have markings on the back rim :scratch:


There are no marking's on the rim, and they are just a bit smaller diameter than the GE lens. A trained eye could and did notice the difference. :Phil: Along with a slightly different spiderweb pattern, the obvious difference is the missing GE logo on the front of the lens. I didn't show the front of the lens, that would have been a dead giveaway. I also noticed that the red lens is quite a bit lighter in color compared to the cracked original that I have. The face of the lens has...OBEN/TOP on it, that is the only marking on the lens.
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Re: GE Novalux

Postby SignalLab on Thu May 30, 2013 5:30 am

that is one fine example of a GE, great job :thumbsup:
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Re: GE Novalux

Postby EPAC-EPIC-MARC on Thu May 30, 2013 10:33 am

Great Job Mark!!
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Re: GE Novalux

Postby mcha9797 on Thu May 30, 2013 8:31 pm

I put the original red lens back into the signal after it was glued back together. It is very hard to tell where the crack is because of the spiderweb design. Even with the crack, it looks much better than the German imitation.

Still looking for an original red and green lens for this signal. :yes: I still have the green Jefferson lens from a Master Signal that I would like to trade.
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Re: GE Novalux

Postby mcha9797 on Sat Jun 15, 2013 6:26 pm

Got the Novalux off the workbench and mounted on the wall, this is most likely not it's permanent home, but it will do for now. I used the new hardware that I won in the raffle at OSM, thanks again Phil!! :hello: Here's some pic's of the old girl back in service. :grin:

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Image :this: This pic turned out kinda cool with the rest of the signals in the background.

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Re: GE Novalux

Postby jab8356 on Sat Jun 15, 2013 7:10 pm

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
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Re: GE Novalux

Postby mcha9797 on Fri Oct 04, 2013 8:37 pm

I found a GE spearhead finial for this light. After it goes to the powder coater, (to match the signal) and the signal is mounted on a post, it should look pretty sharp. :grin:
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Re: GE Novalux

Postby flyboy94a on Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:23 am

mcha9797 wrote:Got the Novalux off the workbench and mounted on the wall, this is most likely not it's permanent home, but it will do for now. I used the new hardware that I won in the raffle at OSM, thanks again Phil!! :hello: Here's some pic's of the old girl back in service. :grin:

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Very Nice job!! :drool: The OLD GIRL looks factory fresh!

BTW-the OLD GIRLS on the other side of door aren't bad either :grin: ;)
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Re: GE Novalux

Postby mcha9797 on Sat Oct 05, 2013 10:55 pm

flyboy94a wrote:Very Nice job!! :drool: The OLD GIRL looks factory fresh!

BTW-the OLD GIRLS on the other side of door aren't bad either :grin: ;)


I am the lucky recipient of a Hooter's calendar every Christmas... :drool: :drool: :drool:

This is the donor signal of the finial, it's safe and sound at my parents home. :grin: I won't be able to get it till late November during our Thanksgiving visit to KC. :cry: :cry:

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