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02-07-2011, 05:23 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 26' Overlander
Richmond
, Virginia
Join Date: Feb 2011
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Screw on Porch Light 1964
Has anyone seen one of these before? It was in my AS closet. Screws on to the outside on the round socket. Very delicate.
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02-07-2011, 05:36 PM
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Rivet Master
1966 24' Tradewind
Placerville
, California
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 3,328
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I have a similar one. It's kind of fun. I put a blue bulb in. That looks cool reflecting off the shiny alumunum. I tried a red bulb. It looked nice.....but sent the wrong message.
Neil
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FreshAir #12407
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Kirk Creek, Big Sur, Ca. coast.
1966 Trade Wind
1971 Buick Centurion convertible
455 cid
1969 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight
455 cid
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02-07-2011, 06:07 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Flying Cloud
1953 32' Liner
1955 22' Safari
Valley View
, Texas
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,971
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Might be the wrong msg for you....but I'm always checking.
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02-07-2011, 06:28 PM
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Rivet Master
1973 27' Overlander
Tucson
, AZ
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,480
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I noticed these on a pic from one of my grandparents' airstream... look at the end of post #7. Pretty cool find!
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f161...tos-45861.html
Laura
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02-07-2011, 06:38 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1963 28' Ambassador
Lyme
, Connecticut
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 99
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I wish I found one in my closet. I've been searching for one for a while now. Hang on to it, don't let it go....that is unless you want to sell it to me.
I'm pretty sure they were an option in the sixties from airstream.
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02-07-2011, 11:57 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 12,702
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Yep, we have a couple of them, slightly different shapes...they we an option available from the old Wally Byam store and others way back when. Cool!
Shari
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02-08-2011, 02:48 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
1964 26' Overlander
1978 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre
Anna
, Illinois
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 5,718
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Screw on Porch Light
Greetings robwok!
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Originally Posted by robwok
Has anyone seen one of these before? It was in my AS closet. Screws on to the outside on the round socket. Very delicate.
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I, too, discovered a detachable porch light in one of the front lounge bins when I purchased my '64 Overlander - - - -
These light fixtures and their corresponding electrical outlets were offered by the Wally Byam Store as Shari mentioned, as well as through some contemporary RV stores (we had one on our '69 Sunway truck camper). From the number that have been discovered in our Airstreams, they must not have been as popular with Airstream owners as with other contemporary RV owners.
A year or two ago, someone was offering reproductions on E-Bay. They were a very close replica of our originals, but the problem was that they weren't offering the needed electrical outlet/cover that would allow for a retrofit to a coach not originally equipped with the porch light receptacle.
The porch light fixtures can be quite a conversation piece at a Rally or during a caravan.
Kevin
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Kevin D. Allen
WBCCI (Lifetime Member)/VAC #7864
AIR #827
1964 Overlander International
1978 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre
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02-08-2011, 03:13 AM
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Restorations done right
Commercial Member
1962 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Vintage Kin Owner
Currently Looking...
Baltimore
, Maryland
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 5,545
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I sought oen of these out too as a must have. It now rides in the closet. Turns out the bright light is hard on the eyes when sitting outside the trailer. The light also is a beacon to every biting insect for miles around that you are open for their meal. They look very cool but do not function well for my needs. Maybe if I install the red bulb...
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02-08-2011, 04:19 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
1964 26' Overlander
1978 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre
Anna
, Illinois
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 5,718
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Screw on Porch Light
Greetings 62overlander!
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Originally Posted by 62overlander
I sought oen of these out too as a must have. It now rides in the closet. Turns out the bright light is hard on the eyes when sitting outside the trailer. The light also is a beacon to every biting insect for miles around that you are open for their meal. They look very cool but do not function well for my needs. Maybe if I install the red bulb...
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The glass shade that came with my coach (and the NOS replacement that I purchased at a WBCCI International Rally Fleamarket) are both heavily tinted and don't seem to attract the bugs. When traveling in particularly insect-prone locations, I do carry a yellow "bug-light" that I can utilize to make the light less attractive to insects.
Kevin
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WBCCI (Lifetime Member)/VAC #7864
AIR #827
1964 Overlander International
1978 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre
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02-08-2011, 08:25 AM
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Rivet Master
1964 26' Overlander
Richmond
, Virginia
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 790
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Actually, if you look, this one had yellow plastic lenses. That allowed for a regular bulb to be installed.
Unfortunately, the yellow plastic has degraded and fallen apart on the other sides.
I wonder if there would be an appetite if I tried making some of these.
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02-08-2011, 10:53 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 12,702
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robwok
I wonder if there would be an appetite if I tried making some of these.
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We found a dozen or so at an RV salvage yard as well as the corresponding outlet. We sold them at the RMVAC Rally this last August. We also looked into replicating them...the problem is, we couldn't find a source for the correct ring on the light - the screw on part. We found the outlets to go on the trailer, but not the screw-on ring on the light itself. Without that, the light just kinda hangs there and isn't secure in the socket. It seems these have been replaced with modern weather proof outlet covers...
Shari
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02-09-2011, 08:11 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Sioux Falls
, South Dakota
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,403
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All I saw was "Screw on Porch . . " I was just ready to write, count me in!
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02-09-2011, 08:25 PM
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Rivet Master
1958 30' Sovereign of the Road
Plymouth
, New York
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,776
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Here
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06-05-2014, 11:27 AM
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Rivet Master
Commercial Member
1954 22' Safari
Deerfield
, Illinois
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 1,419
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Reviving an old thread instead of starting a new one.
We have two of the screw-on cap style receptacles on our trailer... and no porch light. I thought maybe someone would be interested in a Gift of the Magi type trade, if they happen to have an extra light with the threaded collar.
And just to be as complicated as possible, one of our plugs is 2-prong (cap is 1 and 3/4" across) and a brass plate... while the other is 3-prong (cap is 1 7/8" across) and an brushed aluminum or steel plate. I imagine either would shine up nicely.
Tossing the idea out there, thanks!
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06-05-2014, 07:54 PM
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Restorations done right
Commercial Member
1962 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Vintage Kin Owner
Currently Looking...
Baltimore
, Maryland
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 5,545
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Brad, we have had a number of missed "I wants". PM me your address and I will send you a porch light.
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06-06-2014, 10:52 AM
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Rivet Master
1966 24' Tradewind
Placerville
, California
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 3,328
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Quote:
Originally Posted by overlander64
Greetings robwok!
I, too, discovered a detachable porch light in one of the front lounge bins when I purchased my '64 Overlander - - - -
These light fixtures and their corresponding electrical outlets were offered by the Wally Byam Store as Shari mentioned, as well as through some contemporary RV stores (we had one on our '69 Sunway truck camper). From the number that have been discovered in our Airstreams, they must not have been as popular with Airstream owners as with other contemporary RV owners.
A year or two ago, someone was offering reproductions on E-Bay. They were a very close replica of our originals, but the problem was that they weren't offering the needed electrical outlet/cover that would allow for a retrofit to a coach not originally equipped with the porch light receptacle.
The porch light fixtures can be quite a conversation piece at a Rally or during a caravan.
Kevin
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This the one that I have. Sadly I chipped (it's all glass with the black painted) a corner. It wouldn't show if I turn the damage to the back but the chipped hole is spreading. Also the socket that's anchored to ends up behind the open door. That placement wasn't well thought out.
Neil
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Neil and Lynn Holman
FreshAir #12407
Avatar;
Kirk Creek, Big Sur, Ca. coast.
1966 Trade Wind
1971 Buick Centurion convertible
455 cid
1969 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight
455 cid
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06-06-2014, 10:03 PM
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Rivet Master
Commercial Member
1954 22' Safari
Deerfield
, Illinois
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 1,419
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Funny lookin' little things, aren't they? I love that they're sort of part of a "nesting" process at a campground - roll out the awning and welcome mat, tighten the stabilizer jacks... and attach your little porch light - right out of a 1950s cul-de-sac.
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Brad
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06-06-2014, 10:24 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 Argosy 20
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Kooskia
, Idaho
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 4,591
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Also, in the old days when maximum width of "mobile homes" and RV's was strictly limited to 96" these lights would stick out too far to be legal while moving. The ability to detach them kept the width of the rig within legal specs.
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