On 05 Aug 2006 13:53:37 GMT, (Andrew
Gabriel) wrote:

In article ,
John Rumm writes:
Joe wrote:

There were circular fluorescents and moderately decorative housings
for them.

And very "old peoples home chic" they look as well ;-)

I always think very 1960's when I see them.
Anyone remember the ones which had a filament lamp in
the middle, which was actually the tube's ballast?

I remember a linear fluorescent fitting, made by Atlas I think, which
had a filament ballast lamp in a slotted red metal housing at one end.
The lamp had four pins, ISTR.
--
Frank Erskine