Reason is I have some older non working
older type fluorescents fixtures that I intend to update and respray that
have those little aluminum can type starters that definitely worked on
115
AC.

These must use a step-up transformer.

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They do, and they were quite common at one time. One other advantage they
have is that they lack separate windings providing continuous power to the
filaments in the tubes so the total power consumption is several watts
lower.