Rare Chrestworth Living Jewel.???

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Permalink Reply by MCJ van Aken on June 8, 2019 at 10:48am

Hello all.
Does anyone know more about this Crestwort Living Jewel I just bought for a steal..?
This one deviates from all pictures I have found so far....
The base has got a chromed bottom instead of the usual black...
The switch is on the base instead of on the wire....
It has got an eu plug
And at last.. a B22 socket, not a B15 socket..
I think I have resolved the mistery of the transparant glitters.... due to overheating wit a 40w bulb the glitters have lost their metallic shine..... it has disolved...
Any info is very welcome....

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Permalink Reply by andy ross on June 8, 2019 at 11:36am

You're right about the glitter flakes, they're burnt out, I believe they are called "ghosts"

Could you post photos of how the barrel fits into the base, please?

(on the normal LJ, as you say, it is fitted into a black bakelite ring)

Can't see from the photo if it's one piece or what?

Underside shot might be good too?

Looks like a Crestworth click-switch, but difficult to say

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Permalink Reply by MCJ van Aken on June 8, 2019 at 11:51am

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Permalink Reply by MCJ van Aken on June 8, 2019 at 11:56am

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Permalink Reply by MCJ van Aken on June 8, 2019 at 11:59am

Here some more pictures...

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Permalink Reply by andy ross on June 8, 2019 at 12:15pm

The underside shot is different to any Crestworth I've seen, but that doesn't signify

The weird part for me is the base assembly - is the barrel part of the base, or has it been wedged in and the join chromed over - from what I can see of the third shot I can't tell

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Permalink Reply by MCJ van Aken on June 8, 2019 at 12:28pm

I will add more pictures of the base later....

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Permalink Reply by andy ross on June 8, 2019 at 1:31pm

OK, it looks to me like the baseplate is the same as a Cosmos (Astro Nordic Mk 1) but with the barrel built into it.

Whether it's a factory job or a skilled retrofit is beyond me from these pix, if the idea is right...

The clickswitch has been seen retro-fitted to a Cosmos base like this, on OG a couple of years back, with the Cosmos "staff" shortened, whereas, if I'm right, on yours it has been completely dispensed with

Interesting, but I'm not convinced it's a factory-produced Crestworth model, but others - more expert than me - may well disagree - it's easy to be negative!