40's to 50's Fluorescent light fixtures.

Playing around with my new iPod nano video camera. Everything has been shot using the nano only with the built-in video effects.

In the shots are a bunch of fluorescent fixtures I got from different places, salvage yards etc... The preheat models (bulbs flickering prior to strike) are very old, mostly from the 40's. They use a starter glow tube to fire up the bulb, making it flicker.
The other ones firing up smoothly are equipped with early Rapid Start ballasts, one of the first commercialized that slowly took over preheat, and still in use today.

The fixtures are from different brands including the Fleur-o-Liers, Mitchells, Smoot-Holman and others.
All are F40T12 except the small two lamp Art Deco model, and table lamps.

Enjoy! :)