My Collection: AEL Roadway 113
| Manufacturer | AEL, Century Lighting, & Gaash |
| Catalogue Number (model) | Roadway 113, Windsor, & American |
| Wattage | 250W |
| Lamp-Type | SON-E |
| Gear | Original |
| Ballast | Parmar HSP25223221 |
| Ignitor | Parmar MCi6 |
| Capacitor | RBR RI008HP 35μF |
| Date Of Manufacture | ~2010 |
| Date on Ignitor | 09/01/2010 |
| Date on Ballast | 13/08/2008 |
| Date on Capacitor | 31/03/2008 - 06/04/2008 |
| Date Acquired | 17/10/2025 |
| Restoration Status | Cleaned |
| Collection Number | #184 |
Thank you to Nick for this lantern. It was purchased with another thrown in as a freebee, but the second one was stripped for its gear and now sits an empty shell - If it isn't wanted by anyone else it will be further stripped for its lamp-holder, reflector and glass. These are unusual things, but I think I now know what they are. With thanks to the following Lighting Gallery users for this info (Ash, Baked Bagel 11, Beta 5, BT25). The Roadway 113 body, lamp-holder and reflector here would have been made by AEL, and sold to Gaash for European gear and optics to be added. This was either sold as the Gaash American, or then sold to Century Lighting to be sold as the Windsor. It was removed around 2017, about nine years after its service started.
The lamp-holder appears to be typical US-style, further indicating that it was installed by AEL.
Inside, the lantern was relatively untouched, and all screws did eventually start turning.
What appears to be the Gaash Lighting logo is printed onto the glass.
The gear installed is a European Venture gear
The ballast has an exact date printed on it: 13th August 2008.
These European versions of the lanterns didn't seem to age too well. The paint trapped water which often caused significant corrosion to the aluminium, and the toggle to unlock them snapped frequently - as on this example. I can see why these were described in the listing as "turds" among other things!
In spite of the condition of the housing, the gear and lamp were tested and worked:
I then Photographed the 250W lamp cooling down after switch-off:
