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Author Topic: shipping antique light bulbs  (Read 5896 times)

Offline Knomad

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shipping antique light bulbs
« on: December 10, 2017, 05:22:47 pm »
Mr. Tim Tromp.  Please excuse my lack of knowledge; where on the bulb is this "exhaust tip"?    I was not aware that the shipping positionh might be critical.  I am a newby to this site.  I am not a collector, I just happen to have a unique (so I thought) Popeye bulb I would like to determine a fair/realistic price to determine if there is any interest to other collectors.

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Re: shipping antique light bulbs
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2017, 08:19:31 pm »
The article was originally written with antique light bulbs in mind, most which exhibit is a sharp glass point or exhaust tip on the top of the envelope.  Basically, you want the bulb to be positioned in the package vertically oriented and with the base down.

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Re: shipping antique light bulbs
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2017, 12:17:10 pm »
Thank you for the info; I don't think my bulb has such a tip.