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quote:Hello- I am working on a Television show called the secret science of Everyday things. We are looking for a knowledgeable lightbulb collector in Canada who could speak about the development of the incandescent bulb and show us examples of early lightbulbs. Can you suggest anybody who might be qualified? Thanks for your help, Stacey Tenenbaum Researcher, Secret Science Pixcom 1720 Rue du Canal Montreal, Quebec H3K 3E6 CANADA tel. 514-931-1188 x356 fax. 514-931-2126 stenenbaum (at) pixcom (dot) com
quote:Originally posted by tim:I get a lot of email through this site and I'm passing this along to help the bulb collecting community gain some more exposure. Canadian collectors/historians please rise!QuoteHello- I am working on a Television show called the secret science of Everyday things. We are looking for a knowledgeable lightbulb collector in Canada who could speak about the development of the incandescent bulb and show us examples of early lightbulbs. Can you suggest anybody who might be qualified? Thanks for your help, Stacey Tenenbaum Researcher, Secret Science Pixcom 1720 Rue du Canal Montreal, Quebec H3K 3E6 CANADA tel. 514-931-1188 x356 fax. 514-931-2126 stenenbaum (at) pixcom (dot) com
Hello- I am working on a Television show called the secret science of Everyday things. We are looking for a knowledgeable lightbulb collector in Canada who could speak about the development of the incandescent bulb and show us examples of early lightbulbs. Can you suggest anybody who might be qualified? Thanks for your help, Stacey Tenenbaum Researcher, Secret Science Pixcom 1720 Rue du Canal Montreal, Quebec H3K 3E6 CANADA tel. 514-931-1188 x356 fax. 514-931-2126 stenenbaum (at) pixcom (dot) com
Originally posted by tim:Hi Peter,I don?t know of any way for a user to change the thread topic name/title ? I don?t think it?s possible with this forum software.Pity. I'm active on a Yahoo group which goes off topic regularly (I'm sure I'm not the only guilty one....) Months later it's quite a chore to find old messages again. Can you ask this software's publisher to comment?Regarding the monster bulbs, I believe both the 50kw & 75kw bulbs were made in very low numbers by Corning Glass to commemorate Edison?s 50th (50,000 watts) and 75th (75,000 watts) anniversaries of the first successful incandescent lamp.Ahh... Yes! After twenty years I thought I was imagining these! I saw them in the Henry Ford Museum in Fairlane/Dearborn (Nr. Detroit) Michigan, around 1981. Since then I had no success in find any reference to them again.Here?s a picture I took recently of two which inhabit the museum located on the premises of the Edison/Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, FL.Hmm. Any clue as to whether these are the bulbs from Michigan? Where should I go to see them again? (Sounds like Florida). I know nothing about Fort Meyers, does it compete with the Henry Ford Museum for Edison artefacts?The 75,000 watter is on the left and the 50,000 watter is on the right:From memory (again) I recall that one of these bulbs used four pounds of tungsten, and the info card in the museum noted that amount would make (big number forgotten) 60W type A bulbs. Seems like many thousands of bulbs.So it would appear there are a few of these big lamps around but it is unlikely the average collector would have a shot at obtaining one. Snagging a huge 10,000 watter would be more realistic and they also make impressive additions to a bulb collection!Oh, yeah? 10kW. Was this a novelty lamp (the tenth year anniversary, perhaps?), or does it have a serious application? Any PIX or URLs to see one?Comments Welcome!--------------------Peter J. StonardOffice phone/voicemail: (408) 377 7496Cell phone/voicemail: (408) 489 2862website: http://www.stonard.comemail:" TARGET=_blank>www.stonard.comemail: pstonard@ix.netcom.com
Originally posted by Yoshi:As of this instant, there is a 10,000w Mazda lightbulb currently up for auction on eBay. The current bid is $73 and it has 5 hours left. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3229294007&category=1405Yoshi,Missed it! Well at least I know what to look for in the future. As A.J. Franzman pointed out, the granules in the bulb assist in cleaning to deposits from inside the glass.I have a 1500W bi-pin base (I'm confused if this is a MOGUL base - a name I thought only went with the larger Edison Screw base), with granules inside - which I mistakenly thought were shed from the filament!Comments Welcome!--------------------Peter J. StonardOffice phone/voicemail: (408) 377 7496Cell phone/voicemail: (408) 489 2862website: http://www.stonard.comemail:" TARGET=_blank>www.stonard.comemail: pstonard@ix.netcom.com