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BULB BANTER => General Discussion => Topic started by: renthorin on February 08, 2010, 07:33:29 am
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Hi all. Just found this site so thought I would see if you know what bulb this is.
It is a standard incandescent 100w bulb. A bit black and dirty as it is at least 12 years old.
I can not see a manufacturer on it but the 'logo' is a 5 pointed star with the letters A H N O V each on one of the points.
In the middle of the star is the familiar handicap logo of a person in a wheelchair.
I have attached a picture. The bulb still works so I will keep it but just wondering if it is anything unique or special.
thanks,
Will
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Hi, my guess is that it was marketed by some group to benefit disabled veterans. Civic organizations sometimes sell light bulbs that have been rebranded in this fashion to raise money. I haven't found an organization with any permutation of those letters -- AV would probably come last (American Veterans?) and the H probably stands for Handicapped (no longer a politically correct term). As such, this bulb is interesting but would probably be of collector value only to someone looking for such rebrands.
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Hi Chris. Thanks for getting back to me. We are the third owners of our house so I don't know how long the bathroom in the basement has been there but it would not surprise me if it was 20 years old.
I will add it to my box of incandescent bulbs and maybe someday it will have special value to someone and I can give it to them.