DURO-TEST colored bulbs?

[Hemingray]

Found two of these in a shop one town over, however only one lights. Both are green, rated at 120/125V, 8.5W. There's two additional things stamped on the base. One reads "D.T.", the other one reads "73" This makes me assume that these particular lamps may have been made in 1973?

[Tim]

Looks like a Flamescent lamp.  They have an unusual coating wrapped around the bulb to diffuse light ? an odd Duro-Test design.  They came in other colors too: blue, red, yellow, gold, and clear.  They were also made in larger bulbs and bases.  They are listed in a 1984 Duro-Test catalog that I have but I don?t know how many years they were made.

[Hemingray]

ahh. I like these little bulbs as they cast a non-blinding, soft glow. I keep the working one lit in a christmas candlestick here on my desk, to the left of my monitor.



UPDATE: Lamp died a couple of weeks ago to a fall off my desk. The bulb is intact but the filament is broken.

[mr_big]

I have a bunch of similar lamps only mine are white and Medium base

[Tim]

Apparently they are still being made.? From the Duro-Test website:

Flamescent?
Simulating the flame-like appeal of a true gaslight, Duro-Test Flamescent? lamps are elegantly finished in a fine-spun fiberglass. These unique lamps are ideal for chandeliers, coach lights, and post lamps and are available in both candelabra or medium bases. Available in natural or pink finishes.

[mr_big]

What I don't get is how come they stopped making the other colors? I wonder if the demand for them just went down