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Author Topic: shipping old light bulbs in the mail  (Read 16276 times)

Offline Kent46

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shipping old light bulbs in the mail
« on: November 11, 2017, 06:43:59 pm »
Is there a way to ship old bulbs in the mail without risking having the filament breaking in shipment?   Thank you!

Offline Tim

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Re: shipping old light bulbs in the mail
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2017, 10:12:47 am »
There's always a risk in shipping antique light bulbs, but to help reduce those risks, I wrote a short article several years ago describing the shipping method I use: How to package and ship antique light bulbs