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BULB DISCUSSION BOARDS => Antique Bulb Discussion => Topic started by: Greg on March 08, 2004, 11:21:00 am

Title: Mazda Lamp
Post by: Greg on March 08, 2004, 11:21:00 am

My grandfather passed away and I found a mazda lamp manufactured by National Lighting, a division of GE.  The lamp is still in its corrogated cardboard cover.  The dates on the cover state that the lamp is from a series manufactured sometime between 1909 and 1915.  The lamp has "N & L" etched or painted on it.  There is also a sticker with Banner Mazda on it.  The lamp is in perfect condition.  Would this be worth anything?  Thank you for any help.

Title: Mazda Lamp
Post by: Yoshi on March 10, 2004, 01:47:00 am

A lightbulb from 1909-1915 in perfect working condition is certainly worth something. How much, you ask? Well, I'd need to see a picture of it to be sure... But by the sounds of it, it seems to be a common cage filament Mazda bulb from the 1910's, so if that's the case it may be worth around $15 in perfect working condition (usually $10-$20). Selling this kind of bulb for more than $20 is very hard, but not impossible...

Regards


-Yoshi

Title: Mazda Lamp
Post by: Tim on March 16, 2004, 06:05:00 am

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Originally posted by Greg:
The dates on the cover state that the lamp is from a series manufactured sometime between 1909 and 1915.

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Hi Greg,

Is the word "series" spelled out anywhere on the lamp?  If so, then you may have something more interesting than the typical cage filament Mazda lamp.  As Yoshi said, a picture of it would tell us for sure.




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Title: Mazda Lamp
Post by: Greg on March 18, 2004, 04:23:00 pm

Thanks for all of your help, I will look at the lamp for the word series.  I will also try and get a photo of the lamp.