Author Topic: Bulb Identification Help Needed (Part I) (Read 15463 times)

ALM · « **on:** December 09, 2000, 08:26:00 pm »

Anybody have a clue? I don't.

The base looks brass and ceramic. There are TWO filaments within, either in series or parallel, I am sure for some reason related to voltage or resistance or something electrical.

Thanks for the help.

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bering · « **Reply #1 on:** December 10, 2000, 08:53:00 pm »

I have a similar (non frosted) 16 CP bulb marked Brilliant - dates around late 1890s.

ALM · « **Reply #2 on:** December 10, 2000, 09:16:00 pm »

Assuming that to be true, that would be great news. A start on the ID, too. I didn't think that the ceramic based bulbs started prior to 1900 (based strictly on the limited study I have done... and I do mean limited!)

Thanks.

Ed Covington · « **Reply #3 on:** December 10, 2000, 11:39:00 pm »

I don't know when porcelain was first used in lamp bases but several manufacturers were using it in 1892.

Tim · « **Reply #4 on:** December 11, 2000, 08:40:00 pm »

ALM,

Here's something similar looking from my collection - a Buckeye lamp that I'm guessing is from around 1895. It can be hard to identify them since so many different types were made. Without an original label it can be nearly impossible sometimes, especially in the case of frosted lamps, to properly identify them. You can't easily see the innards that can yield clues unless you gently press clear scotch tape against the glass - this trick usually works good to see the inside and maybe you can compare your findings with the Buckeye picture below or Bill's Brilliant lamp if we can talk him into posting a picture

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ALM · « **Reply #5 on:** December 11, 2000, 09:01:00 pm »

That is surely the same "exact" style of bulb (save for the frost). The only other difference I can readily identify is that there are definitely TWO distinct filaments in my bulb. Hmmmm... I'll try to get a clear picture of where the base attaches to the glass. If I can pull it off, you should be able to see the two filaments. You can with the naked-eye, but I haven't mastered my camera quite well as yet.

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