Hello all...
I am just back from a holiday in Berlin and bought this fantastic GDR-era lamp in a flea market. Upon returning to the hotel with my bargain I realised that, in my excitement at the bargain price, I had failed to notice that what I assumed was the shade was, in actual fact, the complete light bulb.
I didn't reckon that there was much chance of this bulb still working or even making it back in one piece especially after a RyanAir flight to Birmingham, but to my delight (when carefully turned up on a variac) it is fine. It will now live connected permanently to a dimmer and used at a low level so hopefully shouldn't blow for many years.
What I want to know is has anyone seen bulbs of this size and shape before and if so, can they still be obtained? Just for reference, the screw is a standard domestic ES size, and the bulb diameter is 100mm.
Any ideas?
Waring
