Author Topic: Red bulb ID help please? (Read 8625 times)

Chris W. Millinship · « **on:** January 05, 2001, 12:18:00 pm »

The latest addition to my collection is this magnificent bulb, and I`d like some help IDing it. Does anyone know anything about it, I`d appreciate any help you can provide.

Thanks in advance...

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-chris

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Chris W. Millinship · « **Reply #1 on:** January 05, 2001, 12:23:00 pm »

sorry- perhaps I should say how big it is too? Well it`s 6 inches overall tip-to-base, and 3 inches diameter. The glass portion itsself is about 4 1/2 inches measured from the tip.

thanks,

-chris

Tim · « **Reply #2 on:** January 06, 2001, 11:22:00 pm »

Great looking bulb Chris! I have no idea who made it, it's difficult knowing without the original label, but it looks early - mid 1890s I'm guessing.

Wish I could tell you more. . . . .

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Carl Wright · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2001, 12:54:00 am »

These bulbs are used in a darkroom when making photographic
prints. The red color does not ruin the paper.

Carl

Scott · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2001, 08:44:00 pm »

That's my guess as well-a photographic safelight. Either that, or some sort of power-on indicator. I've seen some older equipment that used edison base indicator lights,to tell if something is on from a distance.Or maybe some sort of warning/alarm light,but I'd go with the safelight guess.

ASBESTOS FINGERS · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2001, 01:48:00 am »

quote:
Originally posted by tim:
Great looking bulb Chris! I have no idea who made it, it's difficult knowing without the original label, but it looks early - mid 1890s I'm guessing.

Wish I could tell you more. . . . .

CHRIS,NICE BULB!,WHAT IS THE BASE SIZE?. IT LOOKS SIMILAR TO SOME EARLY EDISON MAZDA X-MAS LIGHTS I HAVE,MY BULBS ARE ONLY AN INCH OR SO ,HIGH AND ARE C-6 BASE,BUT MY BULBS ARE COBALT BLUE,AND RED LIKE YOURS.I ALSO HAVE GE-EDISON MAZDA LAMPS,USA LAMP BASE,THEY ARE ALSO COBALT BLUE.

Chris W. Millinship · « **Reply #6 on:** January 22, 2001, 05:45:00 pm »

Yes it does look a bit like those early carbon filament christmas bulbs doesn`t it. However it`s about 5 times as big and has a standard Edison base, the following picture should illustrate this. I`ve got quite a few of the little miniature-base christmas bulbs too- they`re some of my favourites...

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-chris

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