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BULB DISCUSSION BOARDS => Antique Bulb Discussion => Topic started by: UnusualBulb on April 08, 2010, 04:01:28 pm

Title: Please help me I.D. this bulb
Post by: UnusualBulb on April 08, 2010, 04:01:28 pm

This bulb has a lighting element that is the size and shape of a nickel, a 5 cent piece.  It is two semi-circles 1/16 th of an inch apart, mounted horizontally, like a flat plate.  When lit, the flat plate, the size of a nickel glows orange

Title: Re: Please help me I.D. this bulb
Post by: UnusualBulb on April 08, 2010, 04:11:20 pm

This is UnusualBulb adding another photo,

Title: Re: Please help me I.D. this bulb
Post by: Nick D. on May 08, 2010, 11:01:10 pm

A 1930's neon indicator lamp by General Electric. These were also made with an argon atmosphere which made the electrodes glow a pretty violet.