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Title: Red bulb ID help please?
Post by: 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.


 (http://images.honesty.com/imagedata/h/262/70/22627076.jpg)

(http://images.honesty.com/imagedata/h/262/70/22627077.jpg)

(http://images.honesty.com/imagedata/h/262/70/22627078.jpg)

(http://images.honesty.com/imagedata/h/262/70/22627079.jpg)


Thanks in advance...


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[This message has been edited by Chris Millinship (edited January 05, 2001).]
Title: Red bulb ID help please?
Post by: Chris W. Millinship 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
Title: Red bulb ID help please?
Post by: Tim 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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Title: Red bulb ID help please?
Post by: Carl Wright 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
Title: Red bulb ID help please?
Post by: Scott 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.
Title: Red bulb ID help please?
Post by: ASBESTOS FINGERS 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.
Title: Red bulb ID help please?
Post by: Chris W. Millinship 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...

(http://images.honesty.com/imagedata/h/599/19/25991931.jpg)



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