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Author Topic: Going tubular for that antique look...  (Read 11426 times)

Offline Nick D.

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Going tubular for that antique look...
« on: March 15, 2011, 10:33:10 pm »
To this date, the tubular (designation 'T') "picture lamps" are the only bulbs I know of that use an uncoiled tungsten filament. I love them for their "antique" style, the long, exposed filament being reminiscent of the carbon lamps of the last century. I love to use them in my old fixtures even more so than the so-called "reproductions" not only because of their lower cost (though still pricey @ $3.00/bulb) and greater availability but because I think that they are like a natural ancestor of those beautiful, bygone bulbs.

What are your thoughts on this?


Offline Christmas Lamp

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Re: Going tubular for that antique look...
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2011, 12:13:07 pm »
VERY Nice Photos Nick  :-)
Thank You for Sharing
I love Any Bulbs be They the Light up kind or the kind that Grows!!!

Offline Nick D.

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Re: Going tubular for that antique look...
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2011, 06:56:06 pm »
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