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xl0024  

 

 
history and origins
 
Manufacturer / Brand Name
Paramount Wink-O-Lite

Country of Origin
Japan

Factory Location
Unknown

Date of Manufacture
ca.1960s
 
electrical attributes
 
Voltage
115

Wattage / Candle Power
Unknown

Amperage

 

physical attributes
 
Envelope
T9
Atmosphere
Unknown


Finish / Color
Inside frosted
Filament
Tungsten

 
Base
Edison; Candelabra American
 
 
comments
  In the 1960s Paramount [Raylite Electric Co.] marketed a set of lights known as Rainbow Wink-O-Lites. These lamps contained two smaller multicolored lamps within the main white tubular shaped envelope. These smaller hidden lamps were multicolored and blinked in random causing the main bulb to glow in a variety of different colors. A string of seven Wink-O-Lites lights, all independently blinking, produced a very unique effect to say the least. Wink-O-Lites did not sell well and were only produced for a few years. They have become quite collectible today because of their scarceness and funky design.