Note: Some sites below are out of date and no longer have valid links. These are shown with strikethrough.

Commercial sites

• Your lighting related company listed here.
• AAMSCO Lighting, source for reproduction antique light bulbs.
• AV Lamps, specializes in the supply of replacement projector lamps and bulbs.
• Kyp-Go, Inc., The oscillating filament bulb is referred to as the balafire bulb. That bulb gained in popularity in the 70's when it was showcased in a Seven-Up commercial. Though that particular bulb is no longer manufactured, new exicting versions of the bulb are now produced (by hand) in limited quantities.
• Oldradioparts.com, Vintage radios, tubes, parts, telephones, televisions, light bulbs, phonographs, and other electro-mechanical devices.
• Planet Christmas, Ever thought that your annual christmas lights display was lacking something? Well visit this page to see what happens when Christmas and Computers combine. View pictures of peoples past displays, join in with the chat boards for inspiration and info on how to achieve stunning displays of your own, and even download videos of some of the amazing sound and light spectaculars. If you`re looking for ideas to brighten up the festive season then this is the place to come!
• Radio and Amp Recycler, Antique and modern radio restoration and amplifier restoration.
• Sundial Wire, Sundial Wire supplies new cloth-covered wire, which is custom-manufactured to replicate vintage electrical wire. Many styles, colors, gauges. Plugs also. Antiques restorers and movie industry professionals come to us for electrical wire that is safe and authentic, but tailored to their specific requirements.
• The incandescent sculptures of Dylan Kehde Roelofs.

Incandescent / discharge lamp collector sites

Charles F. Brush (arc lamps) Christopher Anderson (flash bulbs) Chris Millinship Edward Covington Dave Desantis Douglas Brackett Frank Andrews Humberto Sanchez

James Hooker (discharge lamps) Maxime Gendre Mónico González Peter Hancock Rigo Richter (German) Stanislav Slabyhoudek (Czech) Stefan Eichhorn (German)

Historical information, theory of electric lighting

• A Century of Illumination, The history of Osram & Sylvania, NILCO, Hygrade, and the company's involvement with recycling light bulbs.
• Achilles De Khotinsky 1850-1933, A historical perspective of Russian electrical inventor Achilles De Khotinsky, in Dutch.
• Don Klipstein's Light, Lamp, and Strobe Site.
• Elihu Thomson Papers, " An electrical engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, Elihu Thomson was an innovator in electrification in both a technical and corporate sense. With interests that ranged from the technical (electrical meters, high-pressure steam engines, dynamos, generators) to scientific (fused quartz optics, X-rays), Thomson acquired over 70o patents in his career, and in 1882, founded one of the early electrical corporations in the United States, the Thomson-Houston Company, which merged with the Edison Electric Company in 1892 to form the General Electric Company."
• La lampe à Incandescence, French site, by Pierre Dessapt, outlining the history of the incandescent lamp inlcuding many lamp photographs.
• Lighting a Revolution, This Smithsonian site explores the history of inventing electric lights. The process of invention demands more than "inspiration and perspiration." Inventors build on prior knowledge. Success not only means making an invention work, but also convincing others to use it, and facing competitors. Finally, inventions can bring consequences unforeseen by the inventor.
• Osram GEC Photo Archive, "Osram GEC Ltd, was located on the GEC Estate in East Lane Wembley. Now all that remains of the vast complex are the buildings that once housed the training centre and engineering workshops where the production equipment was made these buildings are now the home to a Bus company. Most of the huge factory was demolished in the mid 90's and the once beautiful sports fields and social club are now housing estates. In its heyday the whole Wembley estate was dedicated to the art of making Light Bulbs..."
• Thomas A. Edison Papers, The Thomas A. Edison Papers is a documentary editing project sponsored by Rutgers , The State University of New Jersey, the National Park Service, the Smithsonian Institution, and the New Jersey Historical Commission.
• Tungsten Wire History, as presented by Midwest Tungsten Service.
• Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation, This informative site deals with the history of Edward Weston and the Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation including his involvement with the incandescent lamp during the 1880s.

Museums and collections featuring antique lighting

• Norsk Technical Museum, lamp collection gallery.
• Nederlands Electriciteitsmuseum, and one visitors online photo gallery.
• Science Service Historical Image Collection, "represents twentieth-century scientific research consisting of images and original captions asthey appeared in period publications. The captions were written by Science Service journalists and have been transcribed exactly. We are providing a 40-year random sample of innovation and invention; which is specific to the subject of electricity."
• Shelby Museum Of History; Shelby, Ohio, Website of the Shelby, Ohio museum with historical information on the Shelby Electric Co.

Christmas / Holiday

• Antique Christmas Lights Site: 1900-1950, "...where you'll find information about the development of electric Christmas lighting in America during the 1900-1950 time period, the years this collector considers to be the Golden Age of electric Christmas lighting."
• Don's Amazing Christmas Light Collection, Collector Don Crandall's website dedicated to vintage Christmas lighting.
• Gary's Electric Christmas Lighting Page, dedicated to antique Christmas lighting with a large variety of pictures and information.
• Lionsden Antiques , "At Lion's Den Antiques, we specialize in hard to find new and antique lighting.  Our primary focus is on holiday related decorative lighting in addition to replacement bulbs."
• MT's Lights, Collector Frank Wysong's website dedicated to vintage Christmas lighting.
• The Use of Matchless Wonder Stars in Pinball Machines.
• The Yulelights Collection, a collector's website showcasing Christmas lighting from the postwar baby boom era.

Antique radios

• AntiqueAirwaves.com is a source for information about vacuum tube radios, history, tube testers, vintage test equipment, and classic transistor radios.
• Antique Radio Classified, A.R.C.--The National Publication For Buyers And Sellers Of Old Radios And Related Items--Published Monthly.
• Antique Wireless and Scientific Instruments, A nice site dedicated to antique wireless equipment, early vacuum tubes, Geissler tubes, Crookes tubes, and more.
• Phil's Old Radios, A great site dedicated to Antique Radios.

Vacuum tube collector sites

Allan Wyatt Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (x-ray tubes) Bill Condon H. Dijkstra (discharge tubes) Hans-Thomas Schmidt (German) Jeremy M. Harmer Jogis Gittel (German site) Kevin O'Neill Micro-Electronique Vander Elst S.A. (French site)

Mike Harrison Mike Schultz Neil Heckt (CRTs) ORAU Foundation (x-ray tubes) Paul Heussner (German site) Peter Schnetzer (German site, discharge tubes) Thomas Rapp Tube Collector's Association Udo Radtke (German site) University of Queensland Australia (x-ray tubes) Dr. Z. N. Hakim (x-ray tubes)

Friends of BulbCollector.com

• 1800's Ephemera, "After over a year of utilizing various resources I've found that many ephemeral items exist today and are fairly easy to locate once you know what to look for.  You'll find that there are numerous categories you can to collect under and may cross over from one subject to another."
• Antique Fan Collector's Association, "The AFCA is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of an important part of history. Antique fans, whether they be water, air, electric or alcohol powered are excellent examples of the industrial, technological and stylistic advancement of modern culture."
• Antique Lighting Webring, "The Antique Lighting Webring is for anyone who is interested in antique lighting. Websites include clubs, homepages or commercial sites primarily dedicated to the study and collecting of historic lighting."
• Custom Light Factory, nice hobbyist forum dedicated to cutting edge flashlight technology, news, reviews, and more.
• Electrical Contractor Network, "The Electrical Contractor Network is committed to providing Information and Services for, and about the Electrical Industry."
• Kilokat's Blog, Computer tech blog (nothing bulb related here).
• Livermore's Centennial Light, "Homepage devoted to the Longest burning Light Bulb in history."
• Physics Hypertextbook, "Read it if you want to learn more about physics. Read it if you need to learn more about physics to achieve some other end. Read it if you are curious about physics or enjoy science in general. It's an interesting diversion and you just might learn something in the process. Certainly no harm can come from any of these objectives."
• Television History - The First 75 Years, "One of the greatest 20th century inventions. Learn about the history of TV-set design, development and marketing."
• Toaster Museum, History, pictures, and information about antique toasters.