It's time to restore the 11/45.

js at cimmeri.com js at cimmeri.com
Thu Feb 5 09:56:52 CST 2015



On 2/5/2015 12:46 AM, William Donzelli 
wrote:
>> Well, Ferrowatt still makes the antique carbon filament lamps:
>>
>> http://www.ferrowatt.com/light-bulbsLight
>>
>> And you can still get them from Rejuvination Lighting:
>>
>> http://www.rejuvenation.com/catalog/categories/lighting/bulbs/reproduction-bulbs
> The weird thing is that original carbon filament bulbs cost about the
> same amount as the repros.
>
> In the light bulb collecting world, original, run of the mill 100 plus
> year old Edison based bulbs are called "burners", because they can be
> used without guilt. They really are super common, especially the ones
> in the lower voltage tiers (107 and 97 Volts are common, I think). Not
> so when you get into the non-Edison bulbs, of course.
>
> --
> Will

What do you mean by, "without guilt" ?   
How can "burners" be used without this 
guilt?

Thank you-
-John


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