The bulb with the tit on top is not reproduced but the frosted spherical bulb is available. It is a nominal 10W bulb but if you buy the 130 volt version, if you can find it, it will run cooler and look better in an old machine. http://www.1000bulbs.com/G8-and-G12-Incandescent-Decorative-Globes-Light-Bulbs/7654/ http://www.bulbs.com/Globe/results.aspx
G8 = 1" dia and G12 = 1.5" dia Douglas Houston wrote: > I have one of the Electrolas (a XVI). I have seen those bulbs on various > occasions, and I'm inclined to believe that the original ones were frosted, > though I have nothing to back up that information. I'm inclined to believe > that, because a clear bulb will tend to give the operator a strong glare, > a frosted bulb would give a softer light in the playing compartment. If you > can find one of those early bulbs, even burned out, try to determine the > wattage. I have a feeling that they were about 10 watts. > > And, tou'd play Hell, finding a bulb with the evacuation stem on the top!! > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Daniel Melvin <[email protected]> >> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >> Date: 11/18/2007 6:16:35 PM >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Electrola light bulbs >> >> I don't think I was specific enough. It's the machine is a 1921 Victorla >> XVII Electrola with a bulb inside. The buld is 110 volt and has what is > now >> called a candelobra base that a normal night light fits in. What I'm >> wondering is if there was a certain type of bulb that would have been > used. >> I don't think most of the modern bulbs that fit this type of fixture > would >> have existed in 1921. >> >> Dan >> >> There are all kinds of lights that work >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Douglas Houston" <[email protected]> >> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 2:07 PM >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Electrola light bulbs >> >> >>> Hold on a minute! There could be a couple of answers to this one. >>> >>> First, it'd be good to know the model number of the Electrola. Is this > the >>> tubular bulb in the phono compartment of such as the 9-18? Or, might > it >>> be >>> the dial light in the RE-45, 75? If nit's the inside light, as > mentioned >>> in the original question, it's the tubular light. The smallest wattage >>> reting that I can find is about 15 watts. They seem to work out > acceptably >>> in the cabinets. I believe that the original bulbs were nearer to 10 > watts >>> or so, but you just don't seem to find them these days. Best thing to > do >>> is to use the smallest wattage you can find. It doesn't take much to > light >>> up those playing compartments. >>> >>> >>>> [Original Message] >>>> From: Andrew Baron <[email protected]> >>>> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 11/18/2007 4:49:35 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Electrola light bulbs >>>> >>>> Type 41 pilot lamp (screw base, 2.5 volt) if the socket is on the 2.5 >>>> volt (tube filament winding) part of the power transformer. If on the >>>> 5 volt part (rectifier filament), a type 46 (6.3 volt) should work. >>>> Both types should be available from Antique Electronic Supply and >>>> other sources. >>>> >>>> Andy Baron >>>> >>>> >>>> On Nov 18, 2007, at 2:38 PM, Daniel Melvin wrote: >>>> >>>>> Does anyone know what type of bulbs were used in 20s Eletrolas on >>>>> the inside light? There are a number of moderm bulbs that fit the >>>>> fixture, but I'm curious if the style of what would have been used >>>>> then is still available anywhere? >>>>> >>>>> Dan >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > From [email protected] Sun Nov 18 19:45:21 2007 From: [email protected] (Rich) Date: Sun Nov 18 19:45:41 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Electrola light bulbs In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> I have seen some that had a frosted exterior and the tit on top. You probably had your choice. If it is a carbon filament they will last for a very long time while the early tungsten tends to fail with use much sooner. Some of the old little bulbs have carbon filaments while most are tungsten. [email protected] wrote: > I have an Electrola that came with one of the old bulbs, and it is clear > (and still works). There is no way of knowing whether it is the > original bulb, of course, but it has the stem on top. > > The new 15 watt bulbs that I have used don't seem too bright, so they > are a good choice today. The shield takes care of the glare, and I > personally prefer the looks of the clear bulb. > > > On Nov 18, 2007, at 5:07 PM, Douglas Houston wrote: > >> I have one of the Electrolas (a XVI). I have seen those bulbs on various >> occasions, and I'm inclined to believe that the original ones were >> frosted, >> though I have nothing to back up that information. I'm inclined to >> believe >> that, because a clear bulb will tend to give the operator a strong glare, >> a frosted bulb would give a softer light in the playing compartment. >> If you >> can find one of those early bulbs, even burned out, try to determine the >> wattage. I have a feeling that they were about 10 watts. >> >> And, tou'd play Hell, finding a bulb with the evacuation stem on the >> top!! >> >> >>> [Original Message] >>> From: Daniel Melvin <[email protected]> >>> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >>> Date: 11/18/2007 6:16:35 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Electrola light bulbs >>> >>> I don't think I was specific enough. It's the machine is a 1921 Victorla >>> XVII Electrola with a bulb inside. The buld is 110 volt and has what is >> now >>> called a candelobra base that a normal night light fits in. What I'm >>> wondering is if there was a certain type of bulb that would have been >> used. >>> I don't think most of the modern bulbs that fit this type of fixture >> would >>> have existed in 1921. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> There are all kinds of lights that work >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Douglas Houston" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 2:07 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Electrola light bulbs >>> >>> >>>> Hold on a minute! There could be a couple of answers to this one. >>>> >>>> First, it'd be good to know the model number of the Electrola. Is this >> the >>>> tubular bulb in the phono compartment of such as the 9-18? Or, might >> it >>>> be >>>> the dial light in the RE-45, 75? If nit's the inside light, as >> mentioned >>>> in the original question, it's the tubular light. The smallest wattage >>>> reting that I can find is about 15 watts. They seem to work out >> acceptably >>>> in the cabinets. I believe that the original bulbs were nearer to 10 >> watts >>>> or so, but you just don't seem to find them these days. Best thing to >> do >>>> is to use the smallest wattage you can find. It doesn't take much to >> light >>>> up those playing compartments. >>>> >>>> >>>>> [Original Message] >>>>> From: Andrew Baron <[email protected]> >>>>> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: 11/18/2007 4:49:35 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Electrola light bulbs >>>>> >>>>> Type 41 pilot lamp (screw base, 2.5 volt) if the socket is on the 2.5 >>>>> volt (tube filament winding) part of the power transformer. If on the >>>>> 5 volt part (rectifier filament), a type 46 (6.3 volt) should work. >>>>> Both types should be available from Antique Electronic Supply and >>>>> other sources. >>>>> >>>>> Andy Baron >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 18, 2007, at 2:38 PM, Daniel Melvin wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone know what type of bulbs were used in 20s Eletrolas on >>>>>> the inside light? There are a number of moderm bulbs that fit the >>>>>> fixture, but I'm curious if the style of what would have been used >>>>>> then is still available anywhere? >>>>>> >>>>>> Dan >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > From [email protected] Sun Nov 18 19:54:24 2007 From: [email protected] (Jim Nichol) Date: Sun Nov 18 19:54:35 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Electrola light bulbs In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> I don't understand. Tungsten filaments were invented to outlast carbon filaments. Jim Nichol On Nov 18, 2007, at 10:45 PM, Rich wrote: > If it is a carbon filament they will last for a very long time while > the early tungsten tends to fail with use much sooner. Some of the > old little bulbs have carbon filaments while most are tungsten.
