Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Electrical Safety on Christmas in Years Gone By.

2013-11-26 Thread Tom Harris
I used to buy globes in an old style radio shop when I lived in England.
Each globe would be taken out of its package and tested in front of the
customer. I never bought tubes (valves to Brits) but there was an enormous
tube tester with every sort of socket including 4 pin. And he had a Nixie
clock in the front window that received the LF signal from Rugby.


Tom Harris 


On 24 November 2013 03:03, John Rehwinkel  wrote:

> > Wow, a subject area I still have some interest in :)
>
> And I as well!
>
> > I began collecting antique Christmas lamps in the 60's, and continued up
> to about 1990.
> > Germany was a big producer in the 20's and 30's, and then moved to Japan.
> > The clear glass painted envelope lamps from Germany often used a carbon
> filament.
> >
> > We have wall mounted display cases for some of the more interesting and
> rare lamps. And frequently decorate the tree with them.
>
> That is a nice display, Jeff!
>
> The local hardware store up until this year offered replacement C6 bulbs,
> which pleased me.  I don't see them out this year.  This hardware store is
> a wonderful relic from the past, with rows of little drawers all the way up
> to the 22 foot high pressed tin ceiling.  They still have and use their
> old-style light bulb testers, including one for fluorescent tubes and
> starters.
>
> - John
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[neonixie-l] Re: Electrical Safety on Christmas in Years Gone By.

2013-11-24 Thread laingt

Neat pictures, thanks for sharing. It must of taken a lot of work to
collect all those bulbs!
 Tim L.
> Wow, a subject area I still have some interest in :)
>
> I began collecting antique Christmas lamps in the 60's, and continued up
> to
> about 1990.
> Germany was a big producer in the 20's and 30's, and then moved to Japan.
> The clear glass painted envelope lamps from Germany often used a carbon
> filament.
>
> We have wall mounted display cases for some of the more interesting and
> rare lamps. And frequently decorate the tree with them.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>


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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Electrical Safety on Christmas in Years Gone By.

2013-11-23 Thread Instrument Resources of America
Very nice collection, and display. Congrats.  I myself would be afraid 
to handle them.  Ira.





On 11/23/2013 7:49 AM, Jeff Thomas wrote:

Wow, a subject area I still have some interest in :)

I began collecting antique Christmas lamps in the 60's, and continued 
up to about 1990.

Germany was a big producer in the 20's and 30's, and then moved to Japan.
The clear glass painted envelope lamps from Germany often used a 
carbon filament.


We have wall mounted display cases for some of the more interesting 
and rare lamps. And frequently decorate the tree with them.


Jeff


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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Electrical Safety on Christmas in Years Gone By.

2013-11-23 Thread John Rehwinkel
> Wow, a subject area I still have some interest in :)

And I as well!

> I began collecting antique Christmas lamps in the 60's, and continued up to 
> about 1990.
> Germany was a big producer in the 20's and 30's, and then moved to Japan.
> The clear glass painted envelope lamps from Germany often used a carbon 
> filament.
> 
> We have wall mounted display cases for some of the more interesting and rare 
> lamps. And frequently decorate the tree with them.

That is a nice display, Jeff!

The local hardware store up until this year offered replacement C6 bulbs, which 
pleased me.  I don't see them out this year.  This hardware store is a 
wonderful relic from the past, with rows of little drawers all the way up to 
the 22 foot high pressed tin ceiling.  They still have and use their old-style 
light bulb testers, including one for fluorescent tubes and starters.

- John

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