Woot! The small based bulbs are C6s. They're 14V bulbs, and meant to be wired in series of eight. Most people these days wire them in series of ten, as they burn cooler and last longer. The ones with the brass bases and matte paint are from the late 30s to the mid 50s. If you look on the glass near the base, you should find a manufacturer's mark. I've got some old strings that need rewired. I'll send you one, but it probably won't be in time for this Christmas. The socket size is 'miniature', if you want to make something yourself. Radio Shack sells them in packs of four.
The bubblers are from roughly the early 50s. The biscuits are fairly common, the one with the rays around the base rather less so. You can still buy replacement heater bulbs for those, if you've got the rest of the broken one.
The candles are kind of an oddity. I've never seen that exact type before.
The bubblers are from roughly the early 50s. The biscuits are fairly common, the one with the rays around the base rather less so. You can still buy replacement heater bulbs for those, if you've got the rest of the broken one.
(I'm sure you're familiar with that page.) Unfortunately all I have of the broken "uncommon" one is the base. The bubbling bit is undoubtedly lost to history. It looks like the other style is glued permanently together... no replacing the heaters in those, I guess.
Do you suppose they'd work (light and bubble) on 12v DC? Since I have so few of them I could theoretically wire a Wall-Wart up to a socket... Or maybe I should just pack them all up and send them to you. I'm sure you'd give them a good home. ;^)
The bubblers need their full voltage, since they have to heat up to work properly. Biscuits can generally be (carefully) cracked open and the bulb replaced - I think there's a tutorial on that same site, if you search.
Are you sure the bubblers are miniature base? They look to me like the somewhat larger candelabrum base, which is 120V parallel wired.
I'd certainly not be averse to having them, but that's an awful lot of nice bulbs to just give away.
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The bubblers are from roughly the early 50s. The biscuits are fairly common, the one with the rays around the base rather less so. You can still buy replacement heater bulbs for those, if you've got the rest of the broken one.
The candles are kind of an oddity. I've never seen that exact type before.
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I just went a google-ing, and found this: Bubble light identification
(I'm sure you're familiar with that page.) Unfortunately all I have of the broken "uncommon" one is the base. The bubbling bit is undoubtedly lost to history. It looks like the other style is glued permanently together... no replacing the heaters in those, I guess.
Do you suppose they'd work (light and bubble) on 12v DC? Since I have so few of them I could theoretically wire a Wall-Wart up to a socket... Or maybe I should just pack them all up and send them to you. I'm sure you'd give them a good home. ;^)
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Are you sure the bubblers are miniature base? They look to me like the somewhat larger candelabrum base, which is 120V parallel wired.
I'd certainly not be averse to having them, but that's an awful lot of nice bulbs to just give away.
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