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GE MAZDA 50W 120V drawn tungsten incandescent lamp. I found this beauty on eBay for 9$ shipped to my door! This is now my oldest lamp in my collection, the 2nd oldest being my two Edison-MAZDA yellow lamps. It has the S shape typical of lamps from that era, and a squirrel cage filament. And the most important thing, it works! I run it in series with a 50W reflector so I first can enjoy the complex filament structure glowing, but also not to wear the filament. This lamp sure is a work of art! Keywords: Lamps

GE MAZDA 50W 120V drawn tungsten incandescent lamp.

I found this beauty on eBay for 9$ shipped to my door! This is now my oldest lamp in my collection, the 2nd oldest being my two Edison-MAZDA yellow lamps.

It has the S shape typical of lamps from that era, and a squirrel cage filament. And the most important thing, it works! I run it in series with a 50W reflector so I first can enjoy the complex filament structure glowing, but also not to wear the filament.

This lamp sure is a work of art!

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Filename:GE_MAZDA_50W_120V.jpg
Album name:Vince / Collection of incandescent lamps
Keywords:Lamps
Company and Date Manufactured:General Electric | 1920s estimated
Model Number:50W - 120V
Wattage:50W
Lamp Type:Drawn tungsten incandescent
Filesize:740 KiB
Date added:Jan 05, 2012
Dimensions:2592 x 1944 pixels
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DateTime Original:2012:01:05 10:42:13
Model:HP DVC V5061u
URL:http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=10212
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rjluna2   [Jan 05, 2012 at 04:53 PM]
This is tipless version that which was introduced in the market about 1919.
TiCoune66   [Jan 06, 2012 at 12:29 AM]
I think some tipless lamps existed before 1919, however this particular lamp uses the modern exhaust tube in the stem, which dates this lamp to 1919 or later.
Silverliner14B   [Jan 06, 2012 at 04:04 AM]
Most likely made between 1920-25. Also, some tipped lamps were made as late as the 20s according to some old catalogs/price lists I have.
migette1   [May 17, 2013 at 08:55 AM]
Nice find a true bargain
GEsoftwhite100watts   [May 17, 2013 at 03:19 PM]
Very cool find!

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