For those who also like antique radios. « on: January 21, 2026, 05:47:29 PM » Author: lightsofpahrump
https://www.antiqueradio.org/RadioLampCompany.htm
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	Re: For those who also like antique radios. « Reply #1 on: January 21, 2026, 05:55:31 PM » Author: Multisubject
"Radio Lamp Company of America"? Very specific name. Cool that they were able to fit all that in the base of a semi-normal looking lamp.
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	Re: For those who also like antique radios. « Reply #2 on: January 26, 2026, 11:39:08 AM » Author: lightsofpahrump
Yeah, it was pretty amazing for its time. Imagine if they made a fluorescent version with the ballast and starter in the base alongside the radio. I dunno, it's pretty cramped in there, I think they might have to put the gear in the space in the stem, above the radio. EDIT, also there would probably also have to be some pretty aggressive filtering to overcome the 60 hz hum.
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	Re: For those who also like antique radios. « Reply #3 on: February 28, 2026, 06:15:47 PM » Author: lightsofpahrump
Ter was also a similar idea from the 20s that used a bright emitter tube as both the tube in a single-tube receiving circuit and the bulb. It was said to give enough light to read by.
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	Re: For those who also like antique radios. « Reply #5 on: March 04, 2026, 10:36:59 PM » Author: lightsofpahrump
Yeah, that is freaky. I wonder if bright emitter vacuum tubes were ever used for lighting as well as, well, doing the usual tube things; a big transmitter tube could probably light a large room.
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	Re: For those who also like antique radios. « Reply #6 on: March 04, 2026, 10:38:47 PM » Author: lightsofpahrump
There were also gramophone lamps. http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/COMMS/oddgram/oddgram.htm#lampRead the whole page too if you want, and also just look at the whole Museum of Retrotech on his site. This Self person is cool.
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	Re: For those who also like antique radios. « Reply #7 on: April 13, 2026, 08:48:21 PM » Author: Multisubject
I watched this guy a lot in my VT phase, just made a video about a radio lamp restoration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMKWi0ZKtTg
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