randooch
I'll Lock Up
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The one on the left is made by Mazda. I found this in an abandoned garage 46 years ago. It still works! The filaments flop back and forth while it's on. I guess that's how they were made. Very cool to watch, but I haven't turned it on since the day I found it.
The other, shorter one has the cool story. It's from one of the bridges in Portland, Oregon, and was painted black back in WWII as an effort to obscure the bridge and protect it from Japanese bombers. Some residual paint remains. This bulb works as well! Same bizarre filament action.
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First reasonable offer gets 'em!
The other, shorter one has the cool story. It's from one of the bridges in Portland, Oregon, and was painted black back in WWII as an effort to obscure the bridge and protect it from Japanese bombers. Some residual paint remains. This bulb works as well! Same bizarre filament action.
Click on the thumbnails to enlarge:
First reasonable offer gets 'em!