ARGON Made USA by *GE AR1 Purple Glow Vintage NOS Discharge Light Bulb

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ARGON Made USA by *GE AR1 Purple Glow Vintage NOS Discharge Light Bulb :
$29.95

NEW

NOS=New Old Stock

THEY are +/-40-50 YEARS OLD

these are unused out of their original OLD box

(not included), however, the UV level is NOT determined.

If this is NOT acceptable to you

..PLEASE do NOT purchase this item

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I also have these available used in my store (for $ less)

PURPLE VIOLET

NEWDISCHARGE ULTRA VIOLET GLOW LAMP

Vintage Light Bulb

AR-1 W1A

if you only want these forcollectibles

consider the used ones in my store

Start Building Your Collection of Neon & Argon Lamps

These are perfect additions to your collection of Nifty Glow Bulbs

Just imagine how Neat these would lookin your display case with your other valuable collectible lamps

or a black shadow box with a few mineral rocks to set off that special glow

endless uses if you have some other great ideas go ahead give me a shout I am open to your READ & UNDERSTAND what You are purchasingso we are all on the same pageThank You So Much

Purple Violet

1 Argon=(Purple)*

Glow Lamp

Vintage Nite Lite

2 Watt S11 Standard (Household) Screw Base 105 - 125 Volt

These Have Been Discontinued for Many Years =50+

these are from cir:1960

Pleasevisit my store for the *companion Lamps in ORANGE

ELECTRIC GLOW LAMP LIGHT BULB

GE Argon GlowLights Lamps Bulbs Tubes They have a Vivid PURPLE VIOLETGlow .Theapplication of Argon glow lamps is a source of UV radiation since many photographic materials have a high degree of sensitivity in this spectral region .In photography they were often used for non silver printing in MORSE contact printers.Utilized as an activator.Today they seem to be more popular to the Vintage *Neon Bulb Collector* .& an activator of florescence of mineralsalso Quite Popular in finding Pet stains in fabric or porous materialsThey have the standard Edison \"E\" screw base common household lamp socket base and are designed for 105-125 volts.I do not appreciate anyone copying my workPlease Check out my store for a variety or Neon & Argon Glow Lamps in every shape & size.. I carry a large line of lights lamps &/ bulbs for many applications.

G E Marketed some of theseas :

\"A NIGHT LIGHT FOR HALLWAYS,

EXITS, NURSERIES AND BEDROOMS\"

\"BURN NIGHT AND DAY FOR LESS THAN A DIME A MONTH\"

(in the old days)

Argon glow discharge lamps are a spin-off from the popular series of neon glow lamps,(ie: the NE-40,NE-42 & NE-30)and once had great popularity particularly in the USA.if you Check out mystore you will find various types of all of them I have a Category for JUST NEON & ARGONS.. also have dozens not yet listed so ask if you don\'t see what you needFor many years *GE manufactured a number of argon-filledequivalents of its broad range of standard neon glow lamps.The principal application of argon glow lamps is as a small source of ultraviolet radiation.They have numerous specialised scientific and medical applications, but this particular lamp, the so-called AR-1(or W1A as it later became known) was sold in large quantities to domestic consumers.During the 1950\'s *one American firm achieved great success in marketing an educational package oftiny rocksand mineral specimens having fluorescent properties, if you recall BOOKDAY in middle school they were ALWAYS AVAILABLEduring Science week too(I am dating myself)the AR-1 lamp being supplied for exciting this fluorescence.The lamp contains a pair of pressed nickel electrodes, the front surfaces being coated with barium and strontiumfor good electron emission,and a coating of aluminium powder on the rear half (underside)preventing occurrence of the negative glow in that area.I have spent much time researching all of this compiled info& certainly do not appreciate other\'s copying my workArgon is the active gas filling, eventuallyit was found that the admixture of approximately 10% nitrogen greatly extended lamp life& enhanced the UV emission..kewl eh?The principal effect of the nitrogen is to improve the bondingof the Ba and Sr to the surface of the electrode.A gas filling pressure of 10-12 torr was found to yield the strongest UV emission.Due to deterioration of the glass bulb employed in these lamps,the UV output unfortunately falls off quite rapidly during life.The rated life of this argon lamp is 1000 hours to 50% output Cyndee$,much shorter than the 8000? hours of it\'s neon equivalent.(available in mystoreSmaller argon lamps, where the bulb is closer to the UV source, have lives as little as 150 hours. :(I am working on setting up a test to rate the UV output of these lamps so they will be ratedin*%* some people want them just for the purple *cool glow others want them for scientific purposes so the UV output needs to be higher.. some day when I get some extratime (does anyone have some 4 sale?)I will use a Light meter & and a Scintillator crystal (used in radiation geiger counters to measure the levels)& record them; thenI will be able to give a more accurate decriptionfor those that want NOS & high output rather than just collectible.**** THISLAMP IS UNUSED,THEREFORE IT IS NEW OLD STOCK OUT OF IT\'S ORIGINAL BOX(not included) Specifications.... if you need them
Manufacturer:*GE* General Electric Co. of U.S.A Lamp Power:1 WattLamp Current:17 Milliamps (Ma)Lamp Voltage:110-125 Volts Cap(BASE):E26s/25

Brass + Vitrite

Bulb Finish:ClearSoda limeBulb Type:S-44S-14 (in eighths/inch)Overall Length:89 mm3 1/2 inches Electrodes:

P-2 shape Nickel

with Al(Aluminum)(rear) coating

Atmosphere:Argon + 10% NitrogenManufacture :Circa 1960Factory :U.S.A.Please note:This is a NOS LAMP however, I do not know the UV outputTHEREFORE:UV LEVEL IS UNDETERMINEDif this is not acceptable to you PLEASE do not purchase this lamp
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NOS = New Old Stock that translates to UNUSED but still VERY OLD manufactured in the 60\'s