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General Electric Decorative Bulbs

G.E. Glow Bright Classic

These Bulbs date to the 1960's and had a glazed ceramic-like coating that would never chip or fade.
They were made in the Good-old U.S.A. Look carefully and you can see the G.E. logo at the bottom.
Unfortunately, they also got very hot !
The bulbs were not suited for artificial trees, or the tiny grasping hands of youngsters for that matter. OUCH!

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G.E. Glow Bright enerGE Saver

These Bulbs date to 1977, which was at the height of the U.S. energy crisis.
They had a painted coating that was more efficient - it allowed the same brightness,
but using only 5 watts for C-7 and 7 watts for C-9. They were made in the U.S.A.

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G.E. Satin Bright

Although Satin Bright bulbs date to the 1960's and 1970's they are extremely difficult to find!
Sorry but I only have a red and green bulb.
They used a metallic paint finish and had an almost transparent look when lighted.

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Go to this page to see G.E. Mini Light sets

 

 

While going through some Christmas bulbs I put away a while back, I came upon a stash of original vintage G.E. Satin bright bulbs. Shown here in the upper picture are all four of the colors that G.E. produced. The lower picture shows a side-by-side comparison of the the G.E. Satin Brite lamps with K-Mart's new offering for the 2002 Christmas season. The colors are strikingly similar (note that K-Mart has added a pink color), but note that the base materials are different as well as the shape of the lamps themselves.

 



A package of C-7 "EnerGE saver" Glow Bright bulbs from the 1970's energy crunch era.



A package of C-6 Bulbs made in Mexico

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