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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!
.
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.
.
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.
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.
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