Holy Sheet

[Just George]

This is what I found when I went to replace our bedroom light globe today, the new bulb is the smaller one. It's rated as 150W.

[Gra]

who made the old one ? Edison.....:U :U

That has to be an antique

[DavidG]

Bet the new one does not last as long as the old one did. :U

[watson]

I was going to say.......who needs 150 watts in a bedroom???? No electric blanket???
Just joking

[wonderplumb]

I remember reading not long ago that over in the states somewhere there is a light bulb that is 70 something years old and still working.

[Honorary Bloke]

I remember reading not long ago that over in the states somewhere there is a light bulb that is 70 something years old and still working.

Older than that. Over 100 years! Check it out.

http://www.centennialbulb.org/

[silentC]

there is a light bulb that is 70 something years old
You must have been reading about it in a Doctor's waiting room :)

[Just George]

If the bulb was the original it would be 56-57 years old, but then there's no real way of knowing this - it would just be a guess.

[mnorman007]

They had lights and electricity back then?
m.

[SilentButDeadly]

You can still by high wattage incandescants - Crompton does a series of 150W and 200W GLS lamps for edison and bayonet fittings

http://www.cromptonlighting.com/catb07/show_lamps_product.php?id=775&subcat=30