Aerolux is a newer collecting hobby for me.

[Bill Notfaded]

This is my first one with an original base.

The bulldog is kinda cool!

I got the original box with this one

That's it so far but I think these are really neat.  I think I'm going build a base that can hold them all possibly.

I still don't have any purple ones yet.

Looking for more cool Aerolux.

Bill

[Dekatron42]

Nice!

I have been collecting a few of those and also found a few nice Russian ones like this Gagarin Rocket bulb: https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-1970s-VTG-Soviet-Russian-Bulb-Lamp-souvenir-SPACE-SPUTNIK-Monument-Rocket/263791229131?hash=item3d6b2eb8cb:g:Y6wAAOSwL~hbOb~S and others.

I've long had an idea of making a Nixie clock that would use the Zodiac type of Aerolux bulbs so that it could light up the corresponding Zodiac bulb according to the date, but as with most projects I loose interest when I have collected all parts.... maybe someone else will beat me to putting one together.....

/Martin

[gregebert]

I found a store in Astoria, Oregon selling these for 50 cents each, or 3 for a dollar. Some have phosphor to add color (palm tree with COCO PALM in green text), another with NO SMOKING.)

A bit of online research found that these have an expected lifetime of 500 hours, which is just over 1 month. On that basis I bought only a few, though I should run a lifetime test to see what happens.

[Bill Notfaded]

Yes there are many Aerolux style tubes but there aren't many originals.  They haven't made them in a long time and they are older than I am.

Bill

[Bill Notfaded]

Wow that's a neat one Martin... it looks like it's original old from the era too.  It's interesting how they did the white on half the bulb that way!

Bill

[Dekatron42]

Some of the Russian ones are commemorate bulbs for the 50 year anniversary (don't know if this one is one of these or not).

/Martin