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Linear Fluorescent
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The Linear Fluorescent category represents the original and most basic form of fluorescent lamp. While the long, slender proportions of this light source makes them ideal for many applications, it can be a hindrance in others. Some two decades after their commercialisation and the refinement of the basic range, efforts were diverted into reducing the size of the light source. This resulted first in the range of Non-Linear Fluorescent Lamps, and later during the 1980s the extention to still more advanced Compact Fluorescent Lamps.
All of the lamps features on this page belong to the original Linear category, and despite the advantages of the more modern versions, the original linear fluorescent lamp still accounts for a greater quantity of artificial light produced on this planet than any other light source. Owing to its high efficacy and supremely low cost, this lamp type will most likely be one of the last to be seriously challenged by LED technology. |
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GE-Mazda |
14W |
| Early silicate lamp of American design |
| 1945 |
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Westinghouse |
20W |
| Early silicate lamp of American design |
| c.1945 |
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BTH-Mazda |
80W |
| Early silicate lamp of British design |
| 1945 |
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| | Halophosphate Lamps |
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BTH-Mazda |
80W |
| Early halophosphate lamp of British design |
| 1949 |
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Philips |
80W |
| MCFE 80w/33 with Bayonet Caps |
| 1969 |
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Osram-GEC |
80W |
| Last Production with Bayonet Caps |
| 1990 |
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Sylvania |
15W |
| American halophosphor with bakelite caps |
| 1950 |
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| | Halophosphate Deluxe Lamps |
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Osram-GEC |
80W |
| Deluxe Warm White with Bayonet Caps |
| 1956 |
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| | Lamps with Ignition Aids |
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Mazda |
20W |
| MCFA Linear Fluorescent with Instant Start Stripe |
| 1962 |
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| | High Output Lamps |
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GE |
215W |
| PowerGroove Very High Output F96PG17-CW |
| 1987 |
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Sylvania |
110W |
| Powertube Very High Output F48T12-VHO |
| 1963 |
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| | Energy-Saving Lamps |
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GE |
82W |
| Krypton Watt-Miser T17 F90T17-CW-WM |
| 1995 |
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| | Reflector Lamps |
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Philips |
8W |
| TL Mini Aperture with clear stripe along lamp |
| 2000 |
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| | Coloured Lamps |
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GE-Mazda |
15W |
| Early Red with cadmium borate phosphor + dye |
| c. 1941 |
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GE-Mazda |
15W |
| Early Blue with calcium tungstate phosphor |
| c. 1941 |
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GE-Mazda |
4W |
| Miniature Flat Aircraft Cockpit Lamp |
| 1941 |
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Philips |
20W |
| Woods Glass Blacklight Blue |
| 1941 |
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