Incandescent Vintage Light Bulbs
Vintage light bulbs, the hipsters of the lighting world! These bulbs are like time travelers, bringing the charming glow of yesteryear to your modern-day home. With their visible filaments and amber-tinted glass, they're the sassy rebels that refuse to conform to the energy-efficient LED crowd. They emit a soft, romantic light that whispers, "Hey, I may not brighten up your room, but I'll brighten up your soul." So, if you're yearning for a touch of nostalgia and an ambiance that says, "I'm too cool for lumens," go vintage because Edison knew that retro never goes out of style.
Our vintage light bulb collection features all of our incandescent light bulbs. Starting from our most popular Edison bulbs to the latest vintage reproduction bulbs like the supersized mega nostalgic and the distinct nostalgic bulbs. Choose from our wide variety of styles.
The classic Edison reproduction bulb is where it all began. Although this comeback of the Edison bulbs is slowly evolving to the new more efficient LED Edison bulbs, the unique look of the incandescent Edison bulbs is unmatched.
Here are some of the advantages of using those incandescent vintage bulbs.
- They are all dimmable, with all dimmer types.
- They look more authentic than the LED Edison bulbs.
- They are generally less expensive than LED Edison bulbs.
- A bigger selection of styles, sizes, and filament designs.
- The various filament designs are Squirrel Cage, Spiral, Hairpin, and Quad Loop.
This is what you should know about Edison bulbs. (Keep in mind, those bulbs are designed to mimic the original Edison's early 1900s light bulbs)
- They are not as bright as standard incandescent bulbs. They are about half the brightness of a standard incandescent bulb at best.
- The color of the light (AKA color Temperature) is much warmer than the standard incandescent bulbs.
- The bulbs' glass color, amber or clear has very little impact on the light color emitted by the bulb.
- They can all be used outdoors or indoors.
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They should last about 3,000 hours, which is the same as a standard incandescent light bulb.
- The common names those bulbs are referred to are as follows: Edison Bulbs, Vintage Bulbs, Antique Bulbs, Old Fashioned Bulbs, Retro Bulbs, and Edison Style Bulbs.
Each shape of the vintage bulbs has a type code name. Those codes specify the shape and size of each bulb. Those code names are made up of letters, and numbers. The numbers refer to the bulbs' diameter and the letters to the shape. In the US where we use the imperial system, you will take the number code and multiply it by 0.125 to get the diameter of the bulb. (Example: ST18 is 18 times 0.125 which is 2.25”) Some online retailers list the code name in the metric system which may confuse you when you search for a specific code.
Below is the list of the codes in both systems with the bulbs associated with them.
