GE AR-1 Argon Glow Bulb, Rare 9 Vintage AR-1 Argon Bulbs Huge Lot - $200 - (Terreton, ID)
This listing is for 9 GE AR-1 Argon Glow Bulb, VERY RARE!! The AR-1 argon glow bulb, once manufactured by GE (General Electric). It is very similar to neon glow bulbs, but instead of glowing orange, the AR-1 glows purple and even generates useful amounts of UVA (ultraviolet type-A or longwave ultraviolet) radiation -- thus making it useful for examining UVA-sensitive minerals, viewing "blacklight" posters, etc. Purple Violet 1 Argon Argon glow discharge lamps are a spin-off from the popular series of neon glow lamps, and once had great popularity particularly in the USA. For many years GE manufactured a number of argon-filled equivalents of its broad range of standard neon glow lamps. The principal application of argon glow lamps is as a small source of ultraviolet radiation. They have numerous specialized scientific and medical applications, but this particular lamp, the so-called AR-1 (or W1A as it later became known) was sold in large quantities to domestic consumers. During the 1950's one American firm achieved great success in marketing an educational pack of small rocks and mineral specimens having fluorescent properties, the AR-1 lamp being supplied for exciting this fluorescence. Please ask any questions
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