What type of bulb is this?

[pirate]

I live only part-time aboard...the candle-lights for navigation give off such smoke that i have to stay ashore for some time...
Still, they are better than burning tallow, which we used to do in years gone by...
Happy daze!

 

[GeorgeCooke]

It's a quartz halogen bulb. That shape was common 20 years ago and they came in both clear and white class in various standard wattages, 60, 100, 150w. They claimed to be 25% more efficient than standard lamps. So probable equivalent to 180w incandescent.

Look for LED equivalent of 180w. But the dimmer probably won't work.

 

[Devdeep]

So probable equivalent to 180w incandescent.

Can you get LED bulb that is equivalent to 180w incandescent?

 

[telectrix]

you can get daffodil bulbs that are.

 

[suffolkspark]

I'd give it a little tap in a bowl and see what's in it

 

[thuyln2]

It seems to be Edison incandescent light bulb

 

[DefyG]

Looks like lamps sold as 'Halogena' but cant remember the manufacturer (although others copied). Unlikely to be still available even in the lower wattages as sure to be a LED equivalent/replacement out there.

 

[DPG]

OP, remember the rule that whenever you take a photograph, you should always place a 50p piece next to the object as a size reference. I'm sure that's in the regs actually.

 

[telectrix]

OP, remember the rule that whenever you take a photograph, you should always place a 50p piece next to the object as a size reference. I'm sure that's in the regs actually.

and what happens when they change the 50p piece, like they done with most other coins?

 

[littlespark]

They already changed the 50p. It used to be a little bigger than it is now.
Kept an old one just for photograph size comparisons. Confuses some people no end.

 

[telectrix]

i've got a few florins. good solid coins. now they're just penny washers without the holes.

 

[EricMark]

I had a Son bulb Edison screw which had come out of a lamp after converting to metal halide, my wife wanted a bulb and found it in garage so fitted it to a up lighter, there was a rather loud bang as the fuse ruptured.

As said likely it is a tungsten from Ikea, but I would want to inspect the fitting to be sure.