I was preparing to order some bulbs for my prewar 59 and 54 lampposts and I knew they were the 1442 bulb but I never thought about the options available to me. You can order this bulb in pearl, white, frosted, clear, and with an led inside the pear shaped bulb. I know the advantages of the led but had no idea it could be ordered as a 1442. My query to you, what type of bulb do you use and why.
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I converted everything to direct replacement warm white LED's a few years ago. It took a HUGE load off my transformer, and not much difference that I can see in brightness.
Thanks for the response artyoung, can you dim those bulbs with a reduction in voltage ?
For #59 the original light bulb was a #40 which, to the best of my knowledge, is no longer made. You can purchase teardrop style light bulbs but they are smaller than the original. As for finish - either white paint or frosted. The frosted originals had actual frosted glass. The clear bulb is the result of trying to clean an original which had white paint - I managed to over clean it.
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