Siemens 5w Neon glow lamp
A rather nice example of these rare Siemens lamps I managed to purchase on Ebay recently for a ludicrously low price. According to the seller, this lamp did not work (hence the low price), but that is obviously not the case. Regardless, the lamp is obviously fairly well-used as the electrodes exhibit visible darkening in spots (slightly less visible when lit). Despite this, all markings/etches are still very legible, much more so than the other one of these lamps I have in my collection.

Siemens 5w Neon glow lamp

A rather nice example of these rare Siemens lamps I managed to purchase on Ebay recently for a ludicrously low price. According to the seller, this lamp did not work (hence the low price), but that is obviously not the case. Regardless, the lamp is obviously fairly well-used as the electrodes exhibit visible darkening in spots (slightly less visible when lit). Despite this, all markings/etches are still very legible, much more so than the other one of these lamps I have in my collection.

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Album name:LAllenLighting / Discharge and Neon lamps
Manufacturer:Siemens/Ediswan
Type/Model:Neon
Wattage:5w
Date manufactured:1940s/50s
Filesize:2552 KiB
Date added:13 Oct, 2026
Dimensions:2861 x 1630 pixels
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dor123   [14 Oct, 2026 at 09:36 AM]
Strange that the wires to the electrodes also have glow discharge around them. These lamps can be good as nightlights.
AngryHorse   [14 Oct, 2026 at 09:54 AM]
Interesting to see a bigger internal structure than the usual ones, looks pretty bright for a neon.
dor123   [14 Oct, 2026 at 10:04 AM]
I would expect high power neon glow lamps like this, to have an additional mercury.

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