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During the period between the 1930's and 1970's, Aerolux Light Corporation was a manufacturer of artful gas-discharge light bulbs. Aerolux made these bulbs in a factory in New York. US Patent 2,075,744 granted in March, 1937 describes the design and construction of such bulbs.[1]

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Aerolux gas discharge light bulbs contained low pressure gas, either neon or argon, or a mixture of the two. Also within the bulb were metal sculptures coated with phosphors. These phosphors fluoresced when excited by glow discharge. Because glow discharge occurs readily at 110-120 volts AC, one could use these bulbs in standard household lamps in the United States.

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