I guess they will have to finally replace this bulb then
http://www.centennialbulb.org/


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: Toshiba ended production of mass-market incandescent light bulbs
: on Wednesday, putting to a close a 120-year manufacturing
: history of the products.
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: The company, which is one of Japan's largest makers of lighting
: products, had planned to halt production next year but brought
: up the date by a year. It will now focus on more energy
: efficient products including LED (light-emitting diode) lights,
: which contain a handful of white LEDs and draw a fraction of the
: power of incandescent bulbs.
:
: Incandescent bulbs are inefficient because the vast majority of
: the power consumed is converted and released as heat and not as
: light. LED lights are several times more efficient.
:
: Toshiba traces its history in incandescent bulb production back
: to 1890 and the start of bulb production at Hakunetsu-sha, a
: company that would eventually merge into Toshiba and was Japan's
: first manufacturer of incandescent light bulbs.
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: Production began at just 10 bulbs a day but peaked in 1973 at 78
: million bulbs per year. Last year Toshiba produced 7 million
: incandescent bulbs versus 14 million compact florescent bulbs.
: It also began manufacturing LED lights, which at present are
: largely aimed at commercial users because of their higher price
: tag.
:
: Incandescent light bulb production at other companies is
: expected to end in the coming years as regulations come into
: force banning their sale. Governments around the world are keen
: to promote the use of more energy-efficient lighting products.
:
: At the forefront of the push has been Australia, which began
: regulating the sale of incandescent and older florescent
: lighting products from last year. The government changes are
: expected to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 28 million tons over
: 12 years and save the average household A$50 (US$46) per year.
:
: In the next few years similar regulations will come into force
: in a handful of countries, including the European Union and the
: US. Most of the restrictions make exceptions for specialist
: incandescent bulbs for which LED or florescent alternatives are
: not readily available. Toshiba will also continue small-scale
: manufacturing of these devices.
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