The flashbulb maufacturers

bulb.gif (1415 bytes) General Electric first made flashbulbs in the US in 1930.
bulb.gif (1415 bytes) Westinghouse started production of flashbulbs in 1930, and ceased in 1969.
bulb.gif (1415 bytes) Sylvania (who took over Wabash) ceased production of flashbulbs in the early 1980s. Their last factory (in Ireland) was taken over by Meggaflash Technologies who are still in production today.
bulb.gif (1415 bytes) Philips were one of the major flashbulb producers in Europe. They also made bulbs for the US (badged as Amplex).
bulb.gif (1415 bytes) Osram & Wotan also produced flashbulbs in Europe.

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