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Pifco Christmas Light Set Lamps
Christmas lighting sets designed by Pifco used their own range of dedicated lamps or bulbs.
First Generation Sets
The earliest lighting sets had a wide range of larger-sized bulbs. Several sets had their own specific bulbs, but model numbers were regularly recycled making it difficult to determine a definitive list.
Notable lamps from this era include:
| Cat. no. | Voltage | Wattage | Fitting | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257 | 20v | Screw-in | For Lanternlites (1262) and Fairy Lights (1257) | |
| 264 | 20v | Screw-in | Standard cone-shaped bulb for various sets of 12 lights |
As a general-purpose lamp compatible with various sets by Pifco and other manufactures, type 264 remained on sale into the 1980s.
Second Generation
The more modern light sets of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s used a small range of standard lamps. Most lamps had a screw-in 'E5' base and these were sometimes referred to as 'Liliput lamps'. During the 1980s, more modern bulbs with a push-in fitting were introduced along with a few specialist designs for certain sets.
As was typical for light sets of the era, bulbs were wired in series across the mains supply. For example, a set of 12 lights used 12 × 20 volt bulbs giving a total 240 volts in line with the typical household electricity supply.
| Cat. no. | Voltage | Wattage | Fitting | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | 13v | Screw-in E5 | Sets of 20 Dinkylites | |
| 241 | 20v | Screw-in E5 | Standard sets of 12 lights | |
| 242 | 12.5v or 13v | Screw-in E5 | Standard sets of 20 lights | |
| 243 | 7.2v or 7.5v | Screw-in E5 | Standard sets of 35 lights | |
| 244 | 3.6v or 3.8v | Screw-in E5 | Standard sets of 70 lights | |
| 265 | 12v | Screw-in | For 20 Cone Lights set 1320 | |
| 266 | 12v | 2w | Screw-in | For 20 Candle Lights set 1332 |
| 267 | 12v | 3w | Screw-in E10 | For multicolour outdoor 20 light set 1336 |
| 268 | 12v | 3w | Screw-in E10 | For clear outdoor 20 light set 1346 |
| 271 | 12v | 1.1w / 0.85w | Push-in | Standard / fuse bulbs for later sets of 20 lights |
| 272 | 6v | 0.75w / 0.7w | Push-in | Standard / fuse bulbs for later sets of 40 lights |
| 275 | 7.5v | Screw-in E5 | Sets of 35 Dinkylites | |
| 314 | 14v | 2w | Screw-in E5 | Ballast lamp for twinkling sets 1246 / 1266 |
| 368 | 6.8v | 1w | Screw-in E5 | Flashing lamp for twinkling sets 1246 / 1266 |
Notes:
- Bulbs 242, 243 and 244 had their specifications revised to slightly lower voltages by the mid-1970s, presumably in line with the typical mains voltage becoming more tightly standardised around 240 volts and the demise of older regional 250 volt supplies.
- Suffixes were sometimes added to catalogue numbers for these lamps. For example red-coloured bulbs of type 271 might be referred to as 271R, while fuse bulbs of type 242 might be referred to as 242F.
Later Additions
As with other manufacturers, the 1990s saw a wider range of new designs and modern electronic light sets. This led to a variety of additional lamp types being introduced to cater for the needs of these different sets.
| Cat. no. | Variant | Voltage | Wattage | Fitting | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7851 | 1.5v | 0.3w | Push-in | Various low voltage light sets - clear | |
| 7852 | 1.5v | 0.3w | Push-in | Various low voltage light sets - coloured | |
| 7856 | Ballast | 10v | 0.95w | Push-in | 40 coloured twinkling Mini Lights 2214 |
| 7856 | Flasher | 7v | 0.56w | Push-in | 40 coloured twinkling Mini Lights 2214 |
| 7856 | Fuse | 10v | 0.8w | Push-in | 40 coloured twinkling Mini Lights 2214 |
| 7857 | Ballast | 10v | 0.95w | Push-in | 40 clear twinkling Mini Lights 2214 |
| 7857 | Flasher | 7v | 0.56w | Push-in | 40 clear twinkling Mini Lights 2214 |
| 7857 | Fuse | 10v | 0.8w | Push-in | 40 clear twinkling Mini Lights 2214 |
| 7858 | Ballast | 10v | 0.8w | Push-in | 35 Random Twinkling Mini Lights |
| 7858 | Flasher | 7v | 0.56w | Push-in | 35 Random Twinkling Mini Lights |
| 7858 | Fuse | 12v | 0.85w | Push-in | 35 Random Twinkling Mini Lights |
| 7859 | 2v | 0.8w | Push-in | For 40 Low-Voltage Classic Lights 7366 | |
| 7860 | 6v | Push-in | For 40 Globe Lights set 7373 | ||
| 7861 | Ballast | 1.5v | 0.3w | Push-in | Twinkling Lights 7346 / 7348 - clear |
| 7861 | Flasher | 3.5v | 0.7w | Push-in | Twinkling Lights 7346 / 7348 - clear |
| 7862 | Ballast | 1.5v | 0.3w | Push-in | Twinkling Lights 7346 / 7348 - coloured |
| 7862 | Flasher | 3.5v | 0.7w | Push-in | Twinkling Lights 7346 / 7348 - coloured |
| 7863 | 2.5v | 0.11w | Push-in | Clear bulbs for 30 Musical Lights 7372 | |
| 7864 | Screw-in | For 7-bulb candle bridge or candle tree | |||
| 7865 | 2.5v | 0.5w | Push-in | For set of 100 Net Lights 7315 | |
| 7866 | 6v | 0.75w | Push-in | Selected sets of 40 lights - frosted gold variant of bulb 272 | |
| 7867 | 6v | 0.75w | Push-in | Selected sets of 40 lights - frosted green variant of bulb 272 | |
| 7868 | 6v | 0.75w | Push-in | Selected sets of 40 lights - frosted red variant of bulb 272 | |
| 7869 | 4v | 0.72w | Push-in | For Star Lights 7330 / Crystal Globes 7331 | |
| 7870 | 3.5v | 0.7w | Push-in | For Olive Outdoor Lights 7337 / 7338 | |
| 7871 | 7v | 0.63w | Push-in | For 140 Outdoor Chaser Lights 7314 - clear | |
| 7872 | 24v | 3w | Screw-in | For 10-bulb candle arch | |
| 7873 | 1.5v | 0.3w | Push-in | For 100 Outdoor Net Lights 7317 | |
| 7874 | 7v | 0.63w | Push-in | For 35 Diamond Lights 7405 | |
| 7875 | 2.5v | 0.5w | Push-in | For larger sets of 100, 200 or 300 Mini Lights | |
| 7876 | 7v | 0.63w | Push-in | For 140 Outdoor Chaser Lights 7411 - coloured |