> For a light source, I use an old-fashioned 60-watt filament lamp called
> a "Lumiline".  It's about 18" long, round, and has a continuous
> filament. It has clips on each end, which hook into special Lumiline
> sockets.
 <snip>
> They're scarce, now (and very
> expen$ive, if you find them at all). The few I have were made by

I believe they are still made in Hungary by Tungsram (now owned by 
General Electric). We considered them too for our roll reader. They 
are quite cheap here (<5$). If someone is interested, I may ask about 
it.

Zoli

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