Robin and Randy, FYI, there are many readily available mercury-free fluorescent options in stores and online. FrannMarie Jacinto On Dec 17, 2013, at 11:44 AM, Randy Little wrote: > They aren't safe to use in your home. cfl's are hight UV emitters not to mention all the Mercury in the event of a broken bulb. You should still be able to get incandescence for this special use but if you chose to use something else LED's seem to be a safer better bet. > > http://www.anh-usa.org/compact-fluorescent-light-bulbs-a-new-cancer-risk-in-your-home/ > > Randy S. Little > http://www.rslittle.com/ > http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2325729/ > > > > > On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Robin Gabriel <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > For the historic house museum folks on the list – > > > > What have you decided to do regarding using compact florescent bulbs in historic lamps and in the rooms of your historic houses? Are they safe to use in situ? > > > > Thanks, > > Robin > > ------------------------------ > > Robin H. Gabriel > > Executive Director > > Kaminski House Museum > > 1003 Front Street > > Georgetown, SC 29440 > > > > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > > > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).