VL&P Bulbs

Incandescent Bulbs

VL&P Incandescent Bulbs are similar in form, fit, and function as the Department 56 standard replacement light bulb (item 56.99244) used in most village houses. These bulbs are 5W, E12 base (candelabra), white, incandescent bulbs.

Imaged are the VL&P standard replacement bulb (99.244), the VL&P Forever LED bulb, and the Department 56 56.99245 (smaller round replacement bulb) for size comparison and compatibility.

Incandescent bulbs were the standard in residential lighting until the commercialization of Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs in the early 2010s.

Forever LED Replacement Bulb

Our VL&P Forever LED bulbs offer significant power performance to that of standard incandescent replacemnt bulbs.

They consume 0.8W of energy opposed to 5-7W for the same illumination. Forever LEDs are smaller than the standard Department 56 replacement bulb and fit within the envelope of the standard round replacement bulb (used when the standard tubular bulb was a little too big). Our bulbs are solid state deign (no filament or glass to break), cool to the touch (operating 3-6 degrees above room temperature with minimal heat dissipation), and have a 25,000+ hour useful life (opposed to 2,000 hour or one "oops" for incandescent).

Incandescent vs. LED

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LED bulbs offer significant cost savings (+80%) over traditional incandescent bulbs, the largest cost savings is the improved useful life and never needing replacement (Forever lighting). One bulb should last the life of the village.

"It takes one bulb to light your village, forever".

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Limitations

We have evaluated all of the Department 56 120V single and multi-light cord assemblies. Over the years, they have used 6 manufacturers (types) and 11 different single light cord configurations. There are a number of other specialty configurations as well as 3-light, 6-light, and 20-light strands that utilize the eleven identified variations.

From approximately 2001 through 2010 Department used a non-UL approved (or non UL approved marked design) for the single and multi-light strands. This design uses deeper socket recess for the bulb and, given the shape of our forever LED design, does not permit the + contact of the bulb to engage. We are working on a design modification (within the guidelines of UL approval) to make our design compatible. However, we do not recommend the use of any electrical product that does not display UL certification on the device.