*** On 31 Oct 96  22:00, Alec Cameron did say (to Roy J. Tellason,) this: 
 >> What's a "GES base"?  (I probably know these,  but not by that name.)
 > Giant Edison Screw. Like your regular 110v lamp bases but larger,
In the electrical trade, we call them "Mogul" bases.
--- Blue Wave/386 v2.30
---------------