CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
The information on this page is only for the manufacturing development for TRU-TONE products.
Products with these unique details are exclusively for TRU-TONE, and not to be used for manufacturing these products outside of our agreements.
Thank you for your discretion.
UPDATED June 2
David Andora
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REPLACEMENT LIGHT BULBS
2 SIZES
(2 different LED filament configurations)
C7 / E12
C9 / E17
ALL LED FILAMENT SPECIFICATIONS
LED filament should come from a singular, high-quality manufacturing partner/source.
(CONFIRMED: EPISTAR/ TAIWAN CHIPS)
(Important to us for maintaining consistency and quality now and into the future)
0.6 WATT
2200º K color temperature.
(color temperature and brightness consistency is very important and must not deviate from approved sample)
3 FINISHES
OPAQUE COLOR
Highest quality paint coating option
Resistant to fading and chips/flakes?
Is it a possibility to apply paint internally?
We must be able to specify unique colors and request modifications if necessary, and will require color samples before placing an order.
C7 box of 25 / $34.95
C7 5 pack $11.95, shipping included ($3.50 av. shipping)
C9 box of 25 $39.95
TRANSPARENT COLOR
Deeply-saturated
Multiple-application of color coating
Fade resistant options?
-Using a polymer or other additive?
-UV protection?
C7 box of 25 / $39.95
C7 5 pack $12.95, shipping included ($3.50 av. shipping)
NO C9’s
CLEAR (no coating)
Custom filament configuration
C7 box of 25 / $29.95
C9 box of 25 / $34.95
LOGO IMPRINT
Small gold imprint on all bulbs
PACKAGING
25 bulbs
(Packed in various color configurations)
2- color printed
natural brown/kraft
corrugated cardboard box
INITIAL QUANTITY ESTIMATE:
150,000 total bulbs
60/40 split: C7/C9
(more information on specific quantities of each color to be provided later)
CORD SETS (stringers)
25 SOCKET CORD SETS
WITH NO LIGHT BULBS
DELUXE FABRIC-COVERED CORD SETS
Rayon Fabric-covered, twisted-pair, 18 gauge wire.
45 cm lead spacing to male plug. 10.5 cm socket spacing. 10.5 cm tail to female plug
2 color options:
RED + GREEN
and GREEN + GREEN
TWO-TONE GREEN, similar shades, not the same. This is important for both visual appearance and for safety due to identifying polarity during manufacturing process.
E 12 SIZE Phenolic plastic sockets: E136279 E12E (BLACK)
(Designed for light string with piercing terminals)
What options might be available for a modified, custom-manufactured socket?
SEE THE EXAMPLE PICTURE BELOW (this appears to use a machine-flattened metal post to secure the socket cap)
Custom sockets could offer a number of benefits:
-Offering more efficient and cost-effective manufacturing.
-More securely fastened to wire.
-Potential to add a metal clip to side of socket
(2020 cord set, pictured above, used a one-piece socket, fastened with a quarter-twist motion)
PACKAGING:
Simple tie at center of bundle w/ tag
or… Printed cardboard sleeve at center
or… Custom felt vintage-style stocking.
QUANTITY ESTIMATE:
2500 (1250 each color)
CUSTOMIZED VINYL CORD SETS
Twisted-pair, vinyl-covered wires, 18 gauge wire in 2 socket size version.
7.6 cm lead spacing to male plug. 10.5 cm socket spacing. 7.6 cm tail to female plug
E 17 sockets in 1 color option:
2 shades of GREEN 18 gauge wire, GREEN sockets and plugs
Possibility for custom (exterior) mold shape?
Prefer shiny plastic if possible.
Standard polarized, fused male and female plugs
( EXAMPLES SHOWN ARE WITH E12 SOCKETS.)
QUANTITY ESTIMATE:
2500
E 12 sockets in 2 color options:
2 shades of GREEN 20 gauge wire,
GREEN sockets and plugs
and RED + GREEN 20 gauge wire,
BLACK sockets and plugs
Possibility for custom (exterior) mold shape?
Prefer shiny plastic if possible.
Standard polarized, fused male and female plugs
(perhaps a STACKABLE male plug as shown below)
( ALL EXAMPLES SHOWN ARE WITH E12 SOCKETS.)
INITIAL QUANTITY ESTIMATE:
2500 (1250 in each color)
COMPLETE LIGHT SETS
(retail partners only)
DISPLAY BOX LIGHT SET
A 15 socket light set with the same specifications as the E 12 socket, fabric-covered cord set described above, and including our Tru-Tone C7 light ceramic-style LED bulbs and packed in a full-color printed .7 – 1mm thick paperboard (not corrugated) box, very similar to the product we produced in 2020, shown below. Lights are packed into a simple 3mm (B flute) corrugated cardboard insert and slid into this box.
Only in RED + GREEN color wires.
INITIAL QUANTITY ESTIMATE:
2500
FUTURE PRODUCTS OF INTEREST
ALUMINUM FOIL REFLECTORS
Simple, stamped and embossed/formed polished (shiny) aluminum with cardboard center to insulate from electricity and secure into place.
2 shapes (designs to be submitted separately)
~7.6 cm diameter
10-pack in small 2 color paperboard box
INITIAL QUANTITY ESTIMATE:
20,000 (2000 boxes of 10)
STAR TREE-TOPPER
Composed of 2 halves of the same stamped metal star shape, bolted or riveted together around a simple 5 socket set of E 12 sockets.
(more specific measurements for this socket set to be submitted soon)
Our preference is for this to be manufactured from .3 mm sheet metal polished steel,
but could be made from chrome-finish vacuum-formed plastic because of the lack of heat from the LED bulbs.
10.5 cm lead with U.S. 2-prong polarized fused plug.
No light bulbs included, or includes 5 pack of your choice.
Packed in a 2-color printed
natural brown/kraft
corrugated cardboard box
INITIAL QUANTITY ESTIMATE:
2500