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Whatever the manufacturer says the maximum lamp rating that it is designed for. Generally for medium base Edison sockets that is usually 150 Watts (no 125% needed).
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Most regular edison base lamp holders are marked "250w". That seems to be the biggest bulb you can buy without going to a mogul. I have a 200w in the lamp next to my chair as we speak (on a dimmer). I am old and 200 might not be enough if I am doing some close work. "Get out of my light" 
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Greg:
A 200 watt bulb? Last I was in 'big orange' incandescent bulbs looked pretty scarce. It's even tough to find a 60 watt yellow bug bulb.
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That must be a local thing. I have no problem buying 150s and 200s. It is the 60 and 100 A19s that were phased out.
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Shelves are full of all kinds of CFLs and LEDs.
Even saw some LEDs on 'clearance-markdown'!
I'm hunting for an equivilent 60 watt CFL 'bug bulb'.
The two I recently got seem to be eq. to a 15 watt incd.!!
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If they are phasing out the regular A19s there you can always go for a halogen replacement.
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