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This is possible. The type of lamp that most 1930s-60s electric headlights use on bicycles is the E10 Base Incandescent Bulb. They make LED bulbs with this base now, that should be able to screw right into the existing socket. You would have to have some sort of way to install a lower power battery though, as I think 2 D Cells would perhaps be too much power for the LED, and could cause it to fail. I could be wrong, as I have never tried this before.
There is conceivably benefit to LED, such as brighter light to allow for better visibility to see when you're riding at night. The traditional incandescent bulb is only as bright as a smaller kerosene lamp at best. The only downside to LED, is that most give off a blast-white light, not a warm glow, so it kind of takes away from the more authentic and old-time feel when it's on; this is why I still use incandescent myself, just to be traditional. Perhaps a warm glow LED is available. Good Luck!
An LED bulb rated at 3v should swap right in. Despite its size, the D-cell battery is still 1.5v, so each puts out the same voltage as a AAA-cell--they just do it for a much longer period.
well.. it really depends on the housing. there is a large variety of very bright lights available for bikes these days. I would try and finagle an entire light into the original housing, the biggest problem would be having the on off switch on the outside somewhere.
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