rewiring an old infra-red heatlamp

[radiotvnut]

I'm in the process of rewiring an old infra-red heat lamp (300 watts) that probably dates from the 1930's. All wiring is shot and the nichrome heating element leads had broken away from their AC input terminals. I was able to repair the heating element and the AC power cord is standard; but, does anyone know of a source for high temperature wire that can be used to replace the old brittle wiring that runs from the base on the lamp up to the heating element? I don't know what type of insulation is on the original wire; but, it is brittle and looks like it has some type of coating on it.