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The Antique Christmas Lights Museum Welcome to The Antique Christmas Lights Museum, where you'll find information about the development of electric Christmas lighting in America during the 1900-1950 time period, the years this collector considers to be the Golden Age of electric Christmas lighting. Here you'll learn all about twentieth century electric holiday lighting in the United States, and see how it has changed over the years. The site is quite extensive, so I've included a Table of Contents page and a search engine to enable you quickly see all that is offered.

You may e-mail me if you have questions or comments. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy your visit! Please note that I am a collector only, and the lighting sets pictured here are not for sale.

Ntroduction: An Introduction to the Museum From Your HostPreface: American Christmases Before the Advent of Electric LightsA brief glimpse of what American Christmases were like without electricity. This section includes some interestingand early candle holders and devices. * Also in this section: A Special Collection: Candle Powered ChimesTimeline: A Timeline of Major Events in the History of the American Christmas Lighting IndustryChapter One: A Brief History of Electric Christmas Lighting in America Information about how the electric Christmas lighting industry got started, a picture of the first electric Christmas tree,and more about the earliest days of electric Christmases in America.Chapter Two: The Earliest Light Sets 1900-1920Pictures of the oldest lighting outfits in the collection, both battery and household mains powered.

* Page 1- 1900-1906: An introduction, pictures and descriptions of two of the earliest sets in the collection. * Page 2- 1906-1908: More wooden-boxed sets, notes on dating outfits from this era, and a brief discussion of the evolution of the Christmas light bulb during these early days. * Page 3- 1906-19089: The first figural lights sold in America and some early lighting outfits.

* Page 4- 1906-19083: The industry moves toward packaging lights in cardboard, and an interesting Celluloid light set. * Page 5- 19106-19087: The final offerings of carbon filament lamp sets before tungsten begins to take over. * Also in this chapter: The Mazda Lamp Story * Also in this chapter: The Evolution of the series-type General Electric Christmas Light Bulb * Also in this chapter: A Brief History of the Ever Ready Company Chapter Three: The Roaring Twenties 19206-19088 It is here that the Christmas lighting industry in America really got off the ground.

Box art hit a peak during this time, and some of the most colorful boxes the collector can find come from this era. You'll find a huge number of outfits both pictured and discussed in this section. * Page 1- 19206-19089: An introduction, and pictures of carbon filament sets and smooth cone outfits.

* Page 2- 19206-19083: More smooth cone outfits, and the earliest ribbed cone sets. * Page 3- 19206-19087: Some of the most colorful boxes ever produced are on this page, along with the beautiful outfit from Woodwin-one of this collector's favorite boxes. * Page 4- 19206-19088: The last sets made before the effects of The Great Depression are felt.

* Page 5- 19206-19089: The Great Depression begins. Some early treetop stars are pictured and discussed, along with the NOMA Dresden figural lighting set and a few outdoor lighting sets. * Also in this chapter: Lester Haft and His 1924 Patent The NOMA Story The Morris Propp Story The Bert Messervey Story The NILCO Company StoryChapter Four: The Depression Years 1930-1940 As the American economy faltered, lighting outfits were made more economically, in an effort to appeal to even the poorest of families.

Low cost Japanese imports became much more common. * Page 1- 1930-1932: An introduction, a discussion of the National Recovery Act, and some lighting sets from the first part of this decade. * Page 2- 19306-19087: Matchless Stars, as well as a good assortment of some of the novelty lights introduced to spur sales of Christmas lights during The Depression.

* Page 3- 19306-19088: The "new "XL shunt type lamps are introduced. Also, more novelty lights, including the NOMA Mickey Mouse light set. * Page 4- 19306-19089: An experimental General Electric lighting outfit, and more late-30s sets.

* Page 5- 19306-19087: The last sets introduced before America entered World War II. * Also in this chapter: Matchless Stars * Also in this chapter: If one goes out, they ALL go out! Chapter Five: The War Years 19406-19088 The United States enters the War, and the American lighting is forever changed because of it.

* Page 1- 19406-19089: The beginning of World War II, and its affect on the Christmas lighting industry. * Page 2- 19406-19087: War-era box art, the end of Christmas lighting for a few years, and the Sylvania Fluorescent Christmas lights of 1945. Chapter Six: After the War 19406-19088 The postwar economic boom changes forever America's perception of the "traditional" Christmas tree and the way it was lit.

* Page 1- 1946: A brief introduction to postwar Christmas lights. * Page 2- 19406-19089: NOMA introduces their bubbling lights, and many competitors soon follow. * Page 3- 1948-1949: More bubble light outfits and a few other lighting sets of the era.

* Page 4- 1949-1950: A few more outfits, and NOMA's fire retardant chemical problem * Also see Chapter Eight: The History of Bubble Lights * Also see: The Bubble Light Identification PageChapter Seven: A Look Beyond the 50s...A brief look at electric lights offered after 1950 and a short history of the aluminum Christmas tree. Chapter Eight: NOMA, the World's Largest Christmas Lighting Company A detailed history of this incredible company. Chapter Nine: The History of Bubble Lights, Once the World's Most Popular Christmas Light An interesting history, and discussion of the major legal battle that accompanied the introduction of this popular light.

* Also see: The Bubble Light Identification Page * Cutaway picture of a prototype NOMA bubble light * Cutaway picture of a production NOMA bubble lightChapter Ten: Lighted Figures and NoveltiesThree pages of lighted candles, figures and other novelty items from the early 1920s through 1950. Chapter Eleven: Lighted Tabletop TreesA brief look at lighted table top and bubbling light trees from the 30s, 40s and 50s. Chapter Twelve: Just For Fun, a Few Pictures of Christmas Past Presented here is a small collection of photographic memories of Christmas as it was in Great Grandmother's time.

Chapter Thirteen: Just For Fun, some Music of Christmas PastThis page presents some very vintage recordings of turn-of-the-nineteenth-century Christmas music,recorded on Thomas Edison Cylinder records. Chapter Fourteen: Christmas Memories Some charming glimpses into past Christmases, shared with us by visitors to this site. Chapter Fifteen: A Collection of Interesting FactsA list of interesting bit of information about American Christmas lights, in no particular order.

My parents would have called these "useless facts", but I find them quite intriguing...Chapter Sixteen: Frequently Asked Questions A discussion of some of the most asked questions by site visitors. More is always being added. Chapter Seventeen: Vintage AdvertisingA lot can be learned from early advertising, and these pages present many of the ads that this collector has used for research in preparing this web site.

Chapter Eighteen: A Combined Glossary of Terms and Index of Manufacturers An explanation of the terms used on this website as well as information on many of the Christmas lighting manufacturers from the first half of the twentieth century. Chapter Nineteen: The Patent PagesA presentation of interesting Christmas related patents filed over the years. * Electrical Devices * Tree Stands * Light Bulbs and Lighting Sets * Pre-Electric Candle Holders * Table Top Trees * Electrical Ornamental Devices and DecorationsChapter Twenty: A Listing of ManufacturersA list of manufacturers divided into two sections- Before the formation of NOMA and after the formation of NOMA.

Chapter Twenty One: The Collector's NotebookThis page chronicles the changes and updates to this site over the past year or so. Frequent visitors might like to checkhere first for references and links to the most recent updates and changes. Chapter Twenty Two: References and Related Links Where to find more information, and links to other informational sites.

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