The next box style was 1948 designed for their new style ‘flat’ type Bubble-Lites showing the NOMA boy on the inside flap (see picture.) The plastic housing for these lamps was too small to endure the heat from the bulb and they warped, discolored and were discontinued. The original tri-clip bubble lights are nearly impossible to find today. There are few of these 24-socket trees still available, and they do command a good price. These were used on the first experimental NOMA 24-light C6 socket trees (see picture below). These early specimens are referred to as tri-clips. The earliest prototype Bubble-Lites that were not actually marketed were fastened together with three little metal clips rather than glue. NOMA actually began their production in 1941 but due to WWII were not able to go into public production until after the war. When you see it spelled “Bubble-Lites” it refers specifically to NOMA’s proprietary name for their version of bubble lights.Įver since the NOMA Electric Corporation of New York first introduced bubble-lites for Christmas of 1946, there has been an ongoing fascination with the bubbling liquid Christmas light. Boxed set of NOMA “Biscuit” Bubble-Lites (1946) A Quick Primer on those Magical Bubbling Christmas Lights by Gene Teslovicīubble-Lites or Bubble Lights? What’s the difference? For the purpose of this article, we will be talking about “bubble lights,” the category of antique Christmas lighting that started in the 1940s.
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