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Anyone remember bubble lights? The News On 6's Rick Wells does from when he was a kid. His aunt had an entire tree decorated with them. He reports a Tulsa man also has a bubble light collection.
Alas, in 1968 the NOMA Electric Company stopped manufacturing lights, and the bubble lights became more of a novelty, soon to be joined by a host of ridiculously shaped Christmas lights, including ...
While Christmas lights make houses and yards feel festive, they can't be left up for too long — at least in some places. In San Diego , if lights are kept up past Feb. 2, homeowners are subject ...
Apparently, decorating Christmas trees with little vials of methyl chloride was extremely popular in the 50s and 60s. Because methyl chloride has a low boiling point, a small bulb can generate ...
We did a story in 1982 showing of what was popular.Think gold ornaments, reproductions of classic bubble lights and more.Watch the full story from our holiday archives in the player at the top ...
By 1914, a string of lights cost just $1.75, and by the ‘20s Christmas lights were affordable for most Americans. The White House played a major role in promoting the new trend nationally.
We love the holiday rituals – The Nutcracker, The Messiah, the search for the perfect tree, Christmas pudding with hard sauce. The only element we were missing was bubble lights – those ...
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’ve had many ideas from Sun Spots. Keep up the good work! I’m looking for Christmas bulbs that light up and make bubbles. Please run as soon as possible with any stores that ...
The show features a 30-foot Christmas light tree, two synchronized inflatable tube men, a bubble machine, and two flat-screen TVs. Price uses a transmitter that projects a signal from his house ...