Hello, and welcome to my website, devoted to providing information about the development of electric Christmas lighting in America. Here you'll learn all about Twentieth Century electric holiday lighting in the United States, and see how it has changed over the years. Did you know that in the earliest days, Christmas lights were so expensive that they were commonly rented for the season? We've come a long way since 1900...

The best way to see a listing of everything available on the site is to use the  Table of Contents page. From the earliest Christmas  lights ever made to the popular Bubble Lites of the 1940s and beyond, it's all here!

"Touch The Button" brand light set, circa 1909

  Thanks for stopping by, and it is my sincere wish that you enjoy browsing through a bit of America's early electric Christmas heritage! 

-Bill Nelson
Knoxville, Tennessee

TABLE OF CONTENTS       HISTORY       THE TIMELINE       MANUFACTURER'S HISTORIES       THE PATENT PAGES       

THE PRE-ELECTRIC ERA      VINTAGE ADVERTISING         THE LIGHT SET GALLERIES         RELATED LINKS         

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The site was last updated on December 24 2003