|
Date |
Manufacturer |
Notes |
Outside of Box |
Inside of Box |
| ca
1937 |
Timco |
A typical example
of how boxes got less colorful as the Depression wore on. |
 |
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| ca
1937 |
Crescent |
A hard-to-find set from
Crescent, packed in a box a bit smaller than most from this time.
The box mentions both the use of "genuine" Mazda lamps and the fact
that the set is American Made. |
 |
 |
| ca
1937 |
APEX/Paramount |
A tiny
Depression-era outfit, in a very thin cardboard box. In fact, the
cardboard is so thin that it is a wonder this little outfit
survived. Packed in a box about one-half the size of typical boxes
of this era, the outfit originally contained inexpensive
Japanese lamps and sold for just 29¢.
This set was manufactured under the APEX name by Paramount. |
 |
 |
| ca
1937 |
Paramount |
A set of Paramount
Candle Lights using the new GE candle shaped lamps. |
 |
 |
| ca
1937 |
Royal |
Royal's set of
candle lights is a hard set to find today. Apparently, not many were
sold. |
 |
 |
| ca
1937 |
Royal/Standard |
From the collection
of David Neely, this outfit is a very hard to find battery operated
outfit, intended for those rural homes still not wired for
electricity. This is a 6 volt set, made to run from the farm tractor
or radio battery. Standard was a sub-brand of the Royal Electric
Company. |
 |
 |
| ca
1937 |
NOMA |
NOMA's version of
the candle lights included their patented Berry Beads to help hold
the lamps upright. These light were sold in an attractive book-style
box. |
 |
 |
| ca
1937 |
Reliance |
 These
ornament lights were imported from Japan. Due to the silvering on
the inside of the glass, the lights had a short life as a result of
the increased heat trapped in the bulb. This set is almost
impossible to find today. |
 |
 |
| ca
1937 |
Clemco |
 ClemCo's
candle lights used the T-4 light bulbs instead of the larger candle
lamps. This set was not made for very long. |
 |
 |
| ca
1938 |
Glo
Lite |
This Glo Lite
Candle was sold individually from stand-up counter cards as well as
in sets of eight complete with the lighting string. When the NOMA
company bought the company, the plastic bases of these lights were
used in their earliest, experimental bubbling lights. |
 |
| ca
1938 |
Real-Lite |
In an unusually
"non-Christmassy" box, this set from Real-Lite was apparently a good
seller. The Real-Lite company was purchased by NOMA, who continued
to use the Real-Lite name for some of their lighting outfits. |
 |
 |
| ca
1938 |
ClemCo |
In the late 1930s,
ClemCo revised their box style, making it more colorful in an effort
to increase sales. Both C-6 miniature base and C-7 intermediate base
strings were marketed in this new box. |
 |
 |
| ca
1938 |
Paramount |
Paramount marketed
these lights under their Sterling brand name. The set included
imported lamps. |
 |
 |
| ca
1938 |
Pass
and Seymour |
The P&S company is
an electrical device manufacturer, still in business at their
original address to this day. They manufactured Christmas lighting
outfits for a short time. |
 |
 |
| ca
1938 |
Reliance |
This lantern set by
Reliance did not mention Christmas use, although the set was
marketed at Christmas time as well as during the rest of the year. |
 |
 |
| ca
1939 |
Paramount |
This set of bell
lights included uncommon flashlight-type lamps in the set instead of
the usual C-6 miniature base lamps. |
 |
 |
| ca
1939 |
Paramount |
This set included
imported lamps, and was marketed under the Paramount name. Other
lighting companies also sold the same lights under their own names.
It is unusual for a major lighting company to sell Japanese lamps
under their major brand name, as most used "generic" names for sets
that included imported lamps. |
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