Kevinpreston3
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Outside of home at twilight....
It's a C-9/floodlight Christmas, as I had wanted!
It's a C-9/floodlight Christmas, as I had wanted!
It's Begining to Look A Lot .......
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versatronic---Lordy, that wasn't my house! I just found the video at You Tube. I love to see other peoples' decorations, but a pair of snowman hot pads in the kitchen is the complete extent of my Christmas paraphernalia.
Kevinpreston3
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Bubble lights anyone?
Ask and ye shall receive.
Still time to get them and string them into an existing tree if you like!
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Ask and ye shall receive.
Still time to get them and string them into an existing tree if you like!
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Dan, you look to have a fab view, are you facing the lake or Puget Sound? BTW,, your blue chair beside the fireplace,, I was in the Sally Ann the other day and saw an orange one, I raced over to hug it but found it was sold, I almost cried.
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I see
you have the "deluxe" tree with the "Pom-Poms" on the ends of the branches.
you have the "deluxe" tree with the "Pom-Poms" on the ends of the branches.
Pete, Actually, we don't have a view of either. Our house looks down onto the "lovely" Rainier Valley, and across the valley we can can see a much better neighborhood (Mount Baker) ;-)
BUT, beyond Mount Baker, we can see the Cascade Mountains and we have a fantastic view of Mount Rainier when it decides to show its face.
BUT, beyond Mount Baker, we can see the Cascade Mountains and we have a fantastic view of Mount Rainier when it decides to show its face.
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...the new bubble lights!
Kevin, Those are the new c-7 bubble lights. Available at Wal-Mart, CVS, Target and certainly by mail order. The old ones had a poisonous liquid that kids would break off the tips and drink. Different companies tried different fillings using oil, etc... but nothing was as good as the original. The other problem with the original Noma bubble lights was an additive that was put into the plastic bases, a fire retardant since the lights ran hot, that caused the bases to disintegrate. For this reason, they're hard to find (in good shape) and are about $10 to $15 each when you can find them. Every year the price just goes up! Mark
Kevin, Those are the new c-7 bubble lights. Available at Wal-Mart, CVS, Target and certainly by mail order. The old ones had a poisonous liquid that kids would break off the tips and drink. Different companies tried different fillings using oil, etc... but nothing was as good as the original. The other problem with the original Noma bubble lights was an additive that was put into the plastic bases, a fire retardant since the lights ran hot, that caused the bases to disintegrate. For this reason, they're hard to find (in good shape) and are about $10 to $15 each when you can find them. Every year the price just goes up! Mark
Yes remember those Noma ones from when I was a kid-and watching them start to bubble after you turned them on.We had a few strings of the "bubble" lights to hang on the tree.Got lost in a flood though-were even in the org box-guess it would be valueable to Christmas decoration collectors now.And on those bubble lights-would even cast interesting effects on the wall by the tree.
Too cool - love the vintage window decorations Mark! I don't have a place in my windows for these, no sills to speak of and then I wrap all the windows in plastic for winter to keep the house warmer. I do have small collection of vintage glass ornaments I put on a small wire tree. I'll snap a picture of them tonight...
Great aluminum tree, Greg. I've seen them at sales for years and they've really gone way up in value - I'm shocked at what people pay for them now!
Great aluminum tree, Greg. I've seen them at sales for years and they've really gone way up in value - I'm shocked at what people pay for them now!
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The tree is up!!!
Finally got the tree done today! The lights are Noma with bakealite sockets and berry bead branch holders from the 50's. Mark
Finally got the tree done today! The lights are Noma with bakealite sockets and berry bead branch holders from the 50's. Mark
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....and in the kitchen window....
A Royal c-6 bubble candolier from the 40's! You can't hardly tell but they're bubbling away! Mark
A Royal c-6 bubble candolier from the 40's! You can't hardly tell but they're bubbling away! Mark
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The tree all aglow!
Now that it's darker, here's the tree in all it's glory! Mark
Now that it's darker, here's the tree in all it's glory! Mark
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and the bubble candolier is REALLY bubbling! Mark
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Dan, Love the decorations. I'm always so happy to see people use this old stuff instead of just collecting it and letting it sit. Really beautiful.....and a nice view too! Mark
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Gregm, Your PomPom tree is beautiful and nice stand too!!! I remember getting the bright idea several years ago of putting c-6 lights on a PomPom tree, plus the color wheel. It looked great, but you couldn't touch the tree or it would shock you! LOL! (of course I kept them on anyway!) Mark
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Probably not a good idea
You know, I read somewhere that the reason they stopped making aluminum trees was because people were putting lights on them and getting zapped. So, my advice is to never put anything electric in an aluminum tree! Yeah, I realize that each branch ends in wood which is non-conductive, but apparently it was possible to get some kind of dangerous curcuit going from branch to branch. I don't know, but I'm not chancing it.
You know, I read somewhere that the reason they stopped making aluminum trees was because people were putting lights on them and getting zapped. So, my advice is to never put anything electric in an aluminum tree! Yeah, I realize that each branch ends in wood which is non-conductive, but apparently it was possible to get some kind of dangerous curcuit going from branch to branch. I don't know, but I'm not chancing it.
