Rare Early 1900s Christmas Light Cords with Porcelain Sockets, Exhaust Tip Bulbs
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Exhaust-tip Christmas light bulbs, silk-covered electrical cords, and porcelain sockets: all mark the early years of Christmas tree lights from about 1910-1918. Three cords with porcelain sockets. One is a double set with 2X the usual # of sockets and a rectangular porcelain junction box. Included are seventeen exhaust-tip bulbs, of which 14 worked when I tested them with a 9-volt battery. These cords represent projects I never made the time to undertake. You see them here as I bought them about 10 years ago. Check the photos and note conditions. The original screw-type plugs of 2 cords were removed and replaced with bladed plugs that look to be 1930s era. Third cord has no plug. While the tightly woven undercoating of the wires in 2 cords is intact, the silk outer coating of 2 sets is badly frayed; it's missing entirely (if it ever was present) in the third set. The good news is that the porcelain junction box on one set and the porcelain sockets on all 3 sets appear to be in good or better condition. The 17 exhaust-tip light bulbs have frosted or painted coatings. All have the horseshoe-shaped filaments and intact tips. Many with painted coatings have lost much of their color. 14 of the 17 bulbs tested as working when I checked them. Be sure to check out my other auctions of vintage Christmas lights -- several boxed sets!
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