General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CARDSTOCK BOXES/ GLASS LAMPS, SYNTHETIC CORD, BEADS & SOCKETS/ GLASS FUSES WITH METAL PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

30.5 cm

Width

24.3 cm

Height

4.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Lighting Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NOMA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Owen Sound

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1940S AND 1950S

Canada

EXAMPLE OF EARLY DECORATIVE LIGHTING MADE AND USED IN CANADA TO DECORATE INTERIORS FOR CHRISTMAS, ESPECIALLY CHRISTMAS TREES [REF 1]

Function

USED TO PROVIDE INDOOR DECORATIVE LIGHTING.

Technical

This strand of fifteen multicolored lights has both opaque and transparent bulbs. This set is a type sample of one of the first Christmas light sets available with a "safety plug". A fuse was imbedded in the plug to prevent possible short circuits or overloading. Also, the fact that each lamp burned independently eliminated the problem of having to test each lamp separately whenever the entire string of lights went out. [Stéphanie Cadieux, 15 Aug 2006.]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BOX READS IN PART: '15 Light/ Multiple Set/ Equipped with/ 120 Volt Lamps/ NOMA/ SAFETY PLUG/ Christmas Lights/ MADE IN CANADA/ SAFETY PLUG/ STANDARD REPLACEABLE FUSES PROTECT YOU FROM/ POSSIBLE SHORT CIRCUITS OR OVERLOADING/ NOMA/ SAFETY PLUG/ Christmas Lights/ THE FUSES/ PROTECT YOU/ BERRY BEAD/ HOLDS/ SOCKET/ IN POSITION/ Each lamp burns INDEPENDENTLY/ FOR A/ SAFER AND/ BRIGHTER/ CHRISTMAS'/ MOLDED IN PLUGS: 'NOMA/ NOMA/ USE/ 120 VOLT FUSES'

Missing

None apparent.

Finish

BOX RED WITH MAINLY YELLOW, WHITE, BLACK, AND GREEN PRINTING/ LAMPS VARIOUS COLOURS: 2 YELLOW, 3 BLUE, 2 WHITE, 5 RED, 3 GREEN/ RED & GREEN CORDS, RED BEADS AND DARK BROWN SOCKETS

Decoration

BOX IS DECORATED WITH VARIOUS CHRISTMAS TYPE DRAWINGS