Patents, page 2

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PATENT NUMBER	DATE FILED/ISSUED	TO WHOM ISSUED	TITLE OF PATENT	BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PATENT	CLICK TO ENLARGE PICTURE
1,351,562	F-09/10/1919 I-08/31/1920	Donovan Foster	Illusion Apparatus	A Christmas display device incorporating a glass candle which changes colors.
1,397,212	F-5/01/1919 I-11/15/1921	Max Herskovitz	Electric Candle Socket	Purchased from Mr. Herskovitz by NOMA, that company used several variations of the patent in their candle shaped Christmas lighting sets.
1,435,024	F-4/03/1922 I-11/07/1922	Benjamin H. Shapiro	Reflector for Christmas tree Lamps	Purchased first by Monowatt, The NOMA Electric Company subsequently acquired the patent rights and sold these glitter-covered cardboard reflectors under the name Starlight Reflectors.
1,474,763	F-12/24/1920 I-11/20/1923	D. Conlan, JR	Electrical Apparatus	An early form of what would become the "Tachon" connector, used extensively in Christmas lighting strings.
1,481,015	F-06/03/1921 I-01/15/1924	John W. Klein	Tree Holder	This tree stand was made so that a proper material of the owner's choosing could be draped around it.
1,510,230	F- 01/28/1924 I-09/30/1924	John Johnston	Light for Christmas Trees and the Like	Here is the original patent for the famous NOMA metal treetop star, a product the company sold for many years. There are several variations of the star, including some without the additional lights.
1,512,888	F-03/11/1921 I-10/21/1924	Lester Haft	Lighting Set	One of the most important patents concerning Christmas lighting, this patent number appears on the cloth tags found on most of the lighting strings of the 1920s. The patent concerns the interconnectability of several string of lights, including the Tachon and Tri-plug connectors
1,568,815	F- 03/16/1922 I- 01/05/1926	Reuben Eckstein	Electric Lamp Socket	This patent was owned by the Deal Electric Corporation, then acquired by NOMA when the companies merged. It is for a special, spring loaded light socket that eliminated the problem of loose lamps. Its manufacture was found to be cost prohibitive, and sockets like these not offered for long.
1,570,403	F-01/25/1922 I-01/19/1926	Lambert L. Ripczinske	Christmas Tree Support and Water Container	An early version of a self-watering tree holder, the base of this device was too small to provide proper support for anything but a table top sized tree.
1,611,806	F-03/26/1925 I-12/21/1926	Louis Barnett	Plug Cap	NOMA bought the patent rights to this device, an early form of "piggyback" plug connection. While essentially similar to the Tri-Plug connector found on most lighting outfits, this particular item accepts the additional plugs at an angle, supposedly making it more maneuverable Apparently, the device was never actually manufactured.
1,611,836	F-06/29/1926 I-12/21/1926	Eugene R Kukla	Christmas Tree Lighting Outfit	First purchased by the M. Propp Company, this patent was to become the basis of the widely-known NOMA Berry Bead, a simple yet effective manner of securing lights to Christmas trees. NOMA obtained rights to the patent when the two companies merged.
1,614,922	F- 05/10/1926 I- 01/18/1927	Bernhardt Haupt	Electric Lamp Socket	This device was the basis for the NOMA Dresden Figural Light, which allowed bulbs within a painted glass shell to be changed, rather than making the entire lamp useless after a failure. Sadly, the parts making up the socket were of dissimilar metals, causing corrosion and freezing them together.
1,623,086	F-09/02/1925 I-04/05/1927	Richard W. Bock	Illuminated Ornamental Device	A patent for a small table top tree, illuminated from within by a single lamp. the small light holes allowed for a soft illumination.
1,625,539	F-12/10/1923 I-04/19/1927	Max and William Herskovitz	Illuminated Ornamental Device	Max Herskovitz died before his patent for an illuminated Chenille wreath was sold to NOMA, but his brother William carried on his sibling's efforts. NOMA made this wreath for many years and in several different forms.
1,637,046	F-04/22/1922 I-07/26/1927	Vincent M. Montsinger	Decorative Lighting Outfit	An early attempt at making tree lighting easier. This set is parallel wired and run from a transformer, so the failure of a single lamp does not affect the rest. Additionally, the set is arranged for easy light distribution on the tree.
1,690,397	F-02/11/1928 I-11/06/1928	Paul Boehland	Christmas Tree Ornament	One of the early variations of a lighted tree top, this device was marketed as "The New Fairy Crown Christmas Tree Tip". The user supplied their own eight light string to insert into the socket holders.
1,713,752	F-05/05/1927 I-05/21/1929	Fritz Eckhardt and Max Hohnekamp	Electric Incandescent Lamp	Although invented in Germany, lamps made under this patent are of Japanese manufacture and are known by the trade name "XL". The "XL" designation referred to "extra life", and the unusual filament structure incorporated a shunt device that would allow other lamps in series with it to still burn if the XL lamp failed.
1,726,585	F-03/21/1925 I-09/03/1929	Morris Propp	Decorative Device	One of the earliest metal tree top stars, this device allowed the user to provide his own set of lights, as the star was simply a lamp holder. Later versions of the star came with lights.
1,751,842	F-07/28/1925 I-03/25/1930	Morris Propp	Current Tap Fitting	Morris Propp was president of the NOMA Electric Company when this patent for a "medallion" current tap was granted. It was used on NOMA and many other brands of Christmas lights.
1,776,702	F-02/10/1928 I-09/25/1930	Victor Peterson	Holding Device	This patent is for a counterweighted Christmas tree light holding device, quite similar to the counterweighted candle holders of the late 1800s.
1,781,885	F-04/05/1928 I-11/18/1930	Albert Sadacca	Electric Lighting Device	This device was manufactured by NOMA, and is hard for collectors to find today. They were sold both individually and in sets of eight.
1,893,730	F-01/15/1931 I-01/10/1933	Mabel R. Charles	Lamp	A glass candle lamp. This was not an effective device, as the glass flame had the lamp filament too close to the outer wall of glass, causing the decorative paint to burn and peel.
1,895,656	F-02/03/1932 I-01/31/1933	William Gadke	Clip for Attaching Electric Lights to Christmas Trees	The well known snap-on metal clip for Christmas tree lights, found on most of the lighting sets after World War II. Many variations of this patented device exist.
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