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| Here is a delightful and very
hard to find tabletop bubble light tree from Paramount. Circa 1948, the
white trees are the hardest to find, and are often found to be yellowed
and severely shedding from age. This tree retains both its white color
and Visca needles quite well. |
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Shown here are several candelabra based
bubble lights sold in the 1940s and 50s. Beginning from left to right,
the lights are: a 1948 NOMA Snap-On, a 1949 Royal Crown, a 1950 NOMA
Tulip, a 1948 Peerless, a late 50s USALITE, another 1950 NOMA Tulip,
another Royal Crown and finally an additional NOMA
Snap-On. |
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| Here are NOMA's Candle Lights, circa 1950.
A close look will reveal that the candle bottoms are actually saucer
halves leftover from the manufacture of the unsuccessful saucer bubble
lights. These candles had imitation flames made of resin, which was
impregnated with a fire retardant chemical. Sadly, this chemical served
to break down the resin within a few years, and NOMA candles which
retain their original flame parts are exceedingly rare today. |
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| Shown here is a wonderful tabletop tree
made by NOMA, circa 1950. Originally equipped with small, round G-14
type lamps, collectors find trees like these perfect for showing off
their Matchless Stars. A tree filled with the wonderful glass
Stars is an impressive sight! |
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| This popular lighted Santa plaque could be
used as either a wall hanging or as a tree topper as shown here. Made
by Royal until 1955, the mold was later sold to NOMA who continued to
sell the plaque until 1965. |
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| First sold in 1946, fluorescent
lighting sets like this one from Royal were not big sellers. Their cost
was high in comparison to a standard lighting outfit, and the soft
pastel colors of the lamps did not show up well during the day or even
in a well lit room at night. Sylvania was the only manufacturer who
made the bulbs, and sold them to several lighting companies including
Miller and Royal. |
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| Identical to the American
counterpart, this is a typical set of NOMA of Canada Bells. Along with
the Fairy Tale theme shown here, NOMA of Canada also sold Mickey Mouse
and Snow White versions of these popular light covers. Circa 1958. |
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| This Canadian 1950s set of
series wired miniature base lamps features Westinghouse's then-new C-5
spade style lamps, shorter than the more traditional C-6 cone lamps.
These tiny lamps were a experiment for Westinghouse, and when they were
found to be poor sellers, were soon discontinued. |
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| These Canadian mid-1950s
versions of NOMA Noelites feature traditional C-6 lamps (top photo) and
uncommon tubular C-7 lamps (bottom photo). The tubular lamp style never
caught on with the buying public and were soon discontinued. |
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| Here is a Canadian set of
figural lamps from NOMA from the early 1960s. The lamps themselves are
Japanese imports, and are plainly identified as such on the box cover.
By this time, figural lamps were falling out of favor with the buying
public, and by the late 1960s had been almost completely discontinued
by all of the major lighting companies. |
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