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2. Holiday lighting technology - Wikipedia

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   Early bulbs, as well as some new antique reproductions, are made in various shapes and then painted like Christmas ornaments. Bubble lights and twinkle bulbs also come in this size. Outdoor-only bulbs are designated C 9 + 1 ⁄ 4 (1 + 5 ⁄ 32 in, or 29 mm), and have a similar blunt shape as the C 7 + 1 ⁄ 2, but use an E17 "intermediate" base ...

3. Twinkle bulb - Wikipedia

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   The advent of miniature lights found the adaptation of twinkle bulbs as flasher bulbs, which interrupt the entire series circuit of anywhere from 10 to 50 bulbs when powered from 120-volt mains electricity (in North America). These are easily recognizable by their red tips on an otherwise unpainted clear white bulb, and are available in the ...

4. Bubble light - Wikipedia

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   Common screw-in bubble light. A bubble light is a decorative device consisting of a liquid-filled vial that is heated and illuminated by an incandescent light bulb.Because of the liquid's low boiling point, 39.6°C (103.3°F), the modest heat generated by the lamp causes the liquid to boil and bubble up from the vial's base thus creating a decorative effect.

5. Christmas lights - Wikipedia

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   A 1950s set of fluorescent Christmas lights The Old Harrison County Courthouse in Marshall, Texas, outlined in Christmas lights Schwäbisch Hall The technology used in Christmas lighting displays is highly diverse, ranging from simple light strands, Christmas lights (a.k.a. Fairy lights ), through to full blown animated tableaux, involving ...

6. NOMA (company) - Wikipedia

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   NOMA was a company best known for making Christmas lights.It was once the largest manufacturer of holiday lighting in the world. [citation needed] As of 2021, the rights to the brand in Canada and the United States are owned by Canadian Tire, which sells NOMA-branded products through its namesake stores in Canada, and through an e-commerce website in the United States.

7. Fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia

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   A fluorescent lamp, or fluorescent tube, is a low-pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light. An electric current in the gas excites mercury vapor, to produce ultraviolet and make a phosphor coating in the lamp glow.