A vintage bubble light decorates a tree in the home of Steve Kovar. These types of lights were created in the 1940s, and Kovar has about 110 original boxed sets he uses to decorate for Christmas ...

Just a few years later, in the early 1960s, inexpensive and reliable mini-lights became the most common form of Christmas tree lighting. These mini-lights were just 1¼” high and cool to the touch.

According to Google, searches for ceramic Christmas trees have risen more than 200% in the last 10 years. And since there was a several-decade lapse in production of the trees, original 1970s ...

Spritzer has been collecting vintage Christmas lights for more than 20 years and has a special affinity for old school bubble lights popular during the 1950s.

Some of the most popular items in the catalog store’s collection include ceramic figurines and lighted Christmas trees, along with retro-themed bubble lights and replicas of the 1950s-inspired ...

During a tour of the Ligonier Valley Library’s Pennsylvania Room, where he has set up a large selection of his vintage holiday decorations, Don Lachie is a fount of Christmas light history.

Apparently, decorating Christmas trees with little vials of methyl chloride was extremely popular in the 50s and 60s. Because methyl chloride has a low boiling point, a small bulb can generate ...

By the 1920s, some families were decorating their Christmas trees with electric lights. A family with a Christmas tree, between 1921 and 1924. Universal History Archive/Getty Images ...

While he works on his trees, his wife Susan sets up a red and white tree in the lower level for their 3- and 6-year-old grandchildren. “The red top of the tree looks like a Santa’s hat.