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Christmas Lights

Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

20th century

GUSN

GUSN-258323

Description

Five pack of colored Christmas lights (2 blue, 2 pink, 1 green) with silver bases; original packaging; white with red and green printed cardboard box with white plastic inner bulb holder.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bulbs (plants)
glass (material)
metal
cardboard
plastic (organic material)
Christmas
Christmas
Bulb, Light

Inscription

(top) "Westinghouse/ 5 Factory Tested Bulgs/ Guaranteed to Light"; (front and back) "Permacote/ Christmas Bulbs/ C-7 1/2 for Indoor and Outdoor use/ Multiple type 115-125 volts" (bottom includes) "Factory Tested . . . Guaranteed to light/ Westinghouse C 7 1/2/ Permacote (TM)/ Won't Chip, Peel or Fade Made in U.S.A./ FCAC 7 1/2 5"; (left and right sides) "Westinghouse C 7 1/2/ Christmas Bulbs" (printed)

Maker

Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Dimensions

1 x 4 1/2 x 3 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Theodora Lawton

Accession Number

1998.6350

Places

Medford (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
United States

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