“A snowy, flocked Christmas tree brought instant winter ... add instant retro charm. Colored lights were especially popular in bubble, bulb, or Pickwick-inspired floral shapes,” Bartlett ...

The history of how these mass-produced novelty lights became a holiday fixture is a distinctly American Christmas tale.

the rest of the bulbs will stay lit even if one goes out. No matter what kind of lights the machine makes, they're finally ready to be hung up on a Christmas tree.