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When They Electrified Christmas

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 3, 2021

advertised "Winking Fairy Lights for Christmas Trees" in Hardware Dealers' Magazine. President Grover Cleveland was an early adopter of the electrified Christmas tree, as shown in this 1896 photo. Just four years later, Excelsior Supply Co. of Chicago. Each 8-bulb set cost only $5, with a wholesale price of $3.50.

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