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When They Electrified Christmas

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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. In 1910 GE changed its basic design to a round bulb, although still with the exhaust tip. Just four years later, Excelsior Supply Co.

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