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The New Alternative to Traditional Mini Christmas Lights

Christmas lights have evolved and improved a lot since the early designs of the 1920's. Most old style Christmas lights utilized large bulbs which housed a big filament. The big filament allowed the bulb to create a lot more light but it was also very unsafe because it produced a lot of heat and was very inefficient.

Selecting the Right Incandescent Mini Lights

Incandescent mini lights have been on the market for a long time. Although incandescent Christmas lights are quickly losing favor and market share to the more energy-efficient LED Christmas lights, incandescent mini lights are still widely used. As with most products, incandescent holiday lights are not all created equal. Some brands or varieties are low-quality and intended for single use (essentially disposable.) Other varieties are higher-quality, will last longer, and are even more energy-efficient than the cheap mini lights.

Selecting Christmas lights used to be a fairly easy task. There was no such thing as LED Christmas lights and the incandescent mini lights that were available were only offered in a few colors and string sizes. Today shoppers can choose from LED or incandescent in a wide variety of styles, colors, and grades. If you are trying to decide between traditional incandescent mini Christmas lights or LED mini lights here are a few things to consider:

Recognize What is the Same

The Story of Christmas Mini Lights

Electric Christmas lights are believed to have been first invented by Edward H. Johnson in 1882. The first electric Christmas lights were walnut sized incandescent lamps that were hand-wired together in series. As with most new technology the newly invented electric Christmas lights, while a great hit, were too expensive for the average family to afford. It was not until the early 1930's that electric Christmas lights widely replaced candles as the preferred light source for holiday decorating. However, the original electric Christmas lights were not mini style lights.

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