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Remember these from Christmas past? We had lots of them, it took lots, all that wire and only seven bulbs. Found these at a garage sale last weekend for 50¢ a box. By looking at the wiring, I probably will not plug them in.
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Thank you very much toolate2, pickingupbones , officialfuel & RonM for the love and for stopping by.
Thank you very much BELLIN68
BELLIN68, thank you very much. I figured it was time to stop being incognito!
Wise choice not to plug them in, love the graphics on the package though.
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I used to use these a lot in the 80's when I rewired old lamps/ashtrays with the agate parts for lighting . Still have some replacement bulbs, I remember in the 1990s finding a lot of replacement bulbs and I bought 100 packs, what was I thinking !!~
Phil.
thank you very much PhilDavidAlexanderMorris, yes, but look at all the great packs of replacement bulbs you have now!!!
Thank you very much kerry10456
Your very welcome :-)
wise not to plug them in for sure cloth cords are very prone to rot in these old strings the bulbs on the otherhand are GREAT! these are very nice when used in newer strings