Christmas Tree Lights

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One of the greatest sources of danger in the old
Christmas celebration was the burning of candles on
the Christmas tree.
They were lovely but they were a fire hazard and pails
of water were kept standing around the living room to
douse the fires that happened.

The idea of electric Christmas tree lights first occurred
to Ralph E. Morris, an employee of New England Telephone,
in 1895.
The actual strings of lights had already been manufactured
for use in telephone switchboards. Morris looked at the
tiny bulbs and had the idea of using them on his tree.

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