Christmas Tree Ornament, 1950-1955
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Artifact Overview
When Americans stopped importing hand-blown Christmas ornaments from Germany during World War II, an enterprising importer of German goods named Max Eckardt convinced the Corning Glass Company to mass produce machine-blown bulbs. Eckardt's company decorated and sold many of these bulbs under the name Shiny Brite - a brand that would remain one of Americans' favorites into the 1950s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Christmas tree ornament
Date Made
1950-55
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Colorless glass ornaments were created by Corning Glass Works (Corning, New York) and decorated and distributed by Max Eckardt and Sons (headquarters New York, New York), likely in one of their four New Jersey factories.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2004.87.21
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of family of Joseph & Helen (Szczepaniak) Lyk.
Material
Glass (Material)
Aluminum (Metal)
Color
White (Color)
Silver (Color)
Pink (Color)
Blue
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3 in
Diameter: 2.5 in
Inscriptions
SHINY BRITE / MADE IN U.S.A.[on cap]
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