Hallmark "Tin Locomotive" Christmas Ornament, 1985
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Artifact Overview
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Christmas tree ornament
Date Made
1985
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Linda Sickman of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in Hong Kong.
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Miniature Moments: A Journey Through Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments
Object ID
2019.65.1370
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on sides of ornament:
1985
on front of packaging:
TIN LOCOMOTIVE / DATED 1985 / Fourth in the Tin Locomotive Series. Look for series verification 4 on this ornament. / COLLECTOR'S SERIES / $14.75 / QX497-2
on sides:
KEEPSAKE ORNAMENT
on back of packaging:
Antique trains and toys are special interests / of the artist who designed this series of tin / locomotives, and painstaking attention to au- / tentic detail is what truly sets this series / apart. / Tin, once a popular material for children's / toys, containers and hundreds of everyday / uses, is fast becoming old-fashioned, the / stuff that nostalgia is made of. / (C) 1985 Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C., Mo. 64141 / Made in Hong Kong
on top of packaging:
Hallmark
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