Hallmark "Scuffy the Tugboat" Christmas Ornament with Scuffy the Tugboat Book, 2000
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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
2000
Creators
Creator Notes
Book written by Gertrude Crampton, illustrated by Tibor Gergely, and published by Western Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin. Ornament designed by LaDene Votruba of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in Sri Lanka.
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Miniature Moments: A Journey Through Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments
Object ID
2019.65.1947
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on ornament:
Scuffy / 2000
on front cover of book:
a Little Golden Book 5 / Scuffy / THE TUGBOAT
on back cover of book:
Little Little / Golden Books - / Special miniature / versions of Golden's / best-loved / children's / stories.
on front of packaging:
Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Scuffy the Tugboat / With Little Little Golden Book / DECORATION DES FETES
on back of packaging:
A toy store-even a bathtub-was no place / for a red-painted tugboat, thought Scuffy. / "I was meant for bigger things!" he said. / So the man with the polka-dot tie and his / little boy took Scuffy sailing on a laughing / brook. But Scuffy sailed on and on, to a small / river, to a bigger river, and almost to the / sea...where his friends found him just in time. / The story of Scuffy's voyage of discovery / has delighted generations of children. / A Little Little Golden Book is included with this ornament. / Sculpted by / LaDene Votruba / For decorative use only. Not for young children. / Concue a des fins decoratives seulement. / Ne convient pas aux jeunes enfants. / Handcrafted - Dated 2000
on top of packaging:
Hallmark
on bottom of packaging:
"Scuffy the Tugboat" & (C) 2000 Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc., / a subsidiary of Golden Books Family Entertainment, Inc. / Mfd. for Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in Sri Lanka QX6871
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