Hallmark "Here Comes Santa Series: Santa's Roadster" Christmas Ornament, 1995
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Artifact Overview
Hallmark's long-running "Here Comes Santa" series featured jolly St. Nick using different forms of transportation. The series began in 1979 depicting Santa driving an antique car. By the time the series ended in 2003, Santa had hopped a ride on a range of vehicles, including a fire truck, golf cart, rocket, snowplow, tractor, trolley, semitruck, and a Soap Box Derby car.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Christmas tree ornament
Date Made
1995
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Linda Sickman of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in China.
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Miniature Moments: A Journey Through Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments
Object ID
2019.65.2013
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on front of ornament:
KRUZ-N
on back of ornament:
1995
on front of packaging:
KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Santa's Roadster / Here Comes Santa / COLLECTOR'S SERIES
on back of packaging:
Handcrafted - Dated 1995 / Seventeenth in the Here Comes Santa Series. / Look for series verification 17 on this ornament. / In his merry roadster, / around this time of year, / Santa likes to cruise through town / bringing Christmas cheer.
on top of packaging:
Hallmark
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