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

Creator Notes

Designed by Linda Sickman of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in China.

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
Hallmark "Here Comes Santa Series: Santa's Roadster" Christmas Ornament, 1995