Hallmark "Wheel of Fortune Anniversary Edition" Christmas Ornament, 1995
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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
1995
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Linda Sickman for 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
2019.65.2088
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on front of ornament:
1995 / WHEEL / OF / FORTUNE
on front of packaging:
KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Wheel of Fortune(R) / ANNIVERSARY EDITION
on back of packaging:
Handcrafted - Dated 1975-1995 / Since its first broadcast January 5, 1975, this / popular game show has aired on the NBC and / CBS networks and has been the top syndicated / program in America. Millions of dedicated Wheel / Watchers play at home, trying to outguess studio / contestants who spin the Wheel, choose / consonants and buy vowels. Their goal is to solve / puzzles in categories such as Phrase, Place, / Person or Thing. / On this commemorative Keepsake Ornament, / the artist has turned the letters to spell out the / name of the game.
on top of packaging:
Hallmark
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