Hallmark "Christmas Sky Line Collection: Sky Line Stock Car" Christmas Ornament, 1992
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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
1992
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Desinged 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
2019.65.3244
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on front and back of ornament:
1992
on front of packaging:
NEW / TRAIN / COLLECTION! / Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Third of / Four Train Cars / Christmas Sky Line Collection / Sky Line Stock Car
on back of packaging:
Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Cast Metal - Dated 1992 / The "Christmas Sky Line" is chugging / by with a trainload of holiday cheer. / This "Sky Line Stock Car" is the third / car in a four-ornament collection that / also includes a locomotive, coal car / and caboose. Displayed by itself or / with the three other train cars, your / "Sky Line Stock Car" is sure to arrive / on schedule at your home every / Christmas. / Mfd. for and (C) 1992 Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C., MO 64141 / Made in China QX531-4
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