Hallmark "STAR TREK: The Menagerie" Christmas Ornament, 2009

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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

2009

Creator Notes

Designed by Anita Marra Rogers of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in China.

Object ID

2019.65.4135

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on bottom of ornament: 2009 / TM & (C) 2009 CBS Studios Inc. / All Rights Reserved. / STAR TREK and related marks are / trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. / Hallmark Cards, Inc. / QXI1232 on front of packaging: Magic / Light and Sound / Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / STAR TREK / "The Menagerie" / STAR TREK / christmas ornament deecoration de noel on back of packaging: "The Menagerie" / STAR TREK / Logic or loyalty? Spock remains true to both in "The / Menagerie," a Star Trek original series two-parter from / 1966. Written by series creator Gene Rodenberry, the / award-winning episode incorporates "pre-Kirk" footage / from an unaired installment that was originally set to / be the pilot episode. Spock and Kirk find themselves at / Starbase 11, where they meet Spock's previous captain, / Christopher Pike. Now burned and paralyzed from an / accident, Pike can no longer walk or talk. Communicating / with flashing lights controlled by his brainwaves, he can / only answer yes or no...and Spock is the only one who can / help him! His predicament and the mutinous lengths to / which Spock will go for his former captain and friend lead / to one of the series' most well-known adventures. / Press the button on the ornament to hear Spock / and Captain Kirk speak and see Captain Pike's / light flash. / Anita Marra Rogers / Hallmark Keepsake Artist / BATTERY-OPERATED. Batteries included. / For decorative use only. / Concue a des fins decoratives seulement. / handcrafted - dated 2009 on bottom of packaging: TM & (C) 2009 CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. / STAR TREK and related marks are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. / www.startrek.com / Mfd. for/Fabrique pour Hallmark Cards, Inc. / Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in China QXI1232