Hallmark "Child's Age Collection: Child's Third Christmas" Christmas Ornament, 2003
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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 appealed to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes. Purchasing an ornament like this one would bring back happy family memories of that event year after year.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Christmas tree ornament
Date Made
2003
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by John Collin Francis of 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
2019.65.3609
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on front of ornament:
3 / My 3rd Christmas
on left side of ornament:
2003
on back of ornament:
3
on bottom of ornament:
(C) 2000 / Hallmark / Cards, Inc.
on front of packaging:
Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Christmas 2003 / CHILD'S THIRD CHRISTMAS / Child's Age Collection / decoration des fetes
on back of packaging:
CHILD'S THIRD / CHRISTMAS / Child's Age Collection / Hop on board the Peppermint Express! / Start an ornament collection to honor / a child. Look for all the Hallmark / Keepsake Ornaments commemorating / a child's first five Christmases. / John "Collin" Francis / Hallmark Keepsake Artist / HOLIDAY / MEMORY CARD / ENCLOSED / For decorative use only. Not for children under 8. / Concue a des fins decoratives seulement. / Ne convient pas aux enfants de moins de 8 ans. / Handcrafted - Dated 2003
on top of packaging:
Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENTS / 30 YEARS OF COLLECTING MEMORIES / 1973 - 2003
on bottom of packaging:
(C) 2000 Hallmark Licensing, Inc. / Mfd. for Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in Sri Lanka QXG8707
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