Hallmark "PEANUTS Lucy: Holiday Advice Booth" 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 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

2003

Creator Notes

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

Object ID

2019.65.3690

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on front of ornament: HOLIDAY / PSYCHIATRIC HELP 5c / THE DOCTOR / IS IN on right side of ornament: SCHULZ on bottom of ornament: 2003 / PEANUTS (C) United Feature Syndicate, Inc. / Hallmark Cards, Inc. on front of packaging: Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Christmas 2003 / PEANUTS TM / HOLIDAY ADVICE BOOTH / Lucy-PEANUTS(R) / decoration des fetes on back of packaging: HOLIDAY ADVICE BOOTH / Lucy-PEANUTS(R) / Are you suffering from Baking Burnout? Gift List / Confusion? Mistletoe Phobia? Never fear. Lucy van Pelt / is here. And she knows the answer to every question--just / ask her friends in the PEANUTS(R) gang! Lucy loves / giving advice almost as much as she loves hearing those / "clinking nickels." You're in luck today, because / "The Doctor is IN." / 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: PEANUTS (C) United Feature Syndicate, Inc. / www.snoopy.com / Mfd. for Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in China QXI4257