Hallmark "Keepsake Signature Collection: Santa's Toy Shop" Christmas Ornaments with Display Base, 1996
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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
1996
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Ornaments designed by John Collin Francis and Anita Marra Rogers and base designed by Linda Sickman, Dill Rhodus, Robert Chad, LaDene Votruba, Ken Crow, Patricia Andrews, Sue Tague, Nina Aube, Bob Siedler, Joyce Lyle, Sharon Pike, Don Palmiter, Ed Seale, Duane Unruh and Katrina Bricker 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
2019.65.3920
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on bottom of jack-in-the-box ornament:
(C) 1996 / Hallmark / Cards, Inc.
on bottom of doll ornament:
(C) 1996 Hmk. Cds.
on back of base:
1996 / Joyce Lyle / Don Palmiter / Linda Sickman
on bottom of base:
KEEPSAKE / Signature Collection / (C) 1996 Hallmark Cards, Inc.
on top of packaging:
Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Santa's Toy Shop / Keepsake Ornaments With Display Piece / Handcrafted - Dated 1996
on front and sides of packaging:
KEEPSAKE SIGNATURE COLLECTION
on back of packaging:
Mfd. for and (C) 1996 Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C., MO 64141 / Made in China QXC4201 / KEEPSAKE SIGNATURE COLLECTION
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