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

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.

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