Hallmark "Santa's Sing-Along" Christmas Ornament, 1994
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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
1994
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Ken Crow of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Ornament made and assembled in China, music chip made in Taiwan, connector cord made in China.
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Miniature Moments: A Journey Through Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments
Object ID
2019.65.4786
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
ornament:
SING ALONG / WITH / SANTA
ornament, underside:
"Santa Claus is Coming To Town" by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie / (C) 1934, renewed 1962 Lee Feist Inc. Haven Gillespie Music / All Rights Reserved Used by permission / [TM] / Hallmark Cards, Inc. 23 / U.S. PAT. NO. 4,682,079
packaging, front:
KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Santa's Sing-Along / LIGHT AND MUSIC / MAGIC
packaging, back:
Handcrafted - Dated 1994 / Limited Warranty Through 1997 Enclosed / Sounds like a real calliope! / Plays "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" / A unique ornament -- the music you will hear was / played on the keyboard of the air-operated / portable calliope by its owner, Harvey Roehl / of Vestal, New York. This antique instrument / was built in the late 1920s and was used by / the Ringling Circus. / To start music, press / button located on back / or bottom of ornament. / Music will stop when / tune is finished. / Ornament plugs into any of the light bulb sockets on a / miniature tree light string. Use only with standard / U.L.- listed light strings of 3.5- or 6- volt bulbs. / Attached connector cord allows for easy placement / on your tree. / Not for use with blinking lights. / Complete display instructions enclosed.
packaging, top:
[TM] / Hallmark
packaging, underside:
"Santa Claus is Comin' To Town" by / J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie (C) 1934, renewed 1962 Lee Feist Inc. / Haven Gillespie Music all Rights Reserved USed by permission. / Mfd. for and (C) 1994 Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C., Mo. 64141 / Ornament Made and Assembled in China / Music Chip Made in Taiwan / Connector Cord Made in China / Connector Cord U.S. Pat No. 4,544,218 / Circuitry U.S. Pat. No. 4,682,079 / QLX747-3
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